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Publishers Note

Foreword

Preface - Volume II

Map of Arabia

CHAPTER 1 - Early Establishment of Madīnah and Foundation of the Islāmic Government

State of Madīnah

Arrival in Qubā’ - 20 September 622 A.D.

Arrival at Madīnah and the First Friday Prayer

Residence at the Home of Abū Ayyūb

Construction of Masjid-e-Nabawī

Commencement of Adhān

Increase in the Rak‘āt of Ṣalāt

First Muslim From Among the Jews

First Muslim From Among the People of Persia

Non-Muslim Leaders of the Aus and Khazraj

Brotherhood of the Anṣār and Muhājirīn

Division of Society in Madīnah and Treaty with the Jews

Threatening Letter from the Quraish to the Idolaters of Madīnah

Threat of Abū Jahl

Death of Walīd bin Mughīrah and Bloody Intentions of the Quraish

Nights of Fear in Madīnah

Unified Opposition of the Arab Tribes and Delicate State of the Muslims

First Child of the Muhājirīn after Migration and Affection of the Holy Prophet(sa)

Demise of Two Chieftains From Among the Anṣār

Death of Two Enemies of Islām

CHAPTER 2 - Commencement of Jihād by the Sword and Fundamental Discussion on Jihād

Commencement of Jihād by the Sword

Does Islām Permit Compulsion in the Matter of Religion?

State of Muslims at the Commencement of Jihād Refutes the Notion of Compulsion

No Individual Has Ever Been Coerced to Become Muslim

Lives of the Companions Reject the Notion of Compulsion

Desire of the Holy Prophet(sa) to Reconcile Rejects the Notion of Compulsion

Muslims Achieved Exceptional Progress During a Time of Peace

Hundreds of Disbelievers Remained Averse to Islām at the Victory of Makkah

Causes of War

First Qur’ānic Verse Regarding Jihād

Holy Qur’ān as the Most Authentic Historical Evidence

Some Additional Qur’ānic Verses Relevant to Jihād

Some Fundamental Narrations Relevant to Jihād by the Sword

Manner of War in Arabia

Categories of the Islāmic Wars

Etiquette of Islāmic Jihād

Commencement of Jihād & Precautionary Measures of the Holy Prophet(sa)

CHAPTER 3 - Early Battles, Commencement of Fasting, Alteration of the Qiblah and Initial Discussion on the Battle of Badr

Commencement of Ghazwāt and Sarāyah and the Ghazwah of Waddān - Ṣafar 2 A.H.

Sariyyah of ‘Ubaidah bin Al-Ḥārith(ra)- Rabī‘ul-Awwal 2 A.H.

Sariyyah of Ḥamzah bin ‘Abdil-Muṭṭalib(ra) - Rabī‘ul-Awwal 2 A.H.

Ghazwah of Buwāṭ - Rabī‘ul-Ākhir 2 A.H.

Ghazwah of ‘Ushairah & Sariyyah of Sa‘d bin Abī Waqqāṣ - Jamādiyul-Ūlā 2 A.H.

Attack of Kurz bin Jābir and Ghazwah of Safwān - Jamādiyul-Ākhir 2 A.H.

Sariyyah of ‘Abdullāh bin Jaḥsh towards Nakhlah

Alteration of the Qiblah

Fasting in Ramaḍān

‘Īdul-Fiṭr

Introductory Discussion Relevant to the Battle of Badr

CHAPTER 4 - Battle of Badr, Establishment of the Islāmic Empire and Destruction of the Chieftains of the Quraish

Battle of Badr - Ramaḍān 2 A.H. (March 623 A.D.)

Effect of Badr Upon the Idolaters of Madīnah

Victory of the Byzantine Empire and Prophecy of the Holy Prophet(sa)

CHAPTER 5 - Conduct of the Holy Prophet(sa) with Slaves and His Teachings on the Issue of Slavery

Issue of Slavery and the Holy Prophet(sa)

Teaching of the Holy Prophet(sa) Regarding the Betterment of Existing Slaves

Teaching of the Holy Prophet(sa) Regarding the Manumission of Existing Slaves

Permanent System for the Manumission of Slaves

Doctrine Relevant to Freed Slaves

How Did the Muslims Act upon the Teaching of the Manumission of Slaves

All Doors of Advancement were Open to Freed Slaves

Why Were All Slaves Not Freed at Once?

Why Did Slavery Continue to Remain in Islāmic Countries?

A Final Testament of the Holy Prophet(sa) Regarding Slaves

Teaching of the Holy Prophet(sa) to Prevent Future Slavery

Issue of Prisoners of War

Is it Permissible for Prisoners to be executed?

Specific Issue Relating to Bond-Women

A Question of Female Prisoners

CHAPTER 6 - Rukhsatānah of Ḥaḍrat ‘Ā’ishah(ra) and an Exposition of Her Age at the Time, the Issue of Polygamy and Two Fabricated Incidents

Rukhsatānah of Ḥaḍrat ‘Ā’ishah(ra) - Month of Shawwāl 2 A.H.

Polygamy Practiced by the Holy Prophet(sa) and its Wisdoms

Two Fabricated Incidents

CHAPTER 7 - Commencement of War with the Tribes of Najd and the Jews, the Marriage of Ḥaḍrat Fāṭimah and Ḥafṣah, and a Few Miscellaneous Incidents

Ghazwah Qarqaratul-Kudr - Shawwāl 2 A.H.

Ghazwah of Sawīq - Dhul-Hijjah 2 A.H.

‘Īdul-Aḍḥā - Dhul-Hijjah 2 A.H.

