A Brief look on the Life of Hazrat Muhammad PBUH

1. A Brief Look on the Life of Holy Prophet
Hazrat Muhammad PBUH

2. B irth
Hazrat Muhammad PBUH was born in about Year 570 (20 or 22
April) on Monday Morning (9 or 12 Rabi al Awwal
At that Time, Justinian II was the Roman Empero
Europe was in Dark Ages
Born during the reign of a “Just King” meaning Chosreos I , The
Persian Monarch ( Khosru Nusherwan ) who reigned from 531 - 579
In Arab, Born during the “ Year of Elephant Event “
( A Failed assault on Makkah by an army Using Elephants by King
Abraha) ( Surah Al-feel , Al- Quran )
Born as Orphan because Abdullah died shortly before his birth

3. Mira cles a t B irth of Holy P rophet P B UH
The idols fall down in Kabbah including biggest idol “ Hubba “
Hazrat Amna said, there was a light that issued out of my pudendum
and lit the palaces of Syria.
The fire in the Magi temple of the Zoroastrians which had been alight
for thousands of years, became quenched for the first time in recorded
history
Fourteen towers of the Royal palace of Nausherwan, the Emperor of
Persia, broke and fell
Some churches on Lake Sawa sank down and collapsed
Abdul-Muttalib called the baby Muhammad, a name not then
common among the Arabs.

4. Genealogy
Qurais h
Abd-i-Manaf
Ha s him Abdul S hams
Abdul-Muttalib Umayyah
Umayyad Caliphs
Abbas Ha mza Abdullah Abu-Lahab Abu-Talib
MUHAMMAD P B UH Ali

5. Babyhood
The first woman who suckled him after his mother was Thuyebah, the
concubine of Abu Lahab
According to general custom of Arabs, The Prophet PBUH was later
entrusted to Haleemah bint Abi Dhuaib from Bani Saad
Incident of “ Kashf e sadar ” occur, Gabriel ripped his chest and took
out the heart, extracted a blood clot , washed with zamzam water
At the age of 6 years, On the way from Madinah to Makkah, Hazrat
Amna died at Abwa on the road between Makkah and Madinah
When Muhammad (PBUH) was eight years, Abdul-Muttalib passed
away in Makkah
Now Abu Talib took the charge of his nephew

6. Early Years & Marriage
At the age of 12, Hazrat Muhammad PBUH went with his uncle Abu Talib
on a business journey to Syria, they met a monk called Bahria.
He showed great kindness and said "This is the master of all humans”
and recognize him also by the seal of Prophet hood which is below his
shoulder, like an apple.
At his early youth, he worked as a shepherd for Bani Saad in Makkah
At the age of 25, he went to Syria as a merchant for Khadijah, daughter of
Khwailid was a business-woman of great honor and fortune
Prophet Muhammad PBUH married Hazrat Khadija at the age of 25 and she
was of 40 years
Khadijah bore all his children, except Ibrahim: Al-Qasim, Zainab, Ruqaiyah,
Umm Kulthum, Fatimah and Abdullah

7. Rebuilding Al-Kabah and the Arbitration Issue
At the age of 35 , he helped in the rebuilding of Kabbah, and
resolved the matter of fitting the Black Stone in the wall of Kabbah
Kaaba Ha ja r e As wa d

8. Revelation
When Prophet Muhammad PBUH was nearly forty, he often visited a
cave named “ Hira” in the Mount An-Nour. It was only two miles from
Makkah
Angel Gabriel bring 1st revelation at cave Hira
“ Recite, in the name of the Allah, who created man from a clot of
blood” ( Sura Alaq )
Muhammad PBUH hurried home and wrapped Himself in cloak. He
told Khadijah what had happened
2nd revelation comes as after a brief pause
‘O you (Muhammad PBUH) enveloped (in cloak)! Arise and warn!
And your Lord (Allah) magnify ! And your garments purify! And keep
away from Ar-Rujz (the idols)!’ " [Al-Qur'an 74:1-5]

9. S ta g es of the C a ll
The Makkan phase: nearly thirteen years
The Madinese phase: fully ten years
The Makkan phase can be divided into three stages
1. The stage of the secret Call: three years.
2. The stage of the proclamation of the Call in Makkah: from the beginning of the
fourth year of Prophethood to almost the end of the tenth year.
3. The stage of the call to Islam and propagating it beyond Makkah: it lasted from
the end of tenth year of the Prophet hood until Hazrat Muhammad’s (PBUH)
emigration to Madinah.

