لطفا منتظر باشید ...
Light of Islam
In the name of
Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful.
...and giving good tidings of
a Messenger who will come after me, whose name shall be
Ahmad;...
Holy Qur'an (61:6)
And from among you there should be a group
inviting to good and bidding what is right and forbidding
what is wrong,...
Holy Qur'an (3:104)
PUBLISHER'S WORD
Praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and peace
and blessings of Allah on Muhammad, his infallible
household and on the pious ones among his companions.
Al-Balagh Foundation has, since its establishment,
tried to shoulder the heavy responsibility of
disseminating Islamic knowledge among the world people
irrespective of race, religion, language or colour, by
relying on Allah, the Most High and Great.
In order to convey Islam's ideas to as many people as
possible, our foundation has chosen to put before them
Islamic concepts in an easy-to-read and simplified way
through various series of books.
The study of the life of Muhammad (s.a.w.) and the
Imams of his Household is an advanced means of Islam to
introduce its objectives and great concepts.
How truthful are the words of Allah:
Certainly you have in the Messenger of Allah
an excellent exmplar...
Holy Qur'an (33:21)
...Allah only wishes to keep away uncleanness
from you, O people of the House and purify you (with) a
thorough purification.
Holy Qur'an (33:33)
In view of this, Al-Balagh Foundation has decided to
publish a new series of book on the life and teachings of
Prophet Muhammad, his daughter Fatimah, and twelve Imams
who succeeded him beginning from Imam Ali to the last
luminary Imam Al-Mahdi (a.s.) -may Allah hasten his
reappearance. The lives of these 14 infallibles and the
lofty principles they uphold, provide model par
excellence for all time. They were torchbearers of
guidance, the spring of flowing wisdom, the paragons of
perfection and the live paradigms of the divine message.
May Allah guide mankind on the right path, and help the
ummah to sincerely tread the footsteps of His last
Messenger (s.a.w.) and his blessed progeny.
He is the All-hearing and All-answering.
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.
Al-Balagh Foundation
INTRODUCTION
Abridging the life of the Messenger of Allah Muhammad
bin Abdullah (s.a.w.) in a small book is by no means an
easy task, for his life is, actually spread over thick
volumes than can never be condensed to a few pages. The
life of the chosen Prophet of Allah (s.a.w.) is great,
dazzling and matchless. In it converges the
manifestations of victory and strength, submission and
piety, ups and downs, heroism and pains.
Concisely, in part one of this book, the reader will be
acquainted with the life of the great Prophet Muhammad
(s.a.w.) at Mecca, both before being chosen to
prophethood and after. In part two we will shed light on
the Prophet's life at Medinah where he managed the
Muslims' political and social affairs and laid the
foundations of the first Islamic state. There his life
took a new turn as he and his followers had to engage in
military struggle with the idolators. In part three we
will study the glorious personality of the Messenger of
Allah (s.a.w.), his social life, his traditions, his life
among the members of his family and the ummah as well as
the legacy of his dynamic thought.
In addition, we will also throw light on the
principles of Islamic state as established by the Prophet
(s.a.w.), the outlining of its dimensions in the Holy
Qur'an, the community its characteristics and its
objectives. How did the Prophet of Allah treat the foes
of the divine Message? How did he wage his wars? When did
he make truce with his enemies? All the answers will be
presented in this book. We have attempted only to review
the main points in his blessed life in plain words.
Our goal is to show the life of the Prophet (s.a.w.)
especially to the youth, so as to acquaint them with the
character of the Prophet (s.a.w.), his activities and
attitudes before the call to prophethood and afterwards.
The reader will get insight into his life, his call
towards Allah and the state which he set up.
Al-Balagh Foundation by presenting this study on the
life of Holy Prophet hopes to serve the interests of our
dear readers.
To Allah we look for success and help.
