Pre-Islamic Arabia
The Prophet's (s.a.w.s.) Lineage
The Birth of the Prophet(s.a.w.s.)
The First Forty Years
The Makkan Period
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Deserts and barren land without water or vegetation.
The meaning of the Arabic word 'ARAB'.
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They are the parents of the Prophet (s.a.w.s.).
Who is Abdullah and Amina?
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The Prophet (s.a.w.s.) was born in this year.
What is the year 571 (570) C.E.?
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When the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) was 6 years old, this parent of his passed away.
Who is his mother, Amina?
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This is the length of the Makkan period.
What is 13 years?
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This group of ancient Arab tribes include tribes such as 'Ad and Thamud.
Who are the Perished Arabs?
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This forefather of the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) is from a town called 'Ar' near Kufah, near the river Euphrates, in present day Iraq.
Who is Ibrahim (a.s.)?
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At 7 days of age, his grandfather Abdul-Muttalib took the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) to the Qa'ba and did this.
He thanked Allah and circumcised the Prophet (s.a.w.s.)?
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From the age of 6-8, this person took care of the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) after which he passed away.
Who is the Abdul-Muttalib, the Prophet's grandfather?
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This phase lasted for the first three years of the Makkan period of the revelation.
What is the phase of Secret Invitation?
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He is the 21st grandfather in the series of Prophetic Ancestry.
Who is 'Adnan?
300
She was the first to suckle the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) after his Mother, Amina.
Who was Thuwaibah, the freed slave of Abu Lahab?
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He foresaw the mission of the Prophet (s.a.w.s.). He advised Abu-Talib to send him back to Makkah for fear of the Romans and Jews in Syria.
Who is Bahira the Monk, also known as Georges?
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The Prophet (s.a.w.s.) received the first revelation here.
What is the Cave of Hira?
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This group of Arab tribes originated from the progeny of Ismaeel (a.s.).
Who are the Adnanian or Arabized Arabs?
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One gave birth to Ishaaq (a.s.) while the other gave birth to Ismaeel (a.s.).
Who are Sarah and Hagar?
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Her whole household was blessed because of the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) being there.
Who was Halimah bint Abi Dhuaib?
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When the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) was 20 years old, he assisted his uncles in this.
What are the Sacrilegious Wars?
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The first of the companions who accepted the call of Islam are referred to as this.
Who are the 'early converts'?
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He was a known for his righteousness and devotion to religion, but seeing that people in Syria worshiped idols, he approved of it because Syria was known as a land of Messengers and Scriptures.
Who is 'Amr bin Luhai, chief of the tribe of Kuz'ah?
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The Quraish are named after this forefather of the Prophet (s.a.w.s.).
Who is Fihr?
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At this age of his life, the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) was returned to his mother, after his heart was purified by Jibril (a.s.) who removed a blood clot from his heart saying that it was the part of Satan in the Prophet.
What is 4-5 years of age?
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This is the age of the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) when a great flood almost demolished the Ka'bah which was then rebuilt by the Quraish with the help of a Roman mason, Baqum.
35 years of age?
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This was the focus of the call to Islam at an early stage.
What is purification of soul and preventing deceptive glamour of life?
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