10. 3 Years of S ecret Call
The Prophet (PBUH) initiated his sacred mission right from home
Early Coverts were Hazrat Khadija RA (mother of believers), Hazrat Zaid
bin Haris RA (freed slave), Hazrat Ali KW (His cousin) and Hazrat Abu Bakar
Siddique RA (His friend)
On Mount As-Safa
The Prophet (pbuh) said: If I were to tell you that there were some horsemen in
the valley planning to raid you, will you believe me?" They said: "Yes, we have
never experienced any lie from you." He said: "I am a warner to you before a
severe torment." Abu Lahab promptly replied: "Perish you all the day! Have you
summoned us for such a thing?"
The verses were immediately revealed on that occasion
"Perish the two hands of Abi Lahab..." [Al-Qur'an 111:1]

11. Persecutions
Polytheists started harassment under Abu Lahab leadership
Starting with flinging stones at him
Forcing his two sons to divorce their wives Ruqaiya and Umm Kulthum, the
Prophet’s daughters
Gloating over him on his second son’s death calling him ‘the man cut off
with offspring”
Wife of Abu Lahab used to tie bundles of thorns with ropes of twisted palm-
leaf fibre and strew them about in the paths which the Prophet (PBUH) was
expected to take, in order to cause him bodily injury
Abu Jahl asked his companions to bring the dirty foetus of a she-camel and
place it on his back during praying at kabbah, Hazrat Fatimah RA, happened to
pass that way. She removed the filth from her father’s back
Hazrat Bilal, the slave of Omaiyah bin Khalaf, was severely beaten by his
master when the latter came to know of his conversion to Islam

12. F irs t Mig ra tion to Abys s inia (E thiopia )
King of Abyssinia (Ethiopia), was a
fair ruler
Permitted some of Prophet’s
followers to seek asylum there
A group of twelve men and four
women (Hazrat Usman RA and his
wife Ruqaiyah) left for Abyssinia
Sixth year of Prophethood, Hazrat
Hamza and Hazrat Umar RA accepted
Islam
Once Prophet PBUH raised his
hands in prayer and said: "O Allah!
Give strength to Islam especially
through either of two men you love
more:‘Umar bin Al-Khattab or Abu
ETHIOPIA Jahl bin Hisham."

13. General S ocial Boycott
A social Boycott was imposed on Prophet Muhammad PBUH
and his followers by Makkans and Confined within a narrow pass
(Shi‘b of Abu Talib), from the beginning of Muharram, the seventh
year of Muhammad’s mission till the tenth year, a period of three
years
They decided not to have any business dealings with them nor
any sort of inter-marriage .Social relations, visits and even verbal
contacts with Muhammad (PBUH) and his supporters
The supply of food was almost stopped
They had to eat leaves of trees and skins of animals
Cries of little children suffering from hunger used to be heard
clearly

14. The Year of Grief
In The tenth year of the Prophethood, Abu Talib fell ill and passed away
Only two months after the death of his uncle, the Messenger of Allâh (PBUH)
experience another great personal loss , the Mother of believers, his wife
Khadijah passed away in Ramadan
These two painful events took place within a short lapse of time and added a
lot to his grief and suffering.
The death of Khadijah left the Prophet (PBUH) lonely. The name of Sawdah
was suggested to him for marriage which he accepted.
This lady had suffered many hardships for the sake of Islam. She was an early
convert to the Islamic Faith and it was by her persuasion that her husband had
embraced Islam.

15. 3rd Phas e of Call in Makkah
The Prophet (PBUH) set out towards At-Ta’if, about 60 KM from Makkah,
with his freed slave Zaid bin Haris inviting people to Islam
For ten days he stayed there delivering his message to several people, one
after another, but all to no purpose
People hooted him through the alley-ways, pelted him with stones and
obliged him to flee from the city pursued by a relentless rabble
Blood flowed down both his legs; and Zaid, endeavouring to shield him, was
wounded in the head
Angel Gabriel together with angel of mountains came and asked for to bury
between, the two mountains flanking
Prophet PBUH Replied I would rather have someone from their loins who
will worship Allâh, the All-Mighty
During Return at Wadi Nakhlah, Allah sent him a company of Jinns who
listened to him reciting the Quran

