Life-of-Muhammad

CONTENTSForeword ................................................................................... ixArabia At The Time Of The Prophet's sa Birth ........................... 1Holy Prophet's sa Marriage With Khadija ra ................................. 7The Prophet sa Receives His First Revelation ............................. 9First Converts .......................................................................... 11The Faithful Persecuted ........................................................... 12The Message Of Islam ............................................................. 18Emigration To Abyssinia ......................................................... 21‘Umar ra Accepts Islam ............................................................. 23Persecution Intensifies ............................................................. 25The Prophet sa Goes To Ta’if ................................................... 27Islam Spreads To Medina ........................................................ 30First Pledge Of ‘Aqaba ............................................................ 35The Hijra .................................................................................. 37Suraqa ra Pursues The Prophet .................................................. 39The Prophet sa Arrives At Medina ............................................ 41Abu Ayyub Ansari ra As Prophet's sa Host .............................. 42Life Unsafe At Medina ............................................................ 44Pact Between Various Tribes Of Medina ................................ 47Meccans Preparing To Attack Medina .................................... 50Battle Of Badr .......................................................................... 52A Great Prophecy Fulfilled ...................................................... 59Battle Of Uhud ........................................................................ 62Victory Converted Into Defeat ................................................ 64Rumour Of Prophet's sa Death Reaches Medina ....................... 70Encounter With Banu Mustaliq.............................................. 80Battle Of The Ditch ................................................................. 83Fight Against Heavy Odds ...................................................... 85Treachery Of Banu Quraiza .................................................... 88The Confederates Disperse ...................................................... 95Banu Quraiza Punished ........................................................... 97Sa‘D's ra Award In Harmony With The Bible......................... 100Did The Prophet sa Seek To Continue Warfare? ..................... 103Teachings Of Judaism And Christianity About War ............. 106The Qur’an On War And Peace ............................................. 108v