Life in Makkah
Life in Makkah
Life in Makkah
● Birth
● Holy Prophet (SAW) was born on Monday 12th of
Rabi-ul-Awwal (April 570)
● His father Hz Abdullah passed away before his birth.
● His grandfather Abdul –Muttalib named him
Muhammad whereas his mother called him Ahmed.
Childhood
● It was a general custom among established families of
Arabs to send their children away to Bedouin nurses
so that they would grow up in healthy and free
environment and acquire the pure Arabic dialect.
● Holy Prophet (SAW) was given in charge of Hz
Halima Saadia, Who loved him as her own son.
● At the age of six Hz Halime brought him back to his
mother who took him to yasrib to visit the grave of
her husband Abdullah and also to meet her relatives.
● During her return journey Hz Amna passed away and
was buried at Abwa.
Continued…..
● Hz Abdul-Muttalib looked after him till Holy Prophet
turned Eight when he passed away.
● Then his uncle Hz Abu Talib took over the
responsibility of his nephew.
● Holy Prophet (SAW)did not get any formal education.
● He was loved by people for his sweet and peaceful
nature.
Half-ul-Fazul
● It was peace treaty signed by prominent tribes of Makkah.
● It was drafted to defend the cause of the weak, the poor
and the orphan.
● It was called Half-ul- fazul as the dignitaries who
participated had the title of Fazul in their names.
● The Holy Prophet was an active participant of the pledge .
In later years he said ,” I was present in the House of
Abdullah bin Judan(at Half-ul-fazul),I would not exchange
my participation in it for a herd of red camels. And if now
in Islam, I were summoned unto it , I would gladly
respond.” This shows his peace loving nature.
Continued…….
● The Holy Prophet (SAW) found a peaceful solution.
● He asked them to take a sheet and put Black Stone on
it and asked the chief of every tribe to hold the sheet
and raise it to the right height. Then Holy Prophet
(SAW) himself picked up the stone and set it in its
rightful position.
● This shows his democratic nature as he took care of
the sentiments of each tribe.
Continued……
● Holy Prophet (SAW) replied ,”I can’t read”. Hz Jibrael
hugged him and squeezed him so tight that Holy
Prophet thought he would die of suffocation. He was
then released and the request to read was repeated.
● “I can’t read”, said Holy Prophet again. The angel
again hugged him and asked him to read.
● Holy Prophet (SAW) was of afraid of being hugged for
the the third time so he asked. ”what shall I read?”
● Then the angel recited the following verses,” Read ! In
the name of your Lord, Who created. Created man
out
Continued……
● Of clot of congealed blood. Proclaim! And your Lord
is Most Bountiful, He who taught (the use of) pen .
Taught men that what he knew not.”
● Holy Prophet recited these verses after the angel and
verses were imprinted on his mind. This was the first
revelation and the beginning of Prophet hood.
● Holy Prophet was greatly shaken by this experience.
When he came out of cave Hira , he saw angel Gibrael
in his original form. He was filling the whole horizon.
The tip of his one wing was touching the east and the
tip of other wing was touching the west.
Continued…..
● He came home and asked Hz Khadija to cover him
with blanket as he was shivering. He narrated the
whole incident to her. She consoled him and took him
to her cousin Warqa bin Noufal who was a christian
scholar. He confirmed that Holy Prophet was the
Messenger whose arrival has been predicted in
previous books. He also told Holy Prophet (SAW)
that he would be driven out of Makkah by his people.
Continued…….
erson to embrace Islam was his wife, Hz
A).HZ Abu Bakr(RA) was the first male
nter the folds of Islam. Hz Ali (RA) was only
d when he embrace Islam. Hz Zaid bin
he freed slave of Holy Prophet (SAW) was
ave to accept Islam, Hz Umme -e- Aimen
st slave girl to accept Islam.
y days the Holy Prophet preached secretly
rivate preaching continued for three years
Continued…..
● About forty people accepted islam
● Among them were Hz Usman,Hz Talha,Hz Zubair,Hz
Abdurl Rahman Bin Auf, Hz Ammar bin Yasir,Hz
Sumayya,Hz Abdullah bin Masood.
● The early muslims were mostly poor and a number of
them were slave
Public Preaching :
● For full three years the Holy Prophet (SAW) was
content preaching to his nearest circle of friends and
relatives. Then the new revelation brought the divine
order of open preaching
● “And O beloved ! Warn your nearest kinsmen”
● Holy Prophet (SAW) invited the nobles from Banu
Hashim and Banu Muttalib to his home twice and
declared oneness of Allah but they reacted rudely.
However Hz Abu Talib promised to protect and help
him
Continued……
● Allah Almighty commanded him to invite general
public to Islam. “Therefore preach openly what you
are commanded and turn away from those who joined
false gods with Allah.”.”
● Holy Prophet (SAW) climbed the mountain of Suffa.
● He called aloud to the Quraish to assemble.
● “If I inform you that a big army of enemy is advancing
on the other side of the hill,would you believe me?”
● All of them said in one voice ,”Of course we will; you
are always truthful.”
Continued….
● Then he said,” I ask you to declare that there is no god
but Allah.’
● The people became angry, Abu Lahab, one of the
uncles of Holy Prophet (SAW) said, ”May God destroy
you !did you invite us for this.”
● After this all of them dispersed.
● The Holy Prophet now started to address the people
in public and private gatherings and on routes to
which were used by pilgrims to the Holy city.
Continued….
● Quraish indulged in all kinds of sinful acts. Islam
condemned these evil practices which angered Quraish.
● The rise of Islam was a threat to political authority of
Quraish. They sensed the Holy Prophet as an emerging
new political leader so it was necessary to stop the rapid
spread of Islam.