16. Al-Is ra a nd Al-Mira j
The Miraculous Night Journey from Makkah to the Farthest
Mosque in Jerusalem, and the Ascent through the Spheres of
Heavens)
1st Trip from Makkah to Jerusalem on Al-Buraq in the
company of Gabriel
Led the Prophets in prayer at Bait ul Maqdas
Gabriel took him to the heavens on the same horse and met with
different Prophets like Hazrat Adam AS, Hazrat Essa AS, Hazart
Yousaf AS, Hazrat Idrees As, Hazrat Haroon AS, Hazart Moosa As
and Hazrat Ibraheem AS
Then he was carried to Sidrat- al-Muntaha (the remotest lotus
tree) and Al- Bait- al-Mamur
Gift of 5 Prayers and 1 month Fasting

17. Mig ra tion towa rds Ma dina h
Devilish plan of Quraish to kill
Madinah Prophet PBUH
"And (remember) when the
disbelievers plotted against you (O
Muhammad PBUh to imprison you, or
to kill you, or to get you out (from
your home, i.e. Makkah); they were
plotting and Allâh too was planning,
and Allâh is the Best of the planners."
(Al-Qur'an 8:30)
Makkah
The Prophet PBUH had thus left his
house on Safar 27th, the 14th year of
Prophethood, i.e. 12/13 September 622
A.D

18. … Mig ra tion towa rds Ma dina h
Prophet PBUH told ‘ Hazrat Ali KW to sleep in his bed and cover himself with
his green mantle
The Prophet PBUH then came out of the room and cast a handful of dust at the
assassins and proceeded direct to the house of Hazrat Abu Bakar
"And We have put a barrier before them, and a barrier behind them, and We have
covered them up, so that they cannot see." (Al-Qur'an 36:9)
Stayed at cave Thawr for 3 days
Reached Madinah at 12 Rabi u awal , Though not wealthy, every Ansar (Helper)
was wholeheartedly eager and anxious to receive the Messenger in his house
Prophet PBUH stayed at, Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari home, The fortunate host
This event begins the Muslim calendar AH 1

19. A New S ociety being Built
The first task was the construction of a Mosque at Madinah
Prophet PBUH cemented the ties of mutual brotherhood
amongst the Muslims of Madinah, Al-Ansar (the Helpers) and Al-
Muhajirun (the Emigrants)
A Cooperation and Non-Aggression Pact with the Jews
The Battle of Badar (The First Decisive Battle in the History of
Islam) was fought at Ramadan 17th 2 AH
A small Muslim force defeated the much larger Meccan army
(313 Muslims with 1000 Quraish)

20. The Battle of Uhud & Al-Ahzab
The Battle of Uhud was fought on 3rd Shawwal 3 AH at the valley located in
front of Mount Uhud
The Archers’ Fatal Mistake leads to Prophet SAW ‘s 3 tooth broken and His
lower lip was wounded
Shahadat of Hazrat Hamza
Hazrat Owais Qarni RA Broke all his teeth in Love towards Prophet SAW
The battle of the Trench took place in the 5th year Hijri
The siege of Madinah started in Shawwal and it lasted for over a month
It was in fact a battle of nerves rather than of losses
The Messenger of Allâh (pbuh) on his part invoked Allâh’s wrath on the
Confederates supplicating:
"Oh, Allâh! You are quick in account, You are the sender of the Book, we
beseech You to defeat the confederates." (Sahih Al-Bukhari)

21. Al-Huda ibiya h Trea ty
In 6th Hijri, the Prophet (pbuh) saw in a dream, while he was still in Madinah,
that he had entered the sacred sanctuary in Makkah in security with his followers,
and was performing the ceremonies of ‘Umrah”
The Prophet (pbuh) marched out towards Makkah at the head of fifteen
hundred Muslims but they were blocked by Quraish and settle a treaty
The clauses of the said treaty go as follows:
1. The Muslims shall return this time and come back next year, but they shall not
stay in Makkah for more than three days.
2. They shall not come back armed but can bring with them swords only sheathed
in scabbards and these shall be kept in bags.
3. War activities shall be suspended for ten years, during which both parties will
live in full security and neither will raise sword against the other.

