Chapter One

The Chapter Concerning dawah Towards Allaah and His Rasool@%$% Love for dawah and Preoccupation With it ......................... .. ...................................................................... 69 The Concern of Rasulullaah k%B for Manking to Accept lmaam ............................................................... Rasulullaah k%B Preaches to his People at the Time When his Uncle Abu Taalib is about to Leave the Wordl . 70 Rasulullaah Presents the Kalimah to his Uncle Abu Taalib ............................................................... Rasulullaah @& refuses to Forsake Calling people to Allaah ....................................................................... 73 Rasulullaah @&'s Resolve to Fight for the Duty that Allaah Sent him with .............................................. 78 Rasulullaah @?% Commands Hadhrat Ali S G W j to First call People towards lslaam During the Battle of Khaybar ................................................................................................................................................ 79 The Outstanding Perseverance of/~asulullaah k%B when Inviting Hakam bin Kaysaan to lslaam ............... 80 Wahshi bin Harb Accepts lslaam ...................................... ............................................................................ 80 Hadith of Tameem Daari Concerning the Spreading of lslaam ................... .. ............................................ 82 Hadhrat Umar B W j l s Desire for the Renegades to Returd to lslaam .................................................... . ....................................................... Hadhrat Umar %3!3&5 Weeps over the Exeftion of a ~hristian'h~k '\ ' Rasulullaah m Preaches to Individuals .................................................................................................... 84 Rasulullaah Invites Hadhrat Abu Bakr %Xi%% to libam ..................................................................... 84 Rasulullaah Invites Hadhrat Urnar s.= to Islaam .......................................................................... Rasulullaah =.Invites Hadhrat Uthmaan ~ .

W j to Islaam ...................................................................... 86 Rasulullaah @?% Invites Hadhrat Ali bin Abi Taalib %I4LWj to lslaam ..................................................... Rasulullaah @?% Invites Hadhrat Amr bin Abasa Sl3&j to Islaam ........................................................ Rasulullaah invited Hadhrat Khaalid bin Sa'eed bin Al Aas S G W j to lslaam .................................. ..................................................................... Rasulullaah @?% Invites Hadhrat Dimaad %W$2j to lslaam Rasulullaah @@ lnvites Hadhrat Husayn %'lGWj to Islaam, who was the Father of Hadhrat lmraan bin ................................................................................................................................... Husayn mj Rasulullaah m Invites an Unnamed man to lslaam .............................................................................. 3 Rasulullaah Invites Hadhrat Mu'aawiya bin Haydah to lslaam .......................................................... f; THE LIVES OF THE SAhlABAH @%%!&3 (Vol-1) Rasulullaah @%!

Invites Hadhrat Adi bin Haatim %%%&j to Islaam ........................................................... 94 Rasulullaah @# Invites Dhi Jowshin Dhababi !&EB to lslaam ..................................... ....................... 97 ..................................................... Rasulullaah W Invites Hadhrat Basheer bin Khasaasiyyah to lslaam ............................................................................ Rasulullaah Invites an Unnamed Person to lslaam .., , ,,, . , . ............................ .............. Rasulullaah @%i$ Invites Hadhrat Abu Quhaafa kUwj to lslaam ....... ........................................ The dawah Rasulullaah @%!

Gave to Individuals who did not Accept lslaam .......................................................................................... Rasulullaah @@$ Invites Abu Jahal to Islaam ................................................ ..................... Rasulullaah @%i$ Invites Waleed bin Mughiera to lslaam .. The dawah Rasulullaah @@ Gave to Pairs ............................................................................................. .... ................... Rasulullaah @%!

