The Holy Prophet PBUH's Life in Makkah

1.1 Arabia before Holy Prophet(PBUH)'s birth:

• The time was known as Age of Ignorance for Arabia
Polytheist community
• Wrapped in the darkness of idol worship
• Idols in every house and also in Ka'abah
• Worship of stones and trees
• Vices like gambling and drinking
• No regard for slaves, widows and orphans
Worst condition of women
• Treated as trade articles
• Had no inheritance rights
• Were bought and sold
• Extreme form of polygamy with step mothers as inherited legal wives
after father's death
• No proper law and order
• The people had traits of being hospitable and heroic
1.2 Birth and early life of Holy Prophet(PBUH):
• Born in Arabia
• Mother Amna and father Abdullah
Given to Halima Saadia as infant
• He called her 'my mother' and had immense respect
• Halima Saadia brought him back to Hazrat Aminah at age 6,
• She took him to Yasrab at his father's grave.
• Mother died on return journey and buried at Abwa
• Umm-e-Aiman brought him back to Makkah
• Under care of grand father Abdul Muttalib who died when Holy
Prophet(PBUH) was 8
• Finally under the care of uncle Abu Talib
• Holy Prophet(PBUH) got no formal education
• Showed early signs of intelligence at age 9
• Used to stay alone
• Had a sweet nature
• Was very helping for widows and orphans
• Hated polytheism
• Worked as a shepherd in youth
• When on a trade journey to Basra with uncle where Bahira, a christian
monk recognized signs of prophet hood
• Bahira stopped then from going far into Syria as Jews could harm him
1.3 Harb-ul-Fijar:
• When HolyProphet(PBUH) was 15, a war took place between Quraish and
Hawazin tribes
• Fought in the months when fighting was prohibited (origin of the
name)
Holy Prophet(PBUH) tool passive part in war giving him military experience
• He collected arrows and gave them to uncles
• The war showed him the tragic results and bloodshed ultimately making
him dislike wars
• First armed fight he ever witnessed
1.4 Half-al-Fazul:
• A league formed after the war
Main objectives
• Establish peace
• Help oppressed
• Stopping violence
• 3 main participants were called al-Fazl and collectively the alliance
was al-Fazul
• Name means establishing honour
• Gathering at the house of Abdullah bin judan by hashimites for the
pledge. Holy Prophet(PBUH) tookpart too
• The leader was Zubair bin Abdul Muttalib
1.5 Names of Holy Prophet(PBUH) :
Al-Sadig & Al-Amin:
• After working as a shepherd, Holy Prophet(PBUH)started trade
• Was extremely honest and fair
• People named him Al-Sadiq and Al-Amin
• Everyone left valuables with him y even after prophet hood as he was
trustworthy
1.6 Marriage to Hazrat Khadija:
• Hazrat Khadija was a wealthy widow in Makkah who was very respectable
• She was daughter of Khuwalid who was the great grandson of Qussai
• Had 2 sons and a daughter from previous marriage
• Was twice widowed by the age of 40
• Was called Tahira-the pious one, due to her character
• Asked Holy Prophet(PBUH) to do trade for her and sent slave, Maisara
with him to Syria
• they came back with good profits and the slave appreciated Holy
Prophet(PBUH)'s fair dealings
• Hazrat Khadija made a marriage offer to Holy Prophet(PBUH) and Abu
Talib accepted it on his nephew's behalf
• At the time of marriage, she was 40 and Holy Prophet(PBUH) was 25
• It was a successful marriage and they had 4 daughters and 2 sons
(sons died in infancy)
• She was Holy Prophet(PBUH)'s only wife till her death at age 65
• She was buried in Makkah
1.7 Hajr Al-Aswad, the black stone:
• The Ka'abah was at the lower part of Faran valley and was flooded
constantly
• The building got damaged and was rebuilt by leading families of
Makkah
• Dispute arose in the fixing of Hajr al-Aswad
• To prevent bloodshed, it was decided that the first person to enter
Makkah next morning would solve the issue
• Holy Prophet(PBUH) was the first next day (aged 35)
• He placed the stone on a sheet and asked all leaders to hold its
corners and lift it
• When it reached the level, he took it and placed the stone himself
• Thus, the situation was solved by his wisdom
1.8 Call to Prophethood:
• As Holy Prophet(PBUH) grew up, he started to go into a nearby
mountain named Hira where he would meditate over condition of people
• This became more frequent by the time he reached 40
• One day, towards end of Ramazan, Harzt Jibrael came to him and asked
him to read
• Holy Prophet(PBUH) was startled by the strange voice and said "I
cannot read"
• He flet being hugged so hard he thought suffocation would kill him
• He was again asked to read and this happened 3 times
• After third time he asked "what shall I read?" to which the first 5
versed of Surah Alaq were revealed
• Holy Prophet(PBUH) recited the versed after the angel.This was the
first revelation
• He was shaken by this and ran out where he saw Hazrat
• Jibrael in the form of a man filling the entire horizon
• Hazrat Jibrael said "O Muhammad(PBUH), you are the messenger of Allah
and I am Jibrael".
