The Life of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ – Makkan Period [audiobook]

Description

An outstanding collection of inspirational talks that introduces the life of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ – the greatest human being to walk the face of the earth. In these talks, the Imam eloquently presents the Makkan period of the Prophet’s life in a detailed manner, deriving valuable lessons from it and thus making it relevant to our modern times. The series is primarily based on Ibn Kathir’s book on the Sīrah.

Contents:

• Introduction
  • Definitions
  • Importance of Studying Sīrah
  • Sources
  • Terminologies
• Background History
  • Ibrāhīm, Hājar and Ismāʿīl
  • The History of Makkah
  • The Lineage of the Messenger of Allah
  • The History of Zamzam
• The Religious Situation of Pre-Islamic Arabia
  • Idol Worshiping – Christianity – Judaism
  • The Story of the Elephant
• Early Life
  • The Birth of Muhammad
  • His Names
  • His Nursing
  • The Splitting of His Chest
  • Living with Abū Ṭalib
  • First Profession
• Important Events
  • Marriage to Khadījah
  • A Word on the Marriages of the Messenger of Allah
  • The History of al-Kaʿbah
  • The Cave
• In Pursuit of the Truth
  • Zayd Bin Nufayl
  • Waraqah Bin Nawfal
  • Salmān al-Fārsī
• The Glad Tidings
  • Muhammad in the Bible
• The Revelation
  • The First Encounter
  • Different Forms of Revelation
  • The Call to the near Kin
  • The Public Calling
• The Reaction – Part 1
  • The Reaction of the People of Makkah
• The Reaction – Part 2
• The Early Immigrants – Part 1
  • Abū Dharr
  • The Migration to Abyssinia
• The Early Immigrants – Part 2
  • The Migration to Abyssinia (Cont.)
• Major Events
  • The Islam of Hamzah
  • The Islam of ʿUmar
  • The Embargo
  • The Splitting of the Moon
  • The Signs of the Romans
• The Later Years of Makkah
  • The Year of Grief
  • The Night Journey of Ascension
  • The Trip to aṭ-Ṭā’if
• In Search of a Base
  • Lessons from the Trip to aṭ-Ṭā’if
  • Meeting the Tribes
  • The First Meeting with al-Anṣār
  • The First Pledge of al-ʿAqabah
• The Road to Madīnah
  • The Second Pledge of al-ʿAqabah
  • Lessons
  • The Hijrah