Invites Hadhrat Abu Sufyaan BBW> and Hind BGm to lslaam .. qasulullaah @@ Invites Hadhrat Talha &Gm and Hadhrat Zubayr 3.W to lslaam ........................ 104 Rasulullaah @@$ Invites Hadhrat Ammaar @.G and Hadhrat Suhayb 3.w to lslaam ................... 104 Rasulullaah @%! lnvites Hadhrat Sa'd bin Zurarah ?&Ew and Dhakwaan bin Abd Qais B.!%% to Islaam 104 s ,- " ......................................................................................... The dawah Rasulullaah Gave to Groups ............................................ Leaders of the Quraysh Dispute the dawah Rasulullaah @% Gave them ................. Rasulullaah @@ invites Abil Haysim and some youths from the Banu Abdil Ash'hal to lslaam ........................................................................... The dawah Rasulullaah @?% gave to Large Gatherings ...............................

The dawah Rasulullaah @%i$ gave to Various Arab Tribes During the Hajj Season ............................................................................... Rasulullaah Invites the Banu Abs Tribe to lslaam .............................................................................. 'Rasulullaah @@ Invites the Kindah Tribe to IslSm ............................................................................ Rasulullaah @?@ Invites the Banu Ka'b Tribe to lslaam Rasulullaah @?@ Invites the Bani Kalb to lslaam ....................... ... ..................................................... 114 ................... .................................................. Rasulullaah @@ Invites the Bani Haneefah to lslaam ...

Rasulullaah @@$ Invites the Banu Bakr to lslaam ................... ..................... ................................................ 114 Rasulullaah @?% Invites Various Tribes to lslaam at Mina ...................................................................... .................... ................................................ Rasulullaah @?% Invites a Large Group to lslaam at Mina .. ........................................................................... Rasulullaah @?% Invites the Banu Shaybaan to lslaam Rasulullaah @% Invites the Aws and Khazraj Tribes to lslaam ........................ ............... ..................... ....................................................................... The dawah that Rasulullaah @@ gave in the Marketplaces Rasulullaah @% Invites His Close Relatives to Islaam ............................................................................ Rasulullaah @% Addresses Faatima and Safiyya ....................................................................

Rasulullaah @% Invites his Household and Other Relative for a meal to Call them towards Islam ............ 128 Rasulullaah @@ Coveys the dawah of lslaam while Travelling .................................................................. 130 Rasulullaah Gives dawah During the Hijrah ....................................................................................... 130 Rasulullaah @% Invites a Villager to lslaam while on a Journey ................................................................. 130 Rasulullaah @?% lnvites Burayda bin Khusayb and his Companions to lslaam during the Hijrah Journey .. 131 Rasulullaah @?% Travels by Foot to Convey the dawah of lslaam .......................................................... Rasulullaah %?@ Walks to Taa'if ............. .. ......................................................................................... 131 ................................ Inviting Towards lslaam on the Battlefield ..?x: ................................................. Rasulullaah @%i$ Never Fought anyone Until he had Invited them to Allaah ............................................. 132 Rasulullaah @%i$ Instructs the Commanders of Muslims Troops to Convey the Message of lslaam .......... 132 Rasulullaah @%i$ Commands Hadhrat Ali ?&.= Not to fight until he had lnvited the Enemy to lslaam . 133 Rasulullaah @% Commands Hadhrat Farwa Ghutayfi BL5Wj to Convey the dawah of Islaam ............ 134 Rasulullaah @% Instructs Hadhrat Khaalid bin Sa'eed B.W j to Convey the dawah when he was sent THE L I E S OF THE SAHABAH '@!%% (Vol-I) to Yemen .............................................................................................................................................. 134 . Rasulullaah w Frees Captives who had not been Invited to lslaam ...................................................

