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Clear filter...the care of his grandfather Abd al-Muttalib, the chief of Quraysh and custodian of the Ka'bah.
...in Mecca at the age of about 82. He had been the chief of Quraysh, guardian of Zamzam, and custodian of the Ka'bah. On his ...
A series of battles broke out between the Quraysh alliance (Kinana) and the Qays Aylan tribes during the sa...
After the War of Fijar, several Qurayshi clans formed a pact at the house of Abdullah ibn Jud'an ...
...dijah bint Khuwaylid, a wealthy and respected merchant of Quraysh who was about 40 years old. She had been impressed by his...
... was about 35, the Ka'bah was damaged by flooding and the Quraysh rebuilt it. A dispute arose over which clan would have th...
...uently recited passage in Islam, required in every unit of prayer. It encapsulates the essence of the Quran: praise of Alla...
...f Islamic learning where the Prophet recited Quran, taught prayers, and strengthened the faith of early Muslims. Many notab...
... (26:214). He ascended Mount Safa and called the clans of Quraysh by name, asking if they would believe him if he warned of...
The Quraysh intensified their persecution of Muslims, especially thos...
... of the Daws tribe of southern Arabia, came to Mecca. The Quraysh warned him against listening to Muhammad, and he stuffed ...
...l-Muttalib, the Prophet's uncle and a renowned warrior of Quraysh, accepted Islam in the sixth year of prophethood. He was ...
...he Prophet exclaimed 'Allahu Akbar' and the Muslims openly prayed at the Ka'bah for the first time.
...in the second wave, led by Ja'far ibn Abi Talib. When the Quraysh sent Amr ibn al-As to demand the Negus return the refugee...
The Quraysh imposed a total social and economic boycott on Banu Hashi...
...gh he did not accept Islam, had shielded the Prophet from Quraysh's worst violence. Their deaths left the Prophet without h...
...em (al-Isra) on al-Buraq. There he led all the prophets in prayer. He then ascended through the seven heavens (al-Mi'raj), ...
As Muslims began migrating to Medina, the Quraysh convened at Dar al-Nadwah to decide the Prophet's fate. A...
...hey hid in Cave Thawr south of Mecca for three days while Quraysh searched for them. Abu Bakr's daughter Asma brought food,...
...s from the first day' (9:108). The Prophet later said that praying two rak'ahs in Masjid Quba equals the reward of an Umrah...
...in the valley of Ranuna and led the first Jumu'ah (Friday) prayer. About one hundred Muslims participated in this historic ...
... community, Jewish tribes (Banu Qaynuqa, Banu Nadir, Banu Qurayza), and pagan Arabs of Medina. It declared all signatories ...
The Muslims discussed how to call people to prayer, considering bells (Christian) and horns (Jewish) before ...
For about 16 or 17 months after the Hijrah, Muslims prayed facing Jerusalem (Bayt al-Maqdis). The Prophet ﷺ yearned ...
...eriod in Medina. It addresses a wide range of legislation: prayer, fasting, Hajj, marriage, divorce, commerce, inheritance,...
...ary encounter between 313 Muslims and approximately 1,000 Qurayshi fighters at the wells of Badr. Despite being outnumbered...
...ulthum in marriage to Uthman, earning him the title 'Dhun-Nurayn' (Possessor of Two Lights) for marrying two daughters of t...
...ise.' He would carry al-Hasan on his shoulders even during prayers.
The Quraysh returned with 3,000 fighters led by Abu Sufyan to avenge ...
...as greater (2:219). Then Muslims were told not to approach prayer while intoxicated (4:43). Finally, the decisive prohibiti...
...f al-Harith ibn Abi Dirar. The Muslims struck first at al-Muraysi', a watering place, routing the tribe quickly with minima...
...et convert, sowed distrust between the coalition and Banu Qurayza. A fierce storm finally scattered the confederate camp, a...
...he Battle of the Trench, the Prophet marched against Banu Qurayza, who had broken their treaty by conspiring with the Confe...
... wound he received during the Battle of the Trench. He had prayed to Allah not to die until the matter of Banu Qurayza was ...
...h in ihram, with no intention of war. At Hudaybiyyah, the Quraysh blocked their path. After negotiations, a ten-year peace ...
...ing the Hudaybiyyah negotiations, a rumor spread that the Quraysh had killed the Muslim envoy Uthman ibn Affan. The Prophet...
...Umrah they had been prevented from the previous year. The Quraysh evacuated to the surrounding hills and watched as the Mus...
...fullah' (The Sword of Allah). His conversion deprived the Quraysh of their finest military strategist and gave the Muslims ...
