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Prophet Muhammad
Muhammad was the founder of the Islam religion. Considered by Muslims to be a messenger of God, Muhammad was born in 570 and his revelations from God make up the verses of the Qu'ran, the sacred text at the center of Islam. Muhammad died in 632 at the age of 62. Ask questions here about his life and his founding of one of the world's major religions.
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What happened to Muhammad in the glory field?
In the book "Muhammad Ali: The People's Champion" by Walter Dean Myers, Muhammad Ali falls ill after the fight and is taken to the hospital. His illness is a result of his refusal to serve in the Vietnam War and is a turning point in his life that leads to his spiritual transformation.
What happened on the night of Muhammad's Night Journey?
=== === Muhammad's journey to Median marks the beginning of a new stage in his call for the abandonment of the worship of idols and his quest for the true belief in God. When he found that he could not carry his message in Mecca because of the strong resistance from the chiefs of the tribes and in the fear that his followers will be prosecuted, he asked his followers to migrate to Medina before him and he would follow them later. In 622, he and his closest friend, Abu Baker, left Mecca to Medina, a journey that witnessed many miracles. Mecca's successful trade due to Idolatry of the Kabba Stone, had become materialistic. Muhammad received his first revelation from God in 620 in a cave outside of town. This first revelation took him on a journey, in one night with the Angel Gabriel, to the farthest place of Worship,(Mecca), and a second one to Heaven and Hell which included conversations with earlier prophets and Jesus. The angel Gabriel commanded him to recite verses that his followers put together verse by verse as he revealed them that were put into the Qur'an. He called himself a prophet and messenger from God. This Monotheism threatened the prosperity of the leaders and merchants in town if it were to spread, so Muhammad and his few followers were boycotted and treated very harshly. An invitation from the warring tribes of Medina leads him and his followers to migrate to Medina in 622 where his wisdom was sought in mediation between the tribes. This migration to Medina became known as the Hijra, the beginning of the Islamic calender. He did bring them together for a while. In Medina, he builds the first Muslim community that increases in the number of believers that there is only one God, and that "Islam"-surrender to God-- is the only true religion. From their stronghold in Medina, he and his followers eventually won the battle of Badr. In 630, the Muslims captured Mecca and Muhammad made his last pilgrimage to Mecca in 632 where he fell ill and died.
What is the mood of the poem School Over by Muhammad Haji Salleh?
The mood of the poem "School Over" by Muhammad Haji Salleh is nostalgic and reflective. It portrays the bittersweet emotions associated with leaving school and the memories created during that time. The poem evokes a sense of longing for the past and the innocence of youth.
Muhammad Iqbal poetry on hard working in urdu?
One of Muhammad Iqbal's famous couplets emphasizing hard work in Urdu is:
"Khudi ko kar buland itna, ke har taqder se pehle Khuda bande se khud puche, bata teri raza kya hai."
Translation: "Elevate the self to such a level, that before every decree God himself asks the individual, tell me what is your wish."
It is in Bazaaz, Haakim, Ibn Saad, Ibn Mani, Baihiqi, Tibraani and Mujim Ausat on the authority of Hazrat Abdullah ibn Masood (radi Allahu anhu) that the Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) said, After giving me ghusl and kaffan, leave me on the bier and go outside. Jibraeel (alaihis salaam) will first read Namaaz over me, followed by Mikaeel (alaihis salaam), followed by Israfeel (alaihis salaam), then The Angel of death will pray over me with his entire army. You should them come to me in groups and read Durood and Salaam.
What book contains the collected teachings of the prophet Muhammad?
The folowing books are the most famous collectings of the sayings of Hazrat Muhammad SAW.:
1. Al-Sahih Al-Bokhari 2. Al Sahih Al-Muslim, 3. Mota Imam Malik, 4. Tirmazi Sharif, 5. Ibn-i-Maja
How did prophet Muhammad write the Qur'an?
Muhammad was the prophet and founder of Islam. Most of his early life was spent as a merchant. At age 40, he began to have revelations from Allah that became the basis for the Koran and the foundation of Islam. By 630 he had unified most of Arabia under a single religion. Prophet Muhammad did not write the Quran. Quran is a real God revelation to the prophet Muhammad (PBUH) through the angel Gabriel. Refer to related questions for more information.
How you will get forgiveness from Allah after performing major shirk?
If you read and daily listen to Surah Yaseen with full devotion you might get forgiveness from Allah.
Here is a video of Surah Yaseen Recitation Alhamdulillah
youtu.be/r5ZflFARj84?feature=shared
Who made the first rules of practicing Islam?
