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Muhammed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam)

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Lesson 1Lesson 1Lesson 1Lesson 1

The Prophet (SAW) was born on Monday 12th Rabi Al Awwal 571A.D. April; this

was the same year in which Abraha, Governor of Yemen, tried to destroy the holy

Kabah. The demise of Abdullah the father of the holy Prophet (SAW) took place two

months after the birth of the holy Prophet (SAW). The Prophet’s mother, Aminah,

sent him to Halimah, daughter of Abu Zuaib, from the tribe of Saad, so that he may

be weaned and brought up by her.


The Prophet (SAW) spent four years in the tribe of Saad after which he went to his

grandparent’s house with his respected mother. The Prophet’s mother passed away on

the way to Makkah in a place called ‘Abwa’. The Prophet (SAW) was 6 years, 3

months and 10 days old at that time. The female servant of the Prophet’s mother took

him to Makkah. Abdul Muttalib the grandfather of the Prophet (SAW) took him into

his care. The Prophet (SAW) was 8 years old when his grandfather passed away. His

uncle Abu Talib was then blessed with the opportunity of looking after him. He took

the Prophet (SAW) to Syria when he was 12 years old.


The second time the Prophet (SAW) travelled to Syria was for business; when he was

25 years old. He had gone at the request of Khadijah (RA). The Prophet (SAW)

married Khadijah (RA) after he returned from Syria. The Prophet (SAW) held a high

status amongst the Quraish and was therefore respected very much by them. They

even chose him to be the judge regarding the black stone when a war almost broke

out due to everyone wanting the honour of placing the black stone in its rightful

place. The Prophet (SAW) was 35 years old when all this took place.

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His face shined like the full moon. He was average, not too short or tall.

He had broad forehead. He had broad and fine hair on his eyebrows.

His hair was slightly curled. His hair naturally parted in the middle. His hair used to pass over his earlobes.

Both eyebrows were separate and did not meet. There was a vein between them which used to expand when he became angry.

His beard was full and dense. The pupils of eyes were black.

He had luminous complexion. His nose was prominent and had noor. His mouth was mod-erately wide

His cheeks were smooth and full of flesh. His cheeks were beautiful and thin.

His teeth were thin and bright, the front teeth had a slight gap.

All parts of his body were of a moderate size and fully fleshed.

His body was proportionately joint. The bones of his joints were strong and large.

His chest and stomach were in line, but his broad chest and shoulders were wide.

Both sides, the shoulders and the upper por-tion of the chest had hair.

His forearms were long and palms wide. The palms and the feet were fully fleshed.

The fingers and the toes were moderately long. The soles of his feet were a bit deep.

When he walked he put his feet softly on the ground. He walked at a quick pace.

When he looked at something, he turned his whole body. His habit was to look at some-thing with a light gaze.

His sight was focused more on the than on the sky. He always kept his gaze down.

He used to make Salaam first to whomsoever he met.

Wa ahsanu minka lam tara qattu 'ayniy “And more excellent than you, my eye has never seen, Wa ajmalu minka lam talidinnisaau And more beautiful than you, no woman ever gave birth to;

Khuliqta mubarra-an min kulli 'aybin You were created free from all defects, Ka-annaka qad khuliqta kamaa tashaau It is indeed as though you have been created just as you wished.” [Hassan ibn Thabit]

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Female Servants: Sons:

Daughters: Grandsons:


Uncles: Aunts:


Sahabah: Ashara –e-Mubassharah (May Allah be happy with them all) The Holy Prophet (SAW) gave glad tidings of Jannah to ten Sahabah. They were:

1) Ibrahim (Mother was Mariyah Qibtiyah)

2) Qasim

3) Abdullah (Tahir and Tayyab)

1) Hasan

2) Husain

Note: These two were the sons of Fatimah and Ali.

1) Hamzah 1) Aatikah

2) Abbas 2) Barrah

3) Harith 3) Umaimah

4) Abu Lahab 4) Umme Hakeem

5) Abdul Ka’ba 5) Safiyyah

6) Abu Talib (Father of Ali, Ja’far and Umme Hani)

6) Fatimah binte Asad (wife of Abu Talib)

1) Abu Bakr As-Siddique 6) Abu Ubaidah bin Jarrah

2) Umar bin Khattab Al-Faruq 7) Sa’ad bin Abi Waqqaas

3) Uthman bin Affan Al-Ghani 8) Saeed bin Zaid

4) Ali bin Abi Talib Al-Murtada 9) Talhah bin Ubaidillah

5) Abdur Rahman bin Auf 10) Zubair bin Awwaam

1) Fatimah (wife of Ali)

2) Ruqayyah (wife of Uthman)

3) Umme Kulthum (wife of Uthman after the death of Ruqayyah)

4) Zaynab (wife of Abul Aas bin Rabi’)

1) Mariyah Qibtiyah (from whom Ibrahim was born)

2) Rayhaanah

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When the Prophet (SAW) was 40 years old the fist Wahi (revelation) was revealed onto him

and was blessed with the gift of prophet hood. When the Prophet (SAW) started to preach

openly in accordance to Allah’s order, the Kuffar immediately started to torture and intimi-

date the Muslims; therefore some companions of the Prophet (SAW) were forced to migrate

to Habsha.