Rasulullaah w Dispatches Individuals to give dawah ........................................................................... 136 Rasulullaah @@ Sends Hadhrat Mus'ab bin Umayr B.G Wj to Madinah ................................................ 136 Rasulullaah @& Dispatches Hadhrat Abu Umaamah %'JGWj to his People the Baahilah tribe ............... 137 Rasulullaah @?8$ Sends a Person to the Banu Sa'd tribe .................... ................... ..................................... 138 Rasulullaah @% sends a Person to a Man who was Influential during the Period of Ignorance ................. 139 Rasulullaah @%% Dispatches Groups to Give dawah ..................... ... ................................................. Rsulullaah Sends Hadhrat Amr bin Al Aas i&%iWj to Banu Baliy to Encourage the people to Accept lslaam .......................................................................................................................................... Rasulullaah Dispatches Hadhrat Khaalid bin Waleed %'J.W j to Yemen ....................................... 141 Rasulullaah @% Dispatches Hadhrat Khaalid bin Waleed %.G to Najraan ................. The Letter Hadhrat Khaalid bin Waleed %'J.G Wj Sent to Rasulullaah rn ............................................... 141 The Letter that Rasulullaah @& sent in reply to Hadhrat Khaalid bin Waleed %Gw ............................ 142 Hadhrat Khaalid bin Waleed %Gw Returns to Rasulullaah k%d& with a Delegation of the Banu Haarith . 143 Rasulullaah @% Calls people towards Fulfilling the Faraa'idh of Islaam .................................................... 143 Rasulullaah @@Teaches Hadhrat Mu'aadh wW how to Call people towards the Faraa'idh of lslaam as he Leaves for Yemen .................................................................................................................... Rasulullaah @@ Calls Hadhrat Howshab Dhi Dhulaym %.E towards Fulfilling the Faraa'idh of lslaam 144 Rasulullaah @@ Calls the Abd Qais Delegation towards Fulfilling the Faraa'idh of lslaam ....................... 145 The Hadith of Hadhrat Alqama BGw Concerning the Reality of Imaan, Giving dawah towards lmaan . and the Faraa'idh ................................................................................................................................. 145 The Letter Rasulullaah @% sent to Najaashi the King of Abyssinia ...................................................

The Letter of Reply that Najaashi sent to Rasulullaah @& ................................................................... The Letter Rasulullaah @@ sent to Heraclius the Emperor of Rome ......................................................... 149 Hadhrat Abu Sufyaan WGm and Heraclius .............................................................................................. 153 The Letter Rasulullaah @$% sent to Kisra the Emperor of Persia ............................................................... The Letter Rasulullaah sent to Maqoqis the King of Alexandria ........................................................ The Letter that Rasululiaah @%$ sent to the People of Najraan .................................................................. 160 The Letter Rasulullaah @%% Sent to the Bakr bi Waa'il Tribe .................................................................... 165 The Letter Rasulullaah @@ Sent to the Banu Jud \ ama Tribe ............... .. ......................................... 165 Incidents About the Character and Actions of Rasulullaah @% that Inspired People to Accept lslaam .... 166 The Conversion to lslaam of Hadhrat Zaid bin Su'na WM who had been a Jewish Rabbi ..................... 166 The Incident of the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah ................... .., .............................................................................. 168 The Quraysh Prevent Rasulullaah k%% from Visiting the Kabah ................................................................. 168 Budayl's Meeting With Rasulullaah @?8! ................................................................................................. Unva bin Mas'ood's Meeting with Rasulullaah Ei% ....................................................................................

A man from the Kinaana Tribe Meets with Rasulullaah @$% ................ .. ................................................. 170 Suhayl bin Amr's Meeting with Rasulullaah @% and the Clauses of the treaty .......................................... 171 The incident of Abu Jandal 33Gm .............................................................................................................. 172 The Incident of Hadhrat Abu Baseer ?B5w and the Two Men who were sent after him ........................... 174 Hadhrat Abu Jandal Ww Joins up with Hadhrat Abu Baseer 3.W and they attack the Caravans of the Quraysh ........................................................................................................................................... 174 Rasulullaah @@ Sends Hadhrat Uthmaan 3Gw to Makkah after Setting up Camp in Hudaybiyyah .... 175 THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @g$!!&$ (Vol-I) The Words of Hadhrat Umar 3.-j Concerning the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah ............................................. 176 The Words of Hadhrat Abu Bakr %.G Concerning the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah ..................................... 177 .................................................. .................... Hadhrat Amr bin Al Aas 3.W j Accepts lslaam ...... .... ............................ ....................... Hadhrat Khaalid bin Waleed ?3$GWj Accepted lslaam ... ... The Conquest of Makkah ................................................................................................................................ .......................................................... Rasulullaah m Leaves Madinah and Camps at Marruz Zahraan .........................