The first rules of practicing Islam were established by the Prophet Muhammad, through revelations from Allah (God) as recorded in the Quran. The Prophet Muhammad also provided guidance through his Sunnah, which includes his actions, sayings, and approvals. These teachings of the Prophet form the foundation of Islamic law known as Sharia.
When was Muhammad's first attempt at preaching?
Hazrat Muhammad (SAW) was ordained by Almighty Allah to preach Islam to his kith and kin. He called his relatives and near one's to gather near hill of Safa. There he invited them to Accept Islam and worship only One Allah (God).
What city did Muhammad conquered?
Muhammad, the Islamic prophet, conquered several cities during his lifetime. Some notable cities he conquered include Mecca, Medina, Taif, and Khaybar. These conquests played a significant role in the spread of Islam and the consolidation of power for the early Muslim community.
Why do people write SAW after Muhammad?
S.A.W. is the abbreviation for the Arabic phrase salla Allahu alaihi wa-sallam. It means "may Allah pray for him and salute him," and is a respectful phrase used only with the name of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW). Western Muslims who speak English often use the abbreviation "P.B.U.H" instead of "S.A.W." - PBUH stands for "Peace Be Upon Him."
Why was tge year the prophet was born caleed the year of elephant?
The year when Prophet Mohammad (S.A.W.) was born is referred to as Year of Elephants. That year, Abraha, an Roman commander marched towards Mekkah with a big troops consisting of elephants. He aimed at destroying the Ka'aba. As the Holy Quran narrates, a flock of ababeel bird carried baked clay in their beaks. they threw the clay on the elephants and the elephants were turned into ashes.
What are differences of the ten commandments and the five pillars of Islam?
The Five Pillars of Christianity or the Five Pillars of Islam have no similarities to the Ten commandments. However, the Seven Pillars of Judaism are more "alike" to the Ten Commandments. Because, of the Fourth Pillar of Judaism: Law, which is the Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings; the Old Testament, which includes the Ten Commandments.
How did muhammad's successors extend Muslim rule?
The Islamic empire expanded through conquest. Islam as a religion spread both due to the imperial growth and due to peaceful conversions of those outside of the empire.
After many years of wandering alone in the desert, having his brain destroyed by
syphilis, Muhammad was completely insane. Near death he came upon a dung beetle that he believed was god. He spent several months talking with the dung beetle before blind luck had him find his way home again. Unfortunately his insane rantings were mistaken for the words of god, and we have had to put up with that
huge problem for the last 1000 years or so.
Islam does not trace its ancestry back only to Hazrat Abraham (AS). However, the last Prophet of Islam Hazrat Muhammad (May peace be upon him) was the grand, grand son of Hazrat Ismaiel (AS)m who was the son of Hazrat Abraham (AS).
Islam is the heavenly religion It is not limited to any particular region or country. The first Man and Prophet of Almighty God Hazarat Adam (AS) started Islam Religion. Islam is the set of rules given by Almighty God to the Prophets from time to time for the guidance of humans, especially when they turned astray. These rules were given to Hazrat Adam (AS), Hazrat Noa (AS), Hazrat Abraham (AS), Hazrat Moses (AS), Hazrat Jesus Christ (AS) and the last of the series of Prophets Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa (May peace be upon him). He was born in Makka, Arabia in 570 AD and started preaching Islam in 610 AD when the first verses of the holy Qur'an were revealed to him.
Thus Islam is the heavenly religion given step by step as human society advanced. It was completed at the last Prophet but the message of all the Prophets (May peace be upon them all) was the same: ONENESS of Almighty God Who alone is the Creator, Sustainer, Provider and Ruler of all the worlds He has created. He has No Son, No Parents and No Partner or Associate. The idea of Trinity was Not given by Hazrat Jesus Christ (May peace be upon him). It was invented much later. There have been about 1,25,000 Prophets who preached the message of Almighty God to human beings. Thus Islam is as old as human history on the earth.
Why did hazrat Muhammad saw married hazrat ayesha ra so young?
Answer 1 (Shia Muslim view)
According to Shia Islam the 6 years age for marriage of Aisha is not authentic and her real age at marriage has been 17-21 years.
Answer 2 (Sunni Muslim view)
A few comments about Muhammad's marriages are in order.
Muhammad married his first wife, Khadijah, several years before his announcement as a prophet of Islam. Khadijah was a reasonably well-to-do woman of Makkah and was 15 years his senior. Muhammad was 25 and Khadijah was 40 at the time of their marriage. This loving and caring monogamous relationship continued for 25 years until her death.