Banu Bakr, allies of the Quraysh, attacked Banu Khuza'ah, allies of the Muslims, killing s...
...panions asked him to curse the people of Ta'if. He instead prayed: 'O Allah, guide Thaqif and bring them to Islam.' Within ...
...yn at Ji'ranah. He gave generously to the newly converted Quraysh chiefs (mu'allafat al-qulub, those whose hearts were bein...
...ad allied with the Byzantines. They invited the Prophet to pray in it, but Allah revealed: 'And those who took a mosque for...
...h the Prophet refused. They also asked to be exempted from prayer, but the Prophet said: 'There is no good in a religion th...
...his companions: 'A righteous man has died today. Stand and pray for your brother Ashamah.' He led the funeral prayer (salat...
...for the death or birth of anyone.' He then led the eclipse prayer.
... could feel the heat through a cloth. He continued to lead prayers when able, and when too weak, appointed Abu Bakr to lead...
Abd al-Muttalib, the Prophet's grandfather and chief of Quraysh, was inspired through a dream to dig at a specific spot i...
...bdullah was the youngest son of Abd al-Muttalib, chief of Quraysh, and had narrowly escaped being sacrificed by his father ...
...Umar guaranteeing their safety and property. He refused to pray in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, fearing future Muslims...
...ty. Ali was assassinated by the Kharijite Ibn Muljam while praying Fajr in Kufa's mosque.
... sacred texts freely accessible worldwide. Mobile apps for prayer times, Quran recitation, and Islamic education reached bi...
... the Kharijite Abd ar-Rahman ibn Muljam while leading Fajr prayer at the mosque of Kufa. He died two days later. His assass...
...ctural standard for mosques with its monumental courtyard, prayer hall, and minarets.
...ck. It became the third holiest mosque in Islam, where one prayer equals 500 prayers elsewhere according to hadith. Al-Aqsa...
Abu Rayhan al-Biruni completed his Kitab al-Hind (The Book of India...
...i mystics were among the first to use coffee for nighttime prayers.
...Muhammad, established the two great trade caravans of the Quraysh referenced in Surah Quraysh: the winter journey to Yemen ...
...phet's father and Abd al-Muttalib's most beloved son. The Quraysh intervened, urging him to find an alternative. A wise wom...
...s. Al-Zubayr ibn Abd al-Muttalib rallied several clans of Quraysh, including Banu Hashim, Banu al-Muttalib, Banu Asad, Banu...
...dijah bint Khuwaylid, a wealthy and respected merchant of Quraysh, hired the young Muhammad to lead her trade caravan to Sy...
...ld at the time. When he came upon the Prophet and Khadijah praying together, he asked what they were doing. The Prophet inv...
... the Prophet's closest friend and a respected merchant of Quraysh from Banu Taym, accepted Islam immediately upon hearing t...
...rst Ruqayyah and then Umm Kulthum, earning the title Dhun-Nurayn (Possessor of Two Lights). He became the third Rightly Gui...
.... His clansman Nawfal ibn Khuwaylid, known as the lion of Quraysh, tied Talhah and Abu Bakr together with a rope and tortur...
...t later appointed Bilal as the first mu'adhdhin (caller to prayer) in Islam, his powerful voice calling the believers to wo...
...ar were subjected to severe torture by Abu Jahl and other Quraysh leaders. They were taken out to the scorching desert at m...
...rophet ascended Mount Safa and called out to the clans of Quraysh, warning them of severe punishment if they did not worshi...
...k to force him to renounce his faith, but he refused. The Quraysh would drag him over burning coals until the fat of his ba...
As the Prophet's message gained followers, the Quraysh leaders sent multiple delegations to Abu Talib demanding ...
Utbah ibn Rabi'ah, one of the Quraysh chiefs, approached the Prophet with a series of offers me...
When the Quraysh failed to stop the Prophet through persuasion and threats...
... at Nakhla (a valley between Mecca and Ta'if), he stood in prayer during the night reciting the Quran. A group of jinn pass...
...am); neighbors had the same rights as one's own self; the Quraysh and their allies were excluded from protection; and eithe...
...ain from hostility against the Muslims and not to aid the Quraysh. Banu Qaynuqa controlled the main marketplace of Medina a...
...ternal attack. They were also required not to support the Quraysh against the Muslims. Their chief, Huyayy ibn Akhtab, was ...
Banu Qurayza, the third major Jewish tribe of Medina, entered into a t...
...d al-Muttalib with thirty Muhajirun riders to intercept a Quraysh caravan led by Abu Jahl near the coast of the Red Sea at ...
...r Rabiigh on the route to Mecca. They encountered a large Quraysh force of two hundred men led by Abu Sufyan ibn Harb (or I...