The Leaders of the Quraysh Spy on the Muslims .................................................. Hadhrat Abbaas kmWj Encourages the Quraysh to Appeal for Amnesty ........................................ The Incident of Abu Sufyaan with Hadhrat Abbaas and Hadhrat Umar @.E ............... Abu Sufyaan Testifies to the Perfect Nature of Rasulullaah and Enters the Fold of lslaam Those to Whom Rasulullaah @@ ~ r a n t e i ~ m n e s t ~ on the Day the Muslims Conquered Makkah ........... 185 ............................................................................. The Manner in which Rasulullaah 6%!

Entered Makkah Suhayl bin Amr Accepts lslaam and Testifies to the Noble Character of Rasulullaah W ......................... 193 Rasulullaah W s Speech to the People of Makkah on the day Makkah was Conquered .......................... 193 ............................................................................................... Hadhrat lkrama bin Abi Jahal Accepts lslaam .................................................. Hadhrat lkrama 3.G Wj is Granted Amnesty on the Request of his Wife ..................... Hadhrat lkrama Accepts lslaam and Testifies to the Perfect Excellence of Rasulullaah E$@ ..................................................... The dawah that Rasulullaah gave to Hadhrat lkrama ~ E & j ............................................................................

Hadhrat lkrama 3.1Z% strives in Jihaad and is martyred ..I .,,. . , , Hadhrat Safwaan bin Umayyah 3.k &j Accepts lslaam ................... .... ............................................. 197 Hadhrat Safwaan bin Umayyah 3.w is Granted Amnesty at the request of Hadhrat Umayr bin ............................................................................................................ ......................... W a h a b B . W j .. Rasulullaah @?& sends his Turban to Hadhrat Safwaan bin Umayyah 3.G Wj to Confirm his Amnesty .. 198 Hadhrat Safwaan SGWj Marches with Rasulullaah Against the Hawaazin Tribe and Accepts lslaam 199 Hadhrat Huwaytib bin Abdil Uzza !ZIGm Accepts lslaam .................... .. .............................................. 200 Hadhrat Abu Dharr 3.G invites Hadhrat Huwaytib bin Abdil Uzza %Em to lslaam and he Accepts .. 200 Hadhrat Haarith bin Hishaam WS&j Accepts lslaam ...................................... ......................................... 201 Hadhrat Nudhayr bin Haarith 3 G w Accepts lslaam ..................... .. ...................................................... 202 The Banu Thaqeef tribe of Taa'if Accept lslaam ............................................................................................. 203 ...... Rasulullaah Leaves the Thaqeef Tribe and Hadhrat Ulwa bin Mas'ood 9Wj Accepts Islaam Hadhrat Urwa bin Mas'ood %G@% Invites his people to lslaam and is Martyred ........................ .. .......... 203 The Thaqeef Tribe Sends Abd Yaaleel bin Amr With a Delegation to Rasulullaah ,Who is Informed of theie Arrival .......................................................................................................................................... 204 The dawah that The Sahabah 'E.w Gave to Individuals ........................................................................ 205 Hadhrat Abu Bakr ~ .

W j Gives dawah to Individuals .............................................................................. The dawah that Hadhrat Umar bin Khattaab !Zl. G Gave ......................................................................... 206 The dawah that Hadhrat Mus'ab bin Umayr !Zl. G Wj Gave .......................................................................... 207 The dawah that Hadhrat Mus'ab bin Umayr %G%j gave to Hadhrat Usayd bin Hudhayr ?iCJ3% who Accepts lslaam ........................................................................................................................................ 207 Hadhrat Mus'ab w%j Gives dawah to Hadhrat Sa'd bin Mu'aadh t ........................... .. ...................... 208 Hadhrat Sa'd bin Mu'aadh Gives dawah to the Banu Abdil Ash'hal Tribe ..................................... 209 Hadhrat Tulayb bin Umayr ?;il. W Gives dawah to his Mother Arwa bint Abdil Muttalib ........................... 210 Hadhrat Umayr bin Wahab Jumhi W3.W gives dawah and His Acceptance of lslaam ........................... 211 Umayr bin Wahab and Safwaan bin Umayyah ............................................................................................... 211 THE LIVES OF THE SANABAH '@g@!@f (Vol-1) ....