Muhammad, now over 50 years of age, married a relatively aged woman by the name of Saudah. It is thus important to note here that Muhammad's twenty five prime youth years were spent in purely monogamous relationship with a lady 15 years his senior. This speaks volumes about this man's piety and loyalty in spousal matters as well as about the fact that his later marriages could not have been motivated by any human wild sexual desires.
In 620-621 A.D, he and his devout companions migrated from Makkah to Medina. Then a couple of years later, he married Ayesha, a daughter of his closest companion, Abu Bakr, in the 3rd Hijrah (Islamic calendar-623-24 A.D). This information coming from diverse historical and Hadith sources is widely agreed upon and therefore can be, a priori, considered authentic. Based on this information, and a host of other related bits and pieces detailed below, it can be shown that Ayesha could have been at least 16-19 of age at the time of her marriage with Muhammad (PbuH). The following is the detail of the analysis of these historical and Hadith accounts.
1. Several books of Hadith (Al-Bukhari and Al-Muslim, Abu Dawood, among others) and Islamic history (Tabari, among others) report that Ayesha was married to the Prophet at 6 but her marriage was not consummated until she was 9. Although, this information is widely quoted and found in many Hadith and history books, it must be noted that most of this information has come from a single person, Hisham bin Urwah, who is the last narrator of this Hadith Isnaad (chain of narration) on the authority of his father. Thus, this Hadith is primarily a single Hadith. Some other narratives mention the same Hadith but their narration has been found weak and unacceptable. In general, a Hadith has more credibility if it is narrated by more people independently from diverse chains of narrators. In this case, there is basically only one source.
2. Despite the abundance of information available during the 71 years that Hisham bin Urwah lived and taught in Medina, it is rather odd that no one else-not even his famous pupil Malik ibn Anas-reported Ayesha's age from Hisham in Medina. Furthermore, all the narrators of this Hadith were Iraqis. Hisham is reported to have moved to Iraq in his later years. An extensive list of biographical sketches of all narrators including these Iraqis is available in some books.
3. Yaqub ibn Shaibah is reported to have said, "narratives reported by Hisham are reliable except those that are reported through the people of Iraq". Malik ibn Anas (d. 795), a student of Hisham in fact discredited all narratives of Hisham that were reported through people of Iraq.
(Tehzibu'l-tehzib, by Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, Arabic, Dar Ihya al-turath al-Islami, one of the most well known books on the life and reliability of the narrators of the traditions of the Prophet (PbuH), vol 11, pg 48 - 51).
4. It is reported that Hisham bin Urwah's memory suffered in his later years to the extent that some of the traditions reported from Hisham bin Urwah could not be trusted for authenticity.
(Mizanu'l-ai`tidal, by Al-Zahbi , Arabic, a book on the life sketches of the narrators of the Hadith, Al-Maktabatu'l-athriyyah, Sheikhupura, Pakistan, Vol 4, pg 301).
5. Even though Ayesha is reported to have been born about eight years before Hijrah (around 614 A.D.), one can find another narrative in Bukhari (kitabu'l-tafseer) whereby Ayesha is reported to have said that she was a 'young girl' at the time of revelation of the 54th chapter of the Qur'an which came 9 years before Hijrah (around 612 A.D). Thus, according to this tradition, Ayesha was a young girl (Jariyah-as she calls herself and not an infant in which case she would be sibyah). Additionally, this narrative stands in direct contrast to the one reported on Ayesha's age by Hisham bin Urwah. This puts Ayesha's age significantly higher than 9 as reported by Hisham bin Urwah-possibly 15 or even higher. Obviously, if this narrative is held to be true, it is in clear contradiction with the narratives reported by Hisham ibn Urwah. There is no compelling reason as to why this tradition should be considered less accurate vis-Ã -vis Hisham's narrative).(Sahih Bukhari, kitabu'l-tafsir, Arabic, Bab Qaulihi Bal al-sa`atu Maw`iduhum WA'l-sa`atu adha' WA amarr).
6. According to many narratives, Ayesha participated in the battles of Badr and Uhud. No one younger than 15 was allowed to accompany the Prophet's army in the battle of Uhud. This applied across the board to all participants, men and women alike. The battle of Uhud took place around the 2nd Hijrah, a time line close to her marriage with the Prophet. Obviously, she was at least older than 15 at that time.
7. A narrative regarding Ayesha's participation in the battle of Uhud is given in Bukhari, (Kitabu'l-jihad WA'l-siyar, Arabic, Bab Ghazwi'l-nisa' WA qitalihinna ma`a'lrijal; that all boys under 15 were sent back is given in Bukhari, Kitabu'l-maghazi, Bab ghazwati'l-khandaq WA hiya'l-ahza'b, Arabic).