The Prophet (SAW) was 50 years old when Abu Talib passed away and not long after, Haz-

rat Khadijah also passed away. The Kuffar now started to trouble the Prophet (SAW) so

much that he made intention to travel to Taif. When the Prophet (SAW) preached in Taif he

came across the same kind of hardships and therefore returned to Makkah.


When the Prophet (SAW) got back to Makkah he was, in bodily form taken from Makkah to

Jerusalem and from there onwards to the seventh heavens and throne. The Prophet (SAW)

was also given 5 prayers as a gift after which all the other Islamic rulings like zakat, fasting,

hajj, jihad, etc were ordered to be carried out. The Prophet (SAW) then migrated to Madinah

when he was 53 years old and according to most historians the Prophet (SAW) reached

Madinah on Monday the 12th of Rabi Al Awwal.


The Prophet (SAW) stayed in Madinah for 10 years and 2 months and passed away just

before noon on Monday 12th of Rabi Al Awwal June 634A.D 11th hijri at the age of 63 years

and 3 months, he was buried in Hazrat Aisha (RA)’s room. Jibraeel (AS) and all the angels

performed Janazah salah and then the household of the Prophet (SAW) and thereafter the

Sahabah (RAA) and then the women and children. The Prophet (SAW) was buried on

Wednesday night.

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Hazrat Abu Bakr As-Siddique (RA) became the Caliph after the demise of the

Prophet (SAW). He served his post for one and a half years and passed away on the

13th hijri. He was buried next to the Prophet (SAW).

Hazrat Umar Al-Faruq (RA) became the second Caliph and ruled for 10 years

until he was martyred on the 23rd of Zil-Hijjah. He was 62 years old at the time of

his death. Hazrat Umar (RA) was also buried next to the Prophet (SAW).


Hazrat Uthman Al-Ghani (RA) was the third Caliph of Islam, he ruled for 11

years until he was also martyred in 35th hijri. He is buried in Jannatul Baqi, the

graveyard of Madinah.

Hazrat Ali Al-Murtada (RA) became the Caliph after the martyrdom of Hazrat

Uthman (RA). He ruled for 5 years. He was martyred when he was 58 years old in

40th hijri. His grave is in Kufa.


After the martyrdom of Hazrat Ali (RA) many Caliphs came and went, the order of

these Caliphs is as follows:

Hazrat Hasan ibn Ali, Hazrat Muawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan, Yazid ibn Muawiyah, Muawiyah

ibn Yazid, Abdullah Ibn Zubair, Marwan ibn Hakam, Abdul-Malik ibn Marwan, Waleed ibn

Abdul Malik, Sulaiman ibn Abdul Malik, and Umar ibn Abdul Aziz. Hazrat Umar ibn Ab-

dul Aziz held the Caliphate for one and a half years; he passed away in 101 hijri. His grave

is in ‘Hims’.

Note:Note:Note:Note:

The first 10 lessons of the Brief Seerah is a translation of

‘Isnad-e-Bukhari Shareef’ written by Hazrat Maulana

Yusuf Motala sahib (Hafizahullah).

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Father: Abdullah Mother: Aminah

Foster Mother: Haleemah As-Sa’deeyah

Grandfather: Abdul Muttalib


Great Grandfathers: Muhammad bin (son of) Abdullah bin Abdul Muttalib bin Hashim bin Abde Manaf bin Qusay bin Kilab bin Murrah bin Ka’ab bin Luwaiy bin Ghalib bin Fahr bin Malik bin Nadhr bin Kinanah bin Khuzaimah bin Mudrikah bin Ilyas

bin Mudhar bin Nizar bin Ma’ad bin Adnan. All Arabs are descendants of Isma’eel (A.S).


Wives:

1) Aishah binte Abi Bakr

2) Hafsah binte Umar

3) Juwairiyyah binte Harith

4) Khadeejah binte Khuwaylid

5) Maymoonah binte Harith

6) Safiyyah binte Huyay (real name ‘Zaynab’)

7) Saudah binte Zam’ah

8) Umme Salamah binte Abi Umayyah (real name Hind)

9) Umme Habibah binte Abi Sufyan (real name Ramalah)

10) Zaynab binte Jahsh (known as Ummul-Hakam)

11) Zaynab binte Khuzaymah (known as Ummul-Masaakeen)

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Khadeejah bore all Prophet’s children except Ibrahim.

The Prophet’s wives were known as Ummul-Mu’mineen

(mother of the believers).

Hazrat Asma binte Numan, Hazrat Umme Shareek and Kawlah

binte Khuzael were also married by the Prophet (SAW).

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