• Every where there was the same vision for Holy Prophet(PBUH) until
the angel disappeared
 • Holy Prophet(PBUH) went home and was comforted by his wife who took
him to her cousin Warqa bin Naufal, a scholarly Christian
• Warqa confirmed that Harzat Jibrael brought revelation to previous
messengers too and that Holy Prophet(PBUH) will be exiled from Makkah
1.9 Life in Makkah
• Migration to Ayssinia
• To save Muslims from sufferings
5th Year of Prophet Hood
• 11 men and 4 women
• Included Hazrat Usman and Prophet PBUH's daughter
• Next group of 79 men and 7 women includingHazrat Jafar
• Najashi respected them
• Quraysh asked Najashi to send them back
After hearing Quran from Hazrat Jafar - Surah Maryam
• He considered Christianity and Islam to have the same basic thought
• He returned gifts of Quraysh
• Did not give the Muslims
• Muslims were able to escape persecution
• First major political move of Prophet PBUH
• United the Muslims
• Islam spread further
• These people were given spoils of Khyber conquest because they were
considered on Jihad when they arrived in Madinah
• Muslims learned that outside Makkah they may live in peace
• Quraysh saw Muslim determination
• Troubles for Muslims in Makkah increased
• Boycott of Banu Hashim
• Fast spread of Islam
• Quraish worried
• Banu Hashim did not withdraw protection fromHoly Prophet PBUH
• 7th year of Prophethood
All other tribes wrote and agreement to boycott Bani Hashim
• Except Abu Lahb
• Banu Hashim was forced in Shib Abi Talib
• Valley Blocked
• Only at time of pilgrimage were people allowed to come out
• Children cried with hunger
• Adults ate boiled leather and leaves
3 years this continued
• Then ended by kind hearted unbelievers
• Caused disunity in unbelievers
⁃ Am ul Hazn
• 10 year of prophet hood
• Hazrat Khadija and Hazrat Abu Talib died
• Year of grief
• Loss of protection of Abu Talib meant Quraysh openly tortured the
Holy Prophet PBUH
• Marriage with Hazrat Sawdah and Ayesha in same year
⁃ Taif Visit
• Quraish increased persecution after death of Hazrat Abu Talib
• Sageef lived in Taif - second largest Arabian tribe
• Prophet PBUH with Zaid bin Haris
• They mocked prophet and teenagers threw stones at him and mocked him
• Zaid tried to protect
⁃ Was wounded badly in head
• Prophet PBUH badly wounded - feet filled with blood
• Seek refuge in orchard outside Taif = Although owners were against
him
• They felt bad for him
 • Their christian slave bought grapes for prophet PBUH
• Prophet PBUH prayed for Taif people to come on righteous path
• 9 AH
• All of them became muslims
Aqabah
⁃ 11 Year
• 6 pilgrims from Khazraj of Yasrib
• Accepted Islam
⁃ 12 Year
• 12 people from Yasrib
• Accepted Islam at aqabah and agreed to spread it
• First Pledge
• Prophet PBUH sent 2 people with them to spread Islam
⁃ 13 Year
• 75 people
• Second Pledge
• Invited Prophet PBUH to Yasrib - aoong with followers
• Islam started spreading in Yasirb
Migration
• Aqabah gave the idea
• People of Yasrib were supportive
• There were no priests of Ka'abah in Yasrib
• Aus and Khazraj in Yasrib needed someone to end their problems
• Jews wanted to meet the person who supported their testaments
• Death of Abu Talib and constant aggression of Quraysh
How it Happened
• Persecutions increased
• Only Hazrat Abu Bakr RA, Hazrat Ali RA and
• Prophet PBUH left to migrate
Quraysh decided in Dar ul Nadwa to simultaneously attack and kill prophet
• 1 person from each tribe
• Banu Hashim can not take revenge
• Ali RA slept in Prophet PBUH's place
• Prophet PBUH and Hazrat Abu Bakr RA stayed for 3 days and nights at
Cave of Saur
• 1 hundred camels nominated for anyone who can catch the Prophet PBUH
• Allah made a pigeon nest and web on the cave so the people in search
did not enter it. Branches also covered the entrance
• Abdullah bin Abu Bakr brought news and Asma bint Abu Bakr brought
food
• Made Masjid e Quba on way
• First Friday address given in quarters of Bani Saleem
• Prophet PBUH was warmly welcomed in Madinah
• Decided to stay where camel stopped
• Land of 2 orphans
• Bought it - Hazrat Abu Bakr RA paid the price
• Stayed with Abu Ayub Ansari till mosque built
• Called Hijrat and marks the start of IslamicCalender
Importance
• It changed the course of Human history
• Allowed for Islam to spread openly
• The persecutions of Makkans were over and the focus now was on
learning and practicing the principles of Islam
• It proved that any other thing was less important than Allah to the
true Muslims
• Muakhat between Ansar and Muhajirin
• Turning point in prophet PBUH's life
• Now he was a statesman, politician, teacher and head of state