Prophet Muhammad's Life

Migration from Makkah to Madina

Jun 13, 622

The Prophet had convinced the Muslims that they should migrate to Yathrib. 70 famililes travelled to Madinah. The Quraish realized what was going on, and sought out to stop him from leaving Makkah by sending people to kill him. The prophet told Ali to stay in his bed while he left at dawn. The Quraisy then offered 100 camels to someone who can find him. The prophet hid in a cave & they were about to be exposed when a spider created a web at the entrance so that it seems like no one entered.

Building of The Madinaa Mosque

Sep 27, 622

The first task to which the Prophet Muhammad attended on his arrival in Madinah was the construction of a Mosque, in the very site where his camel knelt down. The land, which belonged to two orphans, was purchased. The Prophet himself contributed to building the Mosque. The ground was cleared, The Qiblah was constructed to face Jerusalem; two beams were also erected to hold the ceiling up. It was square in form, each side measuring approximately 100 yards, facing towards the north.

Battle of Badr

Mar 13, 623

The Battle of Badr took place in the blessed month of Ramadaan in the 2nd year after the Hijrah. It was the first battle with the pagans after the muslims moved to Madinah. In this battle the pagan army consisted of 950 fighters and the muslim army consisted of 314 (including the Messenger) fighters only, so they were outnumbered 3 to 1. However, the muslims won in the end. 70 pagans met their death, and the Muslims took from them 70 prisoners. This was a great victory for the Muslims.

Battle of Uhud

Mar 30, 624

The battle took place in 15 Shawwal 3 AH. The Muslims readied for war soon afterwards and the two armies fought on the slopes and plains of Uhud. Whilst heavily outnumbered, the Muslims gained the early initiative & forced the Meccan lines back, thus leaving much of the Meccan camp unprotected. As the Muslims left their assigned posts to despoil the Meccan camp, a surprise attack from from the Meccan cavalry brought chaos to the Muslim ranks. Many Muslims were killed & they were defeated.

Battle of the Trench

Jan 1, 626

The battle happened 5 years after Hijra. The Qurasyh were unsatisfied because they did not kill the Prophet (SAW) in the Battle of Uhud. They came together with Banu Nadheer & planned to attack the Muslims. The Qurasyh & their allies exceeded 10,000 men while the Muslims had 3,000. When the Muslims knew about this, the Prophet held a meeting to see what they should do & Salman Al-Farisee suggested that they built a trench at the border of Madinaa. Qurasyh & its allies then surrendered.

The Missed Umrah

Aug 1, 627

After the victory, the Prophet had a dream that he was going for Umrah, with no weapon. the Muslims reached Hudaybiya, ten miles from Mecca, where the Prophet's she-camel Qaswa stopped on her own, knelt down and refused to go any further. The Prophet interpreted it as a Divine sign that he should not proceed any further. The Meccans did not allow them to enter Mecca. After alot of talks & discussions, they developed the Hudaibiyaa Treaty.

Hudaibiyaa Treaty

Sep 15, 627

The Prophet Muhammad (saw) left Medinah with his companions to perform Umrah in Makkah, after seeing it in a dream. He took 70 camels and 1400 Muslims. The Quraish were alarmed and Khalid ibn Waleed was sent with 200 men to to prevent the entry of the pilgrims. The Prophet then re-routed the expedition to Al-Hudaibiyah, a well which lies twenty-two kilometers to the north-west of Makkah. After many long days of peace negotiations, the Quraish and the Muslims established a peace treaty

Opening of Makkah

Mar 2, 2022

One night in a watering place, Banu Bakr made a raid against Khuzaah.Quraysh had violated the terms of the treaty & they helped their allies by supplying them with horses & weapons against Banu Khuzaah, Muslim's allies.Some Quraysh leaders also fought with Banu Bakr.Banu Khuzaah took refuge in the mosque,pleaded with Banu Bakr telling them that they were in the sacred place & they should consider their god. Banu Bakr said that there was no god & killed them.This was a breach of the Treaty.