...akhla, between Mecca and Ta'if, to gather intelligence on Quraysh activities. He gave Abdullah a sealed letter with instruc...
...Muslim victory at Badr, he traveled to Mecca to mourn the Quraysh dead and compose inciting poetry urging them to take reve...
... the treacherous tribes for thirty consecutive days in his prayer (qunut al-nazilah). This was one of the greatest losses t...
...ing place belonging to the Hudhayl tribe, the delegation betrayed them and summoned a hundred archers from Banu Lihyan. The...
...ndsomely. The expedition was a psychological victory: the Quraysh's failure to show up demonstrated their weakening resolve...
...ively marched with his army to their watering place at al-Muraysi. The Muslims launched a swift attack, routing Banu Mustal...
...adir went to the fortress of Ka'b ibn Asad, chief of Banu Qurayza, to convince him to break the treaty with the Prophet. Ka...
...e enemy, for war is deception.' Nu'aym went first to Banu Qurayza, with whom he had a pre-Islamic friendship, and warned th...
...w, the Prophet marched directly to the fortresses of Banu Qurayza, who had committed treason during the siege. The Prophet ...
...reacherous role in the al-Raji' incident, where they had betrayed and killed Muslim teachers. The Prophet kept his destinat...
...and no battle took place. During this expedition, the fear prayer (salat al-khawf) was first performed: the army split into...
After the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah secured peace with the Quraysh, the Prophet focused on consolidating Muslim power by sen...
...d, the Prophet informed his companions and led the funeral prayer in absentia (salat al-gha'ib) for him in Medina, saying: ...
...atib ibn Abi Balta'ah to deliver a letter to al-Muqawqis (Jurayj ibn Mina), the Coptic ruler of Egypt. The letter invited h...
...and men, Abu Sufyan ibn Harb, the long-time leader of the Quraysh opposition, ventured out to gather intelligence. He was c...
...n made of aloe wood inside and broke it with his hands. He prayed two rak'ahs inside the Ka'bah. Bilal then ascended to the...
After the conquest, the Prophet gathered the Quraysh at the Ka'bah and asked: 'O people of Quraysh, what do yo...
...drew. Companions asked him to curse Thaqif, but instead he prayed: 'O Allah, guide Thaqif and bring them to Islam.' Within ...
After the Quraysh violated the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah by supporting their al...
...years (then two, then one, then one month), exemption from prayer, and permission to keep their interest-based transactions...
...f Dhul-Hijjah (Yawm al-Tarwiyah), he proceeded to Mina and prayed the shortened prayers. On the 9th, he went to Arafat, com...
... severe headache and fever. He initially continued leading prayers and visiting his wives' apartments in rotation, but the ...
...lness made it difficult for him to lead the congregational prayers, he instructed: 'Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in pra...
...in of Aisha's apartment and looked out at the congregation praying Fajr behind Abu Bakr. The companions saw his face, radia...
...rguing that the Arabs would only accept a leader from the Quraysh, the Prophet's own tribe. He proposed either Umar or Abu ...
...is last in Aisha's apartment. Muslims entered in groups to pray over him individually, without a single imam leading. He wa...
...d but Allah, and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah!' The Quraysh beat him severely until Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib interve...
Suhayl ibn Amr of the Quraysh was one of the most eloquent orators and staunchest oppon...
...Hafsah was known for her learning, devotion to fasting and prayer, and her literacy. After the Prophet's death, the master ...
...ildren. The Prophet replied: 'As for your jealousy, I will pray to Allah to remove it. As for your age, I am older than you...
...for the death or birth of anyone. When you see an eclipse, pray and supplicate to Allah.' This incident demonstrated the Pr...
...etween his shoulders.' Salman traveled to Arabia but was betrayed and sold into slavery to a Jewish man in Medina. When the...
...ophet called the believers to march out in pursuit of the Quraysh. He specifically ordered that only those who had fought a...
... by the treaty terms (which appeared to heavily favor the Quraysh) that not a single person moved to obey. The Prophet repe...
...nary devotional routine. He would stand in voluntary night prayer (tahajjud) for so long that his feet would swell. Aisha o...
...randsons al-Hasan and al-Husayn, sometimes even during the prayer, setting them down and continuing. Al-Aqra' ibn Habis saw...
...ed ruqyah (spiritual healing). When he came to Mecca, the Quraysh told him that Muhammad was possessed (majnun) and suggest...
...our women, ourselves and yourselves, then let us earnestly pray and invoke the curse of Allah upon the liars' (Al Imran 3:6...
..., entered the mosque, and led all the previous prophets in prayer, establishing the spiritual centrality of both Mecca and ...