Marriage of Ḥaḍrat Fāṭimah(ra) - Dhul-Hijjah 2 A.H.

Ghazwah of Banū Qainuqā‘ - Late 2 A.H.

Jannatul-Baqī‘ and the First Person to be Buried Therein

Ghazwah of Dhi ‘Amr - Muḥarram or Ṣafar 3 A.H.

Marriage of Ummi Kulthūm(ra) - Rabī‘ul-Awwal 3 A.H.

Ghazwah of Buḥrān - Rabī‘ul-Awwal 3 A.H.

Sariyyah of Zaid bin Ḥārithah(ra) Towards Qaradah - Jamādiyul-Ākhirah 3 A.H.

Execution of Ka‘b bin Ashraf - Jamādiyul-Ākhirah 3 A.H.

Is Falsehood and Deception Permitted in War?

Marriage of Ḥafṣah bint ‘Umar(ra) - Sha‘bān 3 A.H.

Birth of Imām Ḥasan - Ramaḍān 3 A.H.

CHAPTER 8 - Blow of a Misfortune, Law of Inheritance, Prohibition of Alcohol, Treachery of the Disbelievers and Two Tragic Incidents

Battle of Uḥud - Shawwāl 3 A.H. (March 624 A.D.)

Ghazwah of Ḥamrā’ul-Asad

Outcomes of the Battle of Uḥud

Islāmic Law of Inheritance

Prohibition of Alcohol

Mischief by the Banū Asad and the Sariyyah of Abū Salamah - Muḥarram 4 A.H.

Mischief of the Banū Laḥyān and Execution of Sufyān - Muḥarram 4 A.H.

Treachery of the Disbelievers and the Incident of Rajī‘ - Ṣafar 4 A.H.

Incident of Bi‘r-e-Ma‘ūnah

CHAPTER 9 - Repeated Treachery of the Jews, Compilation and Sequence of the Holy Qur’ān, Marriage of Ḥaḍrat Zainab(ra), the Great Calumny and Mischief of the Hypocrites

Exile of the Banū Naḍīr - Rabī‘ul-Awwal 4 A.H.

Ḥaḍrat Ummul-Mu’minīn Zainab bint Khuzaimah(ra)

Birth of Ḥusain(ra) - Sha‘bān 4 A.H.

Ghazwah of Badrul-Mau‘id - Dhū Qa‘dah

Marriage to Ummi Salamah(ra) - Shawwāl 4 A.H.

Personal Scribe of the Holy Prophet(sa) and Learning Hebrew

Compilation of the Qur’ān

Sequence of the Holy Qur’ān

The Holy Prophet(sa) as an International Judge

Mother of Ḥaḍrat ‘Alī(ra) Passes Away

Ghazwah of Dummatul-Jandal and a New Addition to the Islāmic Wars - Rabī‘ul-Awwal 5 A.H.

Lunar Eclipse in Madīnah and Ṣalāt-e-Khusūf

Famine in Makkah and Compassion of the Holy Prophet(sa) Towards the Quraish

Marriage of Zainab bint Jaḥash(ra) - 5 A.H.

Revelation of Injunctions Regarding Pardah

Remaining Events Relevant to the Marriage of Ḥaḍrat Zainab(ra)

Would the Holy Prophet(sa) Concoct Revelation According to His Own Will?

Ghazwah of Banū Muṣṭaliq and the Great Calumny - Sha‘bān 5 A.H.

The Great Calumny

Marriage of Juwairiyah bint Hārith(ra)

Permission for Birth Control

CHAPTER 10 - Siege of Madīnah and Delicate State of the Muslims, Failure of the Disbelievers and Reality of Miracles

Battle of the Confederates or Battle of the Ditch - Shawwāl 5 A.H. (February/March 627 A.D.)

Reality of Miracles

Remaining Events Relevant to the Ghazwah of the Ditch

CHAPTER 11 - Treachery of the Banū Quraiẓah and the End of the Jews in Madīnah, Laws of Marriage and Divorce

Ghazwah of Banū Quraiẓah - Dhu Qa‘dah 5 A.H. (March/April 627 A.D.)

False Incident of Raiḥānah

Account of Banū Quraiẓah and Non-Muslim Historians

Demise of the Head Chieftain of the Ansār and Reality of the Bounties of Paradise

Reality of the Bounties of Paradise

Various Miscellaneous Incidents of 5 A.H.

Attention of the Holy Prophet(sa) towards Military Exercise

Islāmic Law of Marriage and Divorce

CHAPTER 12 - First Era of Life in Madīnah Comes to an End and the Islāmic System of Government

The Dawn of a New Era

Islāmic System of Government

True Right of Government Rests with the Majority and Reaches Individuals Through Democracy

Consultation is Necessary in Government

How was the Khilāfat of Ḥaḍrat ‘Umar(ra) and Ḥaḍrat ‘Uthmān(ra) Established?

Khilāfat of the Banū Umayyah was not a True Islāmic Khilāfat

Conditions for the Appointment of a Successor

Can A Person Resign from Leadership?

The Question of Deposition and Election for a Fixed Term; as well as the Difference between Religious and Secular Rulers

Islāmic Standard of Obedience

Deposition of a Government is Not Permissible Whilst Living Under its Rule

Is the Right of Leadership Specific to the Quraish?

Relations with Non-Muslims

Religious Tolerance

The Issue of Jizyah

General Treatment and Political Relations

Justice and Equity

Aid for Destitute Dhimmīs

Regard for Sentiments

Reverence for the Religious Leaders of Other Nations

Glossary of Terms