8. Most historians have consensus on the age of one of the oldest female companions of the Prophet, namely, Asma, the elder sister of Ayesha that was ten years older than Ayesha. It is also reported in Taqri'bu'l-tehzi'b as well as Al-bidayah WA'l-nihayah that Asma died in 73 Hijrah when she was 100 years old. Clearly, if Asma was 27 or 28 years old at the time of Hijrah, Ayesha was 17 at the time of Hijrah and 19 at the time of consummation of her marriage with Muhammad. (For Asma being 10 years older than Ayesha, see A`la'ma'l-nubala', Al-Zahabi, Vol 2, Pg 289, Arabic, Mu'assasatu'l-risalah, Beirut, 1992. Ibn Kathir confirms this fact, [Asma] was elder to her sister [Ayesha] by ten years" (Al-Bidayah WA'l-nihayah, Ibn Kathir, Vol 8, Pg 371, Arabic, Dar al-fikr al-`arabi, Al-jizah, 1933). For Asma being 100 years old, see Al-Bidayah WA'l-nihayah, Ibn Kathir, Vol 8, Pg 372, Arabic, Dar al-fikr al-`arabi, Al-jizah, 1933). Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani also has the same information: "She [Asma (ra)] lived a hundred years and died in 73 or 74 AH." Taqribu'l-tehzib, Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalani, Pg 654, Arabic, Bab fi'l-nisa', al-harfu'l-alif, Lucknow).
9. Tabari informs in his treatise on Islamic history that Abu Bakr had four children and all four were born during the pre Islamic period. The pre-Islamic period ended in 610 A.D, a fact that makes Ayesha to be at least 14 years of age at the time of her marriage around 623-624 A.D.
(Tarikhu'l-umam WA'l-mamlu'k, Al-Tabari, Vol 4, Pg 50, Arabic, Dara'l-fikr, Beirut, 1979).
10. Ibn Hisham, the historian, reports that Ayesha (ra) accepted Islam quite some time before `Umar ibn al-Khattab which only means that Ayesha (ra) accepted Islam close to the time of first revelation (around 610 A.D). This means she must have been at least a young girl at that time. Assuming she was barely 6 or 7 at that time this information puts the age of Ayesha at 20 or more at the time of her marriage with Muhammad (623-624 A.D.), (Al-Sirah al-Nabawiyyah, Ibn Hisham, vol 1, Pg 227 - 234 and 295, Arabic, Maktabah al-Riyadh al-hadithah, Al-Riyadh).
11. Tabari reports that before migrating to Habashah, Abu Bakr planned to hand over his daughter, Ayesha to Mut'am's son to whom she was engaged. But fearing persecution by the Quraish, Mut'am refused and his son divorced Ayesha. The migration to Habashah happened 8 years before Hijra. Obviously, at the time she was ready to take on responsibilities as a wife (possibly 9 or 10 years of age). If she married Muhammad in the 2nd Hijrah (623-624 A.D), she could not be less than 19 years of age (a secondary reference for this argument is: Tehqiq e umar e Siddiqah e Ka'inat, Habib ur Rahman Kandhalwi, Urdu, Pg 38, Anjuman Uswa e hasanah, Karachi, Pakistan).
12. A famous Sunni imam, Ahmad ibn Hanbal, reports in His Musnad, that after the death of Khadijah, Khaulah came to the Prophet (PbuH) and advised him to marry again. She had two propositions for the Prophet: Either Muhammad could marry a virgin (bikr), or he could go for woman who had already been married (thayyib)". Khaulah named Ayesha for a virgin (bikr). It is common knowledge that the term bikr in the Arabic language refers to a well formed lady and not to a 9 year old, playful, immature lass. If she were nine, the word used by Khaulah would have been jariyah and not bikr.
(Musnad, Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Vol 6, Pg 210, Arabic, Dar Ihya al-turath al-`arabi, Beirut).13. Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani has reported that Fatimah, Muhammad's daughter, was five years older than Ayesha and that Fatimah was born when the Prophet was 35 years old. Thus, Ayesha, according to Ibn Hajar, was born when Muhammad was 40 and consummated her marriage when he was 54 or 55. That makes Ayesha at least 15-16 years of age.
