Wednesday 22 January 2014

Brief History of Hazrat Mohemmed(PBUH) In English PART 3

                                                                       PART 3                                                                               
623 A.D / 1st Hijri:
In Madina there was a large Jewish population with whom Hazrat Mohemmed (saww) negotiated an agreement in order to adjust their relation with his followers. This is to be known as Mithaq-e-Madina (Charter of Madina). The salient features of that agreement were as follows:
 
* Every tribe and clan would manage its affairs and settle its own disputes according to its own law.
* No party in Madina, either Muslim or Jewish would directly negotiate any treaty or agreement at any time with any outside party rising beyond the precincts of Madina.
* In case of war out side Madina no citizen of Madina would be compelled to join either of the warring parties.
* In all disputes in Madina, Hazrat Mohemmed (saww) would be the final arbitrating authority.  
 
623 A.D / 1st Hijri:
Hazrat Mohemmed (saww) was privileged the right through divine revelation to fight for defensive reasons.
 
623 A.D / 1st Hijri:
Hazrat Mohemmed (saww) led the very first battle of Islamic history, named Viden.
 
623 A.D / 1st Hijri:
Battle of Sawwan took place.
 
623 A.D / 1st Hijri:
Battle of Dhul-Asheerah took place.
 
624 A.D: / 1st Hijri:
Hazrat Salman Farsi, the Persian (RA) embraced Islam.
 
16 March, 624 A.D / 17 Ramadan-ul-Mubarak, 2nd Hijri:
The battle of Badr was fought. Badr a valley lies 90 miles away to the south of Madina, where that battle took place, after the name of that valley (the battle front) the battle is to be known as “the battle of Badr”. It was the first major encounter with infidels and Hazrat Mohemmed (saww) led the 313 devotees. That was a milestone not only in the Islamic history but also in the world history, when a Small army of just three hundred Muslims defeated a strong force of more than one thousand infidels of Makkah. That was the battle in which Angles led by Gabriel (A.S) joined the Muslims. That was the battle in which notable chiefs of Quraysh and bitter enemies of Islam like Ut,ba, Shai,ba, Waleed, Umayyah  and Abu-Jahl  (father of ignorance, the worst enemy of Islam) were put to death by a small but an enthusiastic Muslim army. Abu-Jahl’s death was an exemplary event of that battle when he was put to death by two young boys of Madina, named Ma,uz and Ma,az. At the beginning of the battle Hazrat Mohemmed (saww) threw a handful of pebbles at the infidels of Makkah, saying:
 
“Abased be those faces”.
 
A later revelation of Quran said that:
 
It was not he, but Allah (swt) who threw” (8:17)
 
Another secret of the victory of Muslim force lies in the fact that they fought as a disciplined body with an order of battle. To this the Quran says:
 
“Allah (swt) loves those who fight in Allah’s (swt) way in ranks” (61:4)
 
The Muslim casualties were fourteen, those of the infidels seventy among few bitter enemies of Islam were killed, the rest being held for ransom. The battle amounted to be an astonishing victory for the Muslims, and that gained them political credibility for their cause among other tribes and soon they emerged as one of the strong forces of the world.        
 
624 A.D / 2nd Hijri:
The fasting of the month of Ramadan was made mandatory on Muslims. The prophet (saww) recommended fasting as a spiritual discipline.
 
 
February, 624 A.D / 2nd Hijri:
During the prayer, Hazrat Mohemmed (saww) got the revelation of changing the direction of prayer from Jerusalem to Makkah and congregation followed the suit, so Makkah was declared as new Qiblah (Prayer Direction) for Muslims. The mosque where the Prophet turned towards Makkah during the prayers is now called Masjid-ul-Qiblatain (Mosque of the two prayer direction)
 
624 A.D / 2nd Hijri:
Battle of Salim took place.
 
624 A.D / 2nd Hijri:
Muslims got the felicity of celebrating Eid-ul-Fitar. At the mean time they got the divine order to pay the Fitrah (the Amount at the feast of fast breaking). It is Special alms (Zakat) called Zakat-ul-Fitr, it is consist of a measure of grain for every member of the household (or its equivalent in value) it is given directly to the poor.
 
624 A.D / 2nd Hijri:
Zakat was made mandatory on Muslims. Term “Zakat” is taken to mean “purification” from the verb“Zaka” which signifies “to thrive”, “to be wholesome” and “to be pure”. The giving up of a portion of the wealth one may possess, in excess of what is needed for sustenance, to “purify” or legitimize what one retains. It is one of the five pillars of Islam and is in effect a tax on one’s possession. It may be paid directly to the poor as alms.     
 
624 A.D / 2nd Hijri:
Hazrat Mohemmed (saww) tied the knot of his beloved daughter Sayyida Fatima (RA) with his cousin Sayyidna Ali (RA).
 
624 A.D / 2nd Hijri:
Battle of Bnu Qaynuqa took place.
 
624 A.D / 2nd Hijri:
Battle of Sawweq took place.
 
624 A.D / 2nd Hijri:
Battle of Ghatafan took place.
 
624 A.D / 2nd Hijri:
Battle of Behrain took place.
 
625 A.D / 3rd Hijri:
Hazrat Mohemmed (saww) married Sayyida Hafsah (RA) the 21 year-old daughter of Sayyidna Umar (RA). She was the widow of Hazrat Khunays (RA), who had martyred in a battle. 

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