Category: History of Islam
Religious and Social Conditions By and large, the inhabitants of Madinah followed the Quraysh whom they held to be the guardians of the Holy sanctuary and the matrix of their religious creed as well...
Religious and Cultural Conditions The Jews of Arabia spoke Arabic although their dialect was interspersed with Hebrew for they had not completely given up their religious aspirations. In regard to the missionary activities of...
Difference Between Makkan and Medinan Societies Yathrib had been chosen by Allah to shelter the Messenger of God (peace be upon him) after his migration and to bring forth not only the first Islamic...
The Lessons And Examples The Lessons And Examples Can Be Taking From This Period As Follows If the believer is confident in his spiritual crusade, he will not practice his actions secretly, instead he...
Prophets Migration to Medina The Prophet (peace be upon him) came to Abu Bakr (radiallahu ‘anhu) and told him that God had given him permission to migrate from Mecca. Abu Bakr (radiallahu ‘anhu) exclaimed,...
The Migration Thanks to the allegiance and support offered by the Ansaar, for the Muslims found a new rock of refuge. The Prophet (peace be upon him) commanded the Muslims in Mecca to migrate...
Under The Rulership Sixthly: The Believers Were Living Under The Rulership Of The Unbelievers Of Their People The Messenger of Allah faced the relentless and untiring plot of the unbelievers without any weapons except...
The Opposition Of Quraish Fifthly: The Opposition Of Quraish Heavily Influenced The Rest Of The Arabs To Oppose Islam As Well The opposition of the Quraish to the message of Islam greatly influenced the...
Tribal Customs Fourthly: Authority Held By Tribal Chieftains And Importance Of Adhering To Tribal Customs Regarding Leadership The Arabs were a tribal people with deep-rooted cultural habits and practices that governed most aspects of...
The Jews and the Christians Thirdly: The Jews and the Christians sided with the pagan Arabs against Islam The hardships the Prophet Muhammad faced, along with those believers who followed him, were compounded by...