(Al-isabah fi tamyizi'l-sahabah, Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, Vol 4, Pg 377, Arabic, Maktabatu'l-Riyadh al-haditha, al-Riyadh,1978)
Answer 3 (non-Muslim view)
It was nothing very unusual for children to be married. In most cultures throughout history, marriage contracts have been finalized between two children or between a child and an adult. So the fact that Muhammad married A'isha when she was six was fairly normal in seventh-century Arabia. People did it all the time.
What was unusual was the fact that Muhammad consummated the marriage when A'isha was only nine. In most cultures, a marriage is not consummated until both spouses have passed puberty. Aisha did not reach menarche until she was 14 or even 15, and she was definitely not physically mature at nine. She couldn't cook, either, so she was not ready for marriage, even by the standards of her own culture.
Muhammad's original plan had probably been to wait until Aisha menstruated, simply because that was the way things were usually done. It was Aisha's father, Abu Bakr, who suggested that she move in with Muhammad early. We don't really know why Abu Bakr made this decision. Perhaps it was because they had just moved to Medina, and he was worried that his friendship with Muhammad might fade away now that Muhammad had many new supporters. Perhaps it was because Aisha (like many of their family) had just recovered from a fever, and Abu Bakr was worried she would become sick again and die before she married Muhammad. Perhaps it was because Abu Bakr had just married a young wife (probably not as young as Aisha but much younger than himself) and had therefore revised his ideas about the appropriate age for marriage.
It seems odd that Muhammad accepted Abu Bakr's suggestion. We would expect a prophet to correct his friend's morality and tell him that his offer amounted to child abuse. Probably Muhammad agreed to consummate the marriage simply because he could.He was no longer being persecuted for his faith but was the leader of a thriving religious community. He could say, "Allah allows this," and everyone would believe him.
We know that Muhammad found Aisha very attractive. She was a pretty girl, had a lively personality and was very intelligent. He doesn't seem to have been at all sorry that Abu Bakr let him live with A'isha when she was only nine.
Answer 4
Hint on the non Muslim Answer View
I wonder the written information in this answer is based on what references. How did they know the age of A'isha although there was no recordings of age at that time. what they can say if they know that A'isha was engaged to another man before being engaged to prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). She was not married to the other man as he was not Muslim.
Answer 5
Aisha was 19 years old when she got married. This was in the year 2 A.H. or around year 624 AD. Prophet Mohamed was around 54 years old when married with Aisha (he was born in year 570 AD). See related links and related question below for more information.
A few comments about Muhammad's marriages are in order.
Muhammad married his first wife, Khadijah, several years before his announcement as a prophet of Islam. Khadijah was a reasonably well-to-do woman of Makkah and was 15 years his senior. Muhammad was 25 and Khadijah was 40 at the time of their marriage. This loving and caring monogamous relationship continued for 25 years until her death.
Muhammad, now over 50 years of age, married a relatively aged woman by the name of Saudah. It is thus important to note here that Muhammad's twenty five prime youth years were spent in purely monogamous relationship with a lady 15 years his senior. This speaks volumes about this man's piety and loyalty in spousal matters as well as about the fact that his later marriages could not have been motivated by any human wild sexual desires.
In 620-621 A.D, he and his devout companions migrated from Makkah to Medina. Then a couple of years later, he married Ayesha, a daughter of his closest companion, Abu Bakr, in the 3rd Hijrah (Islamic calendar-623-24 A.D). This information coming from diverse historical and Hadith sources is widely agreed upon and therefore can be, a priori, considered authentic. Based on this information, and a host of other related bits and pieces detailed below, it can be shown that Ayesha could have been at least 16-19 of age at the time of her marriage with Muhammad (PbuH).
Finally, it must be pointed out that Ayesha's age at the time of her marriage has never been an issue. If it were, his enemies must have picked up on this issue as they did to him on some other issues. Also, the reader must note that none of these Hadith reports concerning Ayesha's controversial age of marriage with the Prophet goes back to the Prophet himself. In other words, it is not the Prophet himself who said Ayesha was 6 or 9. These reports came from a single individual and the Iraqis reported from him when he grew old and his memory started failing.
In conclusion, this article is an attempt to prove that the books written 200-300 years after the death of Muhammad, while providing a good deal of historical information about him are not free from faulty, less than perfect and self-contradictory materials. These should not be taken as the final word for a Muslim. There is a Final Word for a Muslim and that is the Book of God, the Holy Qur'an-the book that defines the marriageable age for a man or woman when he or she attains soundness of judgment (Al-Qur'an 4:6). If Muhammad is a model for mankind, if he followed the Qur'an all his life, if Allah stands witness to his rock-solid character, there is no way that he could have taken a 6-9 year old, immature young, playful girl as a responsible wife.