22. … Al-Huda ibiya h Trea ty
4. If anyone from Quraish goes over to Muhammad (pbuh_ without his
guardian’s permission, he should be sent back to Quraish, but should any
of Muhammad’s followers return to Quraish, he shall not be sent back.
5. Whosoever wishes to join Muhammad (pbuh), or enter into treaty with
him, should have the liberty to do so; and likewise whosoever wishes to
join Quraish, or enter into treaty with them
Allah was well pleased with the believers when they were pledging allegiance
to you under the tree, and He knew what was in their hearts, so He sent down
Tranquility upon them, and rewarded them with a near victory and many spoils
to take; and Allah is ever Mighty, Wise. (Quran 48: 18-19)

23. S pread the Mes s age of Is lam beyond Arabia
1. A letter to Negus, king of Abyssinia (Ethiopia)
2. Letter to the Vicegerent of Egypt, called Muqawqas
3. A Letter to Chosroes, Emperor of Persia
4. The Envoy to Caesar, King of Rome
5. A Letter to Mundhir bin Sawa, Governor of Bahrain
6. A Letter to Haudha bin ‘Ali, Governor of Yamama
7. A Letter to Harith bin Abi Shamir Al-Ghassani, King of Damascus
8. A Letter to the King of ‘Oman, Jaifer, and his Brother ‘Abd Al-Jalandi

24. The Conques t of Khaibar
The Conquest of Khyber was done in Moharram 7th AH
Khyber, seventy miles north-east of Madinah, was a Jewish colony with citadels
and was the headquarters of the Jewish garrison.
The Messenger of Allah wanted to be secure on that front because the Jews
spent much of their wealth on stirring up the neighboring Arab tribes to wage war
against the Muslims.
The Jews defended well against the Muslims but Ali ibn Abi Talib eventually
crushed them. The Messenger of Allah had said, 'Let the standard be taken by a
man who loves Allah and His Messenger and he will conquer this fort.'
The Messenger of Allah called Ali ibn Abi Talib, whose eyes were inflamed
and applied spittle to his eyes while praying for his success. Ali's eyes were soon
cured and he received the standard. He said, 'I will fight them until they are like
us.'

25. The Conques t of Makkah
The Peace Treaty of Hudaybiyyah was broken
The Messenger of Allah asked the Muslims to start preparing for going to Makkah
Abu Sufyan ibn Harb accepts Islam
The Messenger of Allah declared ”Whoever enters the house of Abu Sufyan is safe.
Whoever locks his door is safe. Whoever enters the Masjid (Place of Worship)is safe.”
On the morning of Friday, 20 Ramadan, 8 A.H., the Messenger of Allah entered Makkah
with his head bowed
In the honor of the conquest Allah had bestowed, Prophet felt so humble before Allah
that his chin almost touched the back of his camel.
Prophet SAW raised the standard of justice, equality, and humility
Prophet SAW removed 360 idols with stick from Kaabah

26. The Invas ion of Tabuk
The Tabuk expedition took place in Rajab, 9 A.H
The Messenger of Allah set out for Tabuk with 30,000 men from Madinah
When the Messenger of Allah reached Tabuk, the Arab amirs on the holders
called on him and made treaties of peace.
They also paid to him the jizyah tax.
Nobody stayed behind except those who were either hindered by a serious
excuse or the hypocrites who told lies to Allâh and His Messenger.
Consequently (Ka‘b bin Malik, Murara bin Ar- Rabi‘, and Hilal bin Omaiyah)
were subject to a severe boycott and were excluded from the life of the
community
Allah has turned towards the Prophet and the Muhajirin and the Ansar who followed
him in the hour of difficulty, after the hearts of a party of them almost swerved aside; then
He turned towards them; surely He is Gentle to them, and he turned to the three who
remained behind, until, when the earth became straitened for them, for all its breadth, and
their souls became straitened for them, and they thought that there was no shelter from
Allah except in Him, then He turned towards them, that they might also turn; surely Allah
turns, and is Compassionate. (Quran 9: 117-118)

27. The Farewell Pilgrimage
After the accomplishment and completion of message , Prophet SAW
performed his 1st hajj
Prophet SAW delivered a meaningful sermon in Mina where a
hundred thousand and twenty- four or forty-four thousand people
gathered round him.
The Messenger of Allah sacrificed sixty-three camels, with his hands,
and asked ‘ Hazrat Ali to slaughter the others, a hundred and thirty-
seven altogether
Today I have perfected your religion for you, and I have completed
My blessing on you, and I have approved Islam for your religion.‘
(Quran 5: 3)