Umayr bin Wahab With Rasulullaah '8&% .......................... ....... ............................................................ Umayr bin Wahab Accepts lslaam and Gives dawah to the People of Makkah ............. .. ................. \ ................................ A Large Number of People Accept lslaam at the Hands of Hadhrat Umayr .............. The Comment of Hadhrat Umar s. G$&j Concerning the Conversion of Hadhrat Umayr B.@&% .................................

Hadhrat Abu Hurayra ~ Wj Gives dawah to his Mother and She Accepts lslaam Hadhrat Ummu Sulaym Gives dawah ......................................................................................................... 215 The dawah that The Sahabah @@Wj Gave to Various Tribes and Arabs ........................................... ....................................... The dawah Hadhrat Dimaam bin Tha'laba Gave to the Banu Sa'd bin Bakr Tribe The Banu Sa'd Accept lslaam and the Statement of Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas 3 . E 4% Concerning ...... ....................................................................................................................... Hadhrat Dimaam aZ&g!ej Hadh;at ~ m r bin Murrah Juhani %.& j' Gives dawah to his People .......................................................... 217 The Dream Hadhrat Amr bin Murrah &l!L?&> had About the Risaalat of Rasulullaah @$% ........................ 217 Hadhrat Amr bin Murrah ~.@@!% > Meets Rasulullaah a and Accepts lslaam .................... .. ............. 217 Rasulullaah Sends Hadhrat Amr bin Murrah !9E.h35 to Give dawah to his People and Advises Him . 218 Hadhrat Amr bin Murrah ?%3G Comes to Rasulullaah @@ with Those from his Tribe who Accepted lslaam and Raswlullaah has a Letter Written for them ........................................................... Hadhrat Urwa bin Mas'ood !3lB@j gives dawah to the Thaqeef Tribe ....................................................... 219 ...........

Hadhrat Urwa bin ~as'bod W* Accepts Islaam, Gives dawah to his People and they Kill him ............. Hadhrat Urwa bin Mas'ood !&%$%j Becomes Happy with his Martyrdom and Advises his People Hadhrat Tufayl bin Amr Dowsi =Wj Gives dawah to his People ............................................... ......................... Hadhrat Tufayl bin Amr %$Z+X&j Arrives in Makkah and His Experience with the Quraysh .. ,,,, . _ . Hadhrat ~ufayl bin Amr kbg!ej Accepts lslaam .......................... .. ...................................................j, . 221 Hadhrat Tufayl 3 B w Returns to his People to Invite them to lslaam and Allaah Assists him by Granting him a Sign ....................................... .............................................. ................................................ 222 .................................. Hadhrat Tufayl ~ W j invites his Father and Wife to lslaam and they Both Accept Rasulullaah @% Makes dua for the Dows Tribe After Which They A~cept~lslaam and Come to Rasulullaah @@ Along with Hadhrat Tufayl B.W 3 ............................................................................................ 222 The Sahabah P@G&!2j Dispatch Individuals and Groups to Give dawah .................... ... .............. 224 Hadhrat Hishaam bir!

Al Aas EM and others are sent to Heraclius ........................................................ 224 The Sahabah @.G 5 send Letters to Invite Towards Allaah and lslaam ............................................ 224 Hadhrat Ziyaad bin Haarith Sudaa'ee Sends a Letter to his People .............................................................. 224 ................................ Hadhrat Bujayr bin Zuhayr bin Abi Sulma !2@%% Writes a Letter to his Brother Ka'b Hadhrat Khaalid bin Waleed ~.Wi% Writes to the People of Persia ........................................................ Hadhrat Khaalid bin Waleed ~~j Writes to the People of Madaa'in ..................................................... .I _,I . ., Hadhrat Kaalid bin Waleed S b i Write to Humuz ..................................................................................... 228 The Sahabah .lf.sm Give dawah in the Battlefield During the Time of Rasulullaah @% ...................... 230 The dawah that Hadhrat Haarith bin Muslim Tatyeemi ?&'W&j Gave ......................................................... 230 The dawah that Hadhrat Kab'b bin Umayr Ghifaari BWj Gave ............................................................... 231 Ibn Abil Awjaa b ! Z j Gives dawah ...................................................................................................... The Sahabah ~ .

