CHAPTER 1 - Early Establishment of Madīnah and Foundation of the Islāmic Government
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
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
Death of Walīd bin Mughīrah and Bloody Intentions of the Quraish
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
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
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
Categories of the Islāmic Wars
Commencement of Jihād & Precautionary Measures of the Holy Prophet(sa)
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
Introductory Discussion Relevant to the Battle of Badr
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
Is it Permissible for Prisoners to be executed?
Specific Issue Relating to Bond-Women
A Question of Female Prisoners
Rukhsatānah of Ḥaḍrat ‘Ā’ishah(ra) - Month of Shawwāl 2 A.H.
Polygamy Practiced by the Holy Prophet(sa) and its Wisdoms
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.
Battle of Uḥud - Shawwāl 3 A.H. (March 624 A.D.)
Outcomes of the Battle of Uḥud
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.
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
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.
Marriage of Juwairiyah bint Hārith(ra)
Battle of the Confederates or Battle of the Ditch - Shawwāl 5 A.H. (February/March 627 A.D.)
Remaining Events Relevant to the Ghazwah of the Ditch
Ghazwah of Banū Quraiẓah - Dhu Qa‘dah 5 A.H. (March/April 627 A.D.)
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
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?
Deposition of a Government is Not Permissible Whilst Living Under its Rule
Is the Right of Leadership Specific to the Quraish?
General Treatment and Political Relations