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Before Prophethood
These are my notes from The Sealed Nectar by Sheikh Safiur Rahman al Mubakpuri: His Birth ﷺ : -born on Monday morning, 9th of Rabi’ul Awwal, -same year of the Elephant incident -40 years into the reign of Kisra (Khosru Nushirwan) -20th or 22nd April, 571 CE -significant signs accompanied his birth: 14 balconies of…
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Family of the Prophet ﷺ
Wives: Khadijah bint Khuwaylid Sawdah bint Zam’ah ibn Qays ‘Aishah bint Abi Bakr al-Siddiq Hafsah bint ‘Umar Zaynab bint Khuzaymah Umm Salamah Hind bint Abi Umayyah Juwayriyah bint al-Harith Zaynab bint Jahsh Umm Habibah Ramlah bint Abi Sufyan Maymunah bint al-Harith Safiyyah bint Huyayy ibn Akhtab Children: Al-Qasim Abdullah Ibrahim Zaynab Ruqayyah Umm Kulthum Fatimah…
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The Lineage of the Prophet ﷺ
These are my notes from The Sealed Nectar by Sheikh Safiur Rahman al Mubakpuri: Prophet Muhammad’s ﷺ lineage is divided into three parts. From Muhammad ﷺ to ‘Adnan (authenticity agreed) From ‘Adnan to Ibrahim AS (various disagreements) From Ibrahim AS to Adam AS (some parts are incorrect) Part 1: Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Abdul Muttalib…
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Religion of the Pre-Islamic Arabs
These are my notes from The Sealed Nectar by Sheikh Safiur Rahman al Mubakpuri: -Most of the arabs complied with the call of Ismael AS -professed the religion of his father Ibrahim -worshipped Allah, professed His Oneness, and followed His religion Idolatry: -until the chief of Khuza’ah, Amr bin Luhai, came back from a trip…
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Arab Tribes
These are my notes from The Sealed Nectar by Sheikh Safiur Rahman al Mubakpuri: Arabs divided into 3 groups: Perished Arabs: ancient arabs like ‘Ad, Thamud, Tasm, Jadis, Emlaq and others Pure Arabs: originated from progeny of Ya’rab bin Yashjub bin Qahtan, also called Qahtanian Arabs Arabized Arabs: originated from the progeny of Ismael, also…
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What the Prophet ﷺ Looked Like
Height: not very tall, not very short, medium height Complexion: not pale white, not dark brown, wheatish-brown complexion Hair: not in curls, not completely straight, curly-wavy combo Face: not very fleshy, not completely round, tanned face, his blessed face shined like the full moon Eyes: large eyes, jet-black pupils, long eye lashes Nose: high tipped…
