Browsing: Life of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
Part 40 – The Battle of Uhud: Course and Turning Point
A clear narrative of the Battle of Uhud, including its background, the archers’ position, the reversal in the fighting and the immediate human cost.
Part 39 – Between Badr and Uhud: A Community Under Pressure
A clear chronological bridge between Badr and Uhud, covering political tension, changing alliances and the limits of later expedition narratives.
Part 38 – Madinah’s Jewish Communities and Early Political Tensions
A neutral introduction to Madinah’s Jewish communities, the city’s agreements and the political tensions that developed after Badr.
Part 37 – Badr’s teachings and influence
What the Quran and authenticated reports say about Badr’s aftermath: victory, consultation, captives, spoils, covenants and moral responsibility.
Part 36 – Badr: Umayya ibn Khalaf and the Human Cost of Conflict
A source-aware account of Umayya ibn Khalaf at Badr, examining Bilal’s response, Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf’s protection attempt and the conflict’s human cost.
Part 35 – On the battlefield of Badr
A sourced account of the Battle of Badr’s setting, unequal forces, prayer, fighting and aftermath without invented dialogue or triumphalist language.
Part 34 – On the Eve of the Battle of Badr
Why the encounter at Badr became unavoidable, how the Muslim community prepared, and what the earliest sources reveal about consultation, fear and restraint.
Part 33 – Background and Preparations for the Battle of Badr (1)
The topic of discussion in today’s episode is the Battle of Badr. This war was a war that changed history.…
Part 32 – Permission to Fight and the Ethics of Armed Conflict
How the early Muslim community moved from persecution to permission for armed defence, and the Quranic limits that must accompany any discussion of jihad.
Part 31 – Days in Medina
A sourced look at the first years after the Hijra: arrival, illness, homesickness, community building and the first child born among the emigrants in Madinah.