Browsing: Life of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
Part 14 – The Prophet’s Public Call and Quraysh Opposition
How the Prophet Muhammad’s public preaching challenged Makkan beliefs and power, why Quraysh responses varied, and how the earliest sources describe the pressure on early Muslims.
Part 13 – Persecution and torture of the early companions
What the Quran and authenticated reports establish about persecution of early Muslims in Makkah, coercion, endurance and the limits of later stories.
Part 12 – The Public Invitation and Quraysh’s Response
How the Prophet Muhammad’s public call in Makkah developed, how Quraysh responded, and why the strongest sources avoid caricaturing either side.
Part 8 – The Public Call at Safa and Early Opposition
How the Prophet Muhammad moved from close-circle teaching to public proclamation at Safa, and why opposition should be described through named actors rather than broad stereotypes.
Part 6 – The First Revelation in the Cave of Hira
A source-based account of Prophet Muhammad’s first revelation, Khadijah’s support and Waraqah ibn Nawfal’s response, with careful separation of the earliest report from later embellishment.
Part 5 – Traditions of the Pre-Islamic Arab World
A careful introduction to religion, trade, tribal organization and social life in pre-Islamic Arabia, separating Quranic evidence from later generalizations.
Part 4 – Hanifs: Monotheism in Pre-Islamic Arabia
What the Quran means by hanif, what authenticated reports say about Zayd ibn Amr and why later stories about pre-Islamic monotheists require caution.
Part 3 – Prophet Muhammad’s Marriage to Khadijah: Partnership, Sources and Context
A source-aware account of Prophet Muhammad’s marriage to Khadijah, their commercial and family context, her response to the first revelation, and common historical questions.
Part 2 – Shepherding as a Metaphor for Prophethood
Editorial note: This article distinguishes an authenticated report from later interpretation. The report that Prophet Muhammad worked as a shepherd…
Part 1 – Jahiliyyah: Understanding Pre-Islamic Arabia
A balanced introduction to pre-Islamic Arabia, explaining the Quranic idea of jahiliyyah without portraying every Arab or neighbouring religious community as ignorant or morally identical.