beings, that will serve as evidence that one also is good in relation to God. The Prophet Muhammad e puts it thus: “One who is not grateful to man cannot be grateful to God either.” (Al-Bayhaqi) Social

one’s daily bread by one’s own efforts, without being dependent on anybody else. The Prophet Muhammad e is reported to have said repeatedly: “The best food one has ever had is that which one has earned with

roots. The reason for the absence of any historical record of prophets (besides the Prophet Muhammad e) in antiquity is traceable to the intense opposition of these coercive political

time. This war waged by the Prophet Muhammad e and his companions was not a war as is commonly understood, but rather a divine operation, which was carried out by a people who possessed a high standard

tradition, the Prophet Muhammad e observed: God grants to rifq (gentleness) what he does not grant to unf (violence). (Abu Dawud, Sunan, 4/255) The word rifq has been used in this hadith as an antithesis

4) Seeing an Advantage Amidst Disadvantages After attaining to prophethood, the Prophet Muhammad e lived in Makkah for thirteen years. This was the most difficult period of his life: only a few of the

We must keep it in mind that the Prophet Muhammad e was born at a time when an atmosphere of militancy prevailed in the Arab society. But the Prophet always opted for avoidance of conflict. For instance

following couplet: To every vein of falsehood every Muslim is like a surgical knife. (Shikwa Jawab-e-Shikwah). Conversely, however, we find a different picture in the Quran: “When it is said to them:

Seerah (biography) of the Prophet. 1. Positive Status Quoism in Religious Affairs: Prophet Muhammad e received his first prophetic call in 610 A.D. in Makkah. This city was dominated by idolaters, who had

a political centre. This was dominated by the idolaters. When their opposition to Prophet Muhammad e intensified, they took a unanimous decision to boycott the Prophet, his family and his followers. When