28. The Farewell S ermon
" O people! Listen to what I say. I do not know whether I will ever meet you at
this place once again after this current year. It is unlawful for you to shed the
blood of one another or take (unlawfully) the fortunes of one another. They are as
unlawful, (Haram) as shedding blood on such a day as today and in such a month
as this Haram month and in such a sanctified city as this sacred city (i.e. Makkah
and the surrounding areas).“
"Verily, I have left amongst you the Book of Allâh and the Sunnah
(Traditions) of His Messenger which if you hold fast, you shall never go astray.“
“All mankind is from Adam and Eve, an Arab has no superiority over a non-
Arab nor a non-Arab has any superiority over an Arab; also a white has no
superiority over black nor a black has any superiority over white except by piety
and good action.
“All those who listen to me shall pass on my words to others and those to
others again; and may the last ones understand my words better than those who
listen to me directly.

29. The Journey to Allâh, the S ublime
On Monday the 29th of Safar 11 AH, Prophet SAW had a headache, his
temperature rose so high that the heat effect could be felt over his headband.
Total number of his sick days were either thirteen or fourteen
Prophet SAW said, "The curse of Allâh falls upon the Jews and Christians for
they have made their Prophets’ tombs places of worship.“
On Sunday, a day before he died, the Prophet (pbuh) set his slaves free, paid as
a charity the seven Dinars he owned and gave his weapons as a present to the
Muslims.
"There is no god but Allâh. Death is full of agonies
This event took place at high morning time on Monday, 12th of Rabi‘ Al-
Awwal, in the 11 AH. He was sixty-three years and four days old when he died.
Abu Bakar said: "I heard the Messenger of Allâh (pbuh) say: ‘A dead Prophet is
buried where he dies.’

30. The Prophet S AW ‘s Wives
1. Khadijah Bint Khuwailid
2. Sawdah bint Zama
3. Aishah bint Abu Bakar
4. Hafsah bint ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab
5. Zainab bint Khuzaimah
6. Umm Salamah Hind bint Abi Omaiyah
7. Zainab bint Jahsh bin Riyab
8. Juwairiyah bint Al-Harith
9. Umm Habibah
10. Safiyah bint Huyai bin Akhtab
11. Maimunah bint Al- Harith

31. Appearance & Dres s
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was of a height a little above the
average.
He was fair of complexion and altogether very handsome
His dress generally consisted of a shirt, tamad (trousers), a sheet
thrown round the shoulders and a turban
His blanket had several patches (Tirmidhi)
He had very few spare clothes, but he kept them spotlessly clean
(Bukhari)
He did not speak unnecessarily and what he said was always to
the point and without any padding
At times he would make his meaning clear by slowly repeating
what he had said
His laugh was mostly a smile
He kept his feelings under firm control

32. Hous e & B elong ing s
His house was but a hut with walls of unbaked clay and a
thatched roof of palm leaves covered by camel skin. It contained
a rope cot,
a pillow stuffed with palm leaves ,
the skin of some animal spread on the floor and a water
bag of leather
and some weapons
These were all his earthly belongings, besides
a camel,
a horse,
an ass and
some land which he had acquired in the later part of his life
(Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawood)

33. Extremely Humble
Though virtual king of Arabia and an apostle of Allah, he never
assumed an air of superiority.
He used to invite people be they slaves, servants or the poorest
believers, to take with him of his scanty meals. (Tirmidhi)
He did not like people to get up for him and used to say, "Let him
who likes people to stand up in his honor, he should seek a place in
hell." (Abu Dawud)
His wife A'isha (ra) said, "He always joined in household work
and would at times mend his clothes, repair his shoes and sweep the
floor. He would milk, tether, and feed his animals and do the
household shopping." (Sahih Bukhari)

34. Behavior & Character
By nature he was gentle and kind-hearted, always inclined to be
gracious and to overlook the faults of others.
Politeness and courtesy,
compassion and tenderness,
simplicity and humility,
sympathy and sincerity
were some of the keynotes of his character
About himself the Prophet (pbuh) said “Allah has sent me as an
apostle so that I may demonstrate perfection of character, refinement
of manners and loftiness of deportment." (Malik)

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