● Islam was a threat to economic interests of Quraish. They
were the custodian of Holy Kabah. The annual pilgrimage
brought economic benefits to people .Their trade caravans
enjoyed immunity as the robbers and dacoits did not
harm them. The rise of Islam would result in their
economic downfall as their economic benefits were
connected to idol worship.
Continued…….
● When he did not stop his mission, the Makkans
approached his uncle to stop him from preaching
Islam. Holy Prophet (SAW) replied, ”I will not stop
even if they place sun on my right hand and moon on
my left hand.”
● After this ,the Quraish chiefs increased the
persecution against Holy Prophet (SAW). Once he
was prostrating in Kaaba ,Abu Jahl put the dirty
entrails of camel on his back and Hz Fatima (RA)
removed it from his back.
Continued……..
● Uqbah bin Abi Mui’t put his sheet of cloth round the
neck of Holy Prophet (SAW) and tried to strangle
him.
● Abu Lahab used to throw stone at him and redicule
him.
● Abu Lahab’s wife Umme Jameel used to tie bundle of
thorns with ropes of twisted palm leaf fibre and
strewn them on the path of Holy Prophet (SAW) to
cause him physical injury. Allah says in Sura Lahab
“He will burn in a fire of blazing flame and his wife as
wel the carrier of firewood. Around her neck is a rope
of twisted fibre.”
Continued…….
● When the second son of Holy Prophet (SAW) passed
away ,Abu Jahl started calling him Abtar(the man cut
off ,with no male off spring.)
● Allah Almighty revealed Sura Kausar to console him.
● His tribe was forced to leave Makkah and live in a
gorge Shab –e- Abi Talib for three years where they
suffered hunger, thirst and severity of the weather.
● After this boycott Holy Prophet (SAW) lost his two
beloved people ,Hz Abu Talib and Hz Khadija (RA).
Migration to Abbysinia
● In this situation, some Muslims came to the prophet
(saw) and discussed the situation with the Prophet
(sw). The Prophet (saw) advised them to go to
Abbysinia which is in Africa in 5th year of
Prophethood. The king of Abbysinia was Najashi
(Nagus) who was Chiristian. The Prophet (SAW) said
that he was a good natured and pious man and the
Prophet (SAW) said that he hoped Najashi would give
them protection.
● From Makkah, the traveller had to go the port of
Jiddah and from there, they were to cross Red sea to
get to Abbysinia. For Muslims, it was a long and a
risky journey but the Prophet (SAW)permitted them
to move. However the Prophet himself and some
other Muslims who were rather safe in Makkah due
to their high status, did not go. There were two
migrations to Abbysinia. In the first migration, eleven
men and four women including Hz Uthman (RA), his
wife Ruqayyah and Jafar Ibn Abi Talib (RA)migrated.
In the second migration, another group of about
eighty-three men and women migrated.
Visit toTaif
● Ten years had passed since Muhammad (PBUH) brought
the Message of Allah to the
● Quraish. However, they still remained adamant and
refused to change.
● · Taif is an oasis city near Makkah. At that time, it was
something of a resort for the rich
● people of Arabia, with lush gardens and lavish display of
wealth.
● · Muhammad (PBUH) journeyed with Hazrat Zaid bin
Harris to Taif.
● · The rich people of Taif were too busy in their worship of
Lat to listen to Muhammad
● (PBUH). The hooligans and rabble of Taif threw
stones at Muhammad (PBUH) and so seriously
wounded him that his shoes were caked with blood.
He escaped once again from the vicious clutches of a
barbaric people.
● He took refuge in an orchard where the angel of
mountain came and asked him he would crush the
people of Taif under mountain if Holy Prophet(SAW)
allow it.Holy prophet replied,”I have been sent as
mercy to the world”
Isra wa Mairaj
● The event of Miraj took place on 27 Rajab 621 AD. It was the time when
the Prophet’s wife Khadija (ra) and uncle, Abu Talib had died, visit to Taif
had failed and the persecution of Makkans was on peak. One night the
Prophet was awoken by Jabrail (as), and from Makkah (Masjid al Haram),
he was taken to Jerusalem (Masjid Al Aqsa) on a white horse-like winged
creature (Burraq) who could run extremely fast. There he met the prophets
who came before him. He also led the prayer of these prophets. This is a
clear indication that Mohammad is the leader of all prophets and he is also
the last prophet of Allah. This event is called ‘Isra’.
‘Glory to Him who took His servant for a journey by night from the Sacred
mosque to the Farthest mosque ------From Jerusalem, he was taken to heavens. In the
heavens, he met Adam
(as), Idrees (as), Musa (as), Essa (as) and Ibrahim (as) on different levels of
heavens. They gave Mohammad (sw) respect and welcomed him as
‘brother’. Mohammad (sw) also visited and saw paradise and hell.
●
●
●
●
Comments
Unknown23 September 2018 at 03:26
● He was also shown the treatment of good and bad deeds. It means
came back to Makkah where his bed was still warm. On his way
back to Makkah, he saw two caravans coming towards Makkah.
Next morning he was commanded by Allah to narrate this
event to pagans of Makkah. When the Prophet did this, the
natural reaction came. They mocked the Prophet but it was
Abu Bakr (ra) who said that he believes in Mohammad
completely. It was the occasion when Abu Bakr (ra) was given
the title ‘Al Siddiq’. When the pagans asked about the proof of
his visit, Mohammad described every detail about Jerusalem
and the surroundings of Aqsa mosque. Mohammad also told
about two caravans which were travelling towards Makkah and
told about the time of their arrival which proved correct in a
short time. In spite of these signs, they did not accept the truth
of the Prophet Mohammad