W 2 Give dawah in the Battlefield During the Time of Hadhrat Abu Bakr S%w who Advised his Commanders to do so ............................................................................................................ Hadhrat Abu Bakr %Bm Instructs his Commanders to give dawah When he Dispatched Armies to Shaam . 231 Hadhrat Abu Bakr 4 ? 3 l 3 s Instructions to ~abhrat Khaalid bin Waleed B.w when he Sent him to ............................................................................................................................. Fight the ~urtaddeen 10 THE LIVES OF THE SANABAH @.g w> (Vol-1) Hadhrat Khaalid bin Waleed !3Bw Gives dawah to the people of Heera .......................................... 233 Hadhrat Khaalid bin Waleed !iQw invited the Roman Commander Jarja to lslaam and he Accepts ....... 234 Hadhrat Khaalid %.G w. No ................................. .. .................................................................................... 234 Jarja: Then why are you called the sword of Allaah ('Sayfullaah')? .............................................................. Jarja: What about those who do not accept this? ........................... .. ......................................................... 234 The Sahabah &3.G Give dawah in the Battlefield During the Time of Hadhrat Umar 3.W who Advised his Commanders to do so ......................................................................................................... 236 Hadhrat Umar %WEj Writes to Hadhrat Sa'd ?&3Wj to Invite People to lslaam for Three Days ............ 236 Hadhrat Salmaan Faarsi Ww Invites People to lslaam for Three Days at Qasrul Abyadh ..................... 236 Hadhrat Nu'maan bin Muqarrin 9.G and his Companions give dawah to Rustam During the Battle of 'P Qaadisiyyah .......................................................................................................................................... ................................................................

Hadhrat Mughiera bin Shu'ba W5iW gives dawah to Rustam Hadhrat Rib'ee bin Aamir @GWi Invites Rustam to lslaam .................... .. ......................................... Hadhrat Hudhayfa bin Mihsin ?Z&3BG5 and Hadhrat Mughiera bin Shu'ba 9.- present the dawah to Rustam on the Second and Third Days ................................................................................................... 239 Hadhrat Sa'd 3GWj Sends a group of Sahabah @W to give dawah to the Persian Leader Before Engaging in Battle .................................................................................................................................. 240 Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mu'tam wm Gives dawah to the Banu Taghlib Tribe and others During the Battle for Tikrit ....................................................................................................................................... Hadhrat Amr bin Al Aas BW4& Gives dawah During the Battle for Egypt ................................................ 245 The Sahabah &3!%% Give dawah During a Battle under the Leadership of Hadhrat Salama bin Qais .1, .., 1. ,., Ash'ja'ee %WJ .................................................................................................................................... Hadhrat Abu Moosa Ash'ari 3W4&j Gives dawah to the People of lsfahan before Engaging Ulem in Battle 248 Incidents About the Character and Actions of the Sahabah WGWj that Inspired People to Accept lslaam .. 248 Hadhrat Abu Dardaa %31;irM2? Accepts lslaam and the Role that Hadhrat Abdullaah bin ~ a h a a h a S.G5W Played In this ............................................................................................................................................ 250 The Letter that Hadhrat Umar %S&!% Wrote to Hadhrat Amr bin Al Aas !&@% Concerning Jizya and Prisoners of War ........................... .. ................................................................................................... 251 What Happened the Sahabah W.w did during the Conquest of Alexandria ......................... .. ......... 252 The Incident of Hadhrat Ali S a w s Armour and his Interaction with a Christian who then Accepted lslaam 252