Hazrat Mohammad S A W First Hijrah The Prophet Stories in English
Assalamu Alaikum!
Walaikum Assalam!
Come on son,
Let us go take a walk outside
That sounds great!
Wait for a second Baba,
I’m coming
It’s a beautiful day, isn’t it?
Yes Baba, It is!
What is the book that you
are carrying with you?
Oh! I have my favourite parts of all
the Prophet Stories written in it!
My friends love these
stories at school!
Masha Allah!
That’s wonderful!
You are such a good son!
Thanks Baba!
So do you remember the story
that I told you yesterday?
Of course Baba, I remember
The Prophet’s encounter with an angel,
and the way it changed his life!
Insha Allah,
I will tell you the remaining story of
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
Now listen carefully
Bismillah!
The Story of Prophet
Muhammad (pbuh)
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In the last episode
we saw how the Prophet had converted
the people close to Him, into Islam
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For three long years,
the Prophet labored quietly to
deliver the message of God.
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Idol worship was deeply rooted
among the people,
and the Prophet tried to convince
as much as He could
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After three years of struggle,
He was only able to
secure thirty followers!
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Even His companions had now
started questioning His sanity!
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By now His enemies had started
plotting against the Prophet
The Prophet preached that everyone
were equal in front of God,
and this challenged the
authority of local priests!
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One day, they gathered together and decided
to suppress the movement of Prophet.
They decided that each family
should take upon themselves
the task of stamping out
the followers of Islam.
Each household started torturing
its own members,
relatives and slaves who were
following the Prophet.
The people were beaten, flogged
and then thrown into the prison
The hill of Ramada and the
place called Bata
had now become scenes of cruel torture.
Only the Prophet was left out,
because He had the protection of
Abu Talib and Abu Bakr
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Then the priests tried to tempt the
Prophet into joining their religion.
For this, they sent Utba Ibn
Rabi’a to meet the Prophet
“O son of my brother”
said the messenger
“You are distinguished
by your qualities.
Yet, you have
denounced our Gods.
I am here to make a
proposition to you”
“I am listening to you, O son
of Walid” said the Prophet.
“If you are willing to acquire riches,
honors, dignity,
then we are willing to offer you a fortune
larger than what we have among ourselves.
We shall make you our chief,
and we will consult everything with you.
If you desire dominion,
then we shall make you our king”
said Utba
When Utba had finished, the Prophet said
“Now listen to me of father of Walid”
“I’m listening”
replied Utba
The Prophet recited the first
thirteen verses of Surah Fussilat
He praised Allah (swt),
and explained about the glad
tidings of paradise
to anyone who believed in the one true god.
The Prophet then reminded him about what had
happened to the people of ‘Ad and Thamud
When the Prophet had
finished His recitation,
he said to Utba
“This is my reply to
your proposition.
Now take what course
you find the best”
When their plan to tempt
the Prophet failed,
they approached His
uncle- Abu Talib
The Prophet’s uncle tried persuading the
Prophet to stop preaching to the people
But the Prophet said
“O uncle!
I f they were to put the sun in
my right hand,
and the moon in my left hand to stop me
from preaching Islam,
I would never stop!”
The Prophet, overcome by the thought that
His uncle was willing to desert Him,
turned to depart from His home.
But Abu Talib called out
to the Prophet loudly.
He asked Him to come back.
When the Prophet came back,
Abu Talib told Him
“Say whatever you please.
By the Lord, I shall not
desert you forever!
The Priests from different tribes started publicly
prosecuting the supporters of the Prophet.
It was during this time that a Christian
king named Al Najashi was ruling Abyssinia.
The prophet had heard about
the righteousness,
tolerance and hospitality of
this kind ruler.
When the persecution became
unbearable for the people,
the Prophet advised them to
emigrate to Abyssinia.
Some 15 families emigrated to this country,
in small groups to avoid detection.
This is called the first Hijrah in the
history of Islam.
This happened during the fifth year
of the Prophet’s mission.
The emigrants received a kind reception
from the king and his people.
They were soon followed by many others,
who suffered at the hands of the
evil Priests in Makkah.
The number of people who emigrated
soon reached around 100.
When the priests heard about
this, they were furious!
They decided not to leave the
emigrants in peace.
They immediately sent two
envoys to the King,
for bringing back all of them.
When the envoys met the King,
He summoned the poor fugitives
and asked them what they had to say
Ja’far the son of Abu Talib, and brother
of Ali then spoke for the exiles
“O king!
We were plunged in the
depth of barbarism,
we adored idols,
we disregarded everything,
and we had no law.
Then Allah raised a man among
us, who was pure and honest.
He taught us to worship Allah(swt),
and forbade us from
worshipping the idols.
He taught us to speak the truth,
and to be faithful.
We believe in Him, and we have
accepted His teachings.
His followers were persecuted,
forcing us back into worship
the idols again!
When we found no
safety in among them,
we came to your kingdom trusting
us to save us from them.
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When the King heard his speech,
He asked the envoy to return to their land,
and not to interfere
with the emigrants.
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While His followers sought
refuge in foreign lands,
the Prophet continued his preaching
against strict opposition.
Some of them mocked at Him,
and they asked for a sign.
Then the Prophet would say
“Allah(swt) has not sent me
to work wonders,
He has sent me to preach to you”
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But the Priests persistent
didn’t agree with Him.
They insisted that unless they saw sign,
they would not believe in His Lord.
The disbelievers used to ask
“Why is He not showing any miracles
like the previous Prophets?”
“Because miracles had proved inadequate
to convince” answered the prophet.
“Noah was sent with signs,
then what happened?
Where was the lost tribe of Thamud?
They refused to believe in Prophet
Salih,
unless they showed a sign.
Then the Prophet caused the rocks to
break and brought forth a living camel.
He did what they asked for.
Then what happened?
In anger,
the people cut the camel’s feet and again dared
the Prophet to fulfill his threat of judgement.
Eventually they all lay dead in their
beds the next morning.
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There are some seventeen
places in Quran,
in which the Prophet is challenged
to show a sign.
But He gave all of them the same answer
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After sometime, the priests
approached Abu Talib again,
and asked him to
abandon his nephew.
But the honorable man declared his intention
to protect the Prophet against any harm.
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Masha Allah,
That was such an amazing story!
I’m glad you liked it Amir!
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What happened to the Prophet?
Did the priests harm Him?
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I will tell you about
that tomorrow Amir!
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I am so excited Baba!
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I’m sure you are.
So are you ready
for the questions?
Yes Baba! I am!
Alright.
Now tell me how many followers did the
Prophet gain after three years of preaching?
Hmm..The Prophet gained only
about thirty followers!
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That’s correct Amir!
How did the Priests of other
tribe try to tempt the Prophet?
They first offered to give Prophet
loads of wealth.
When the Prophet refused,
they then offered to appoint Him as their leader
And what did the Prophet do?
The Prophet then recited the
first thirteen verses of Surah
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Masha Allah,
that was the right answer Amir.
What did they do next?
They then approached Abu Talib,
the Prophet’s
uncle, and asked Him to stop his nephew.
And what did Abu Talib do?
He approached the Prophet and
requested Him to stop the preaching.
But the Prophet refused
His uncle as well
That’s wonderful!
Can you tell me
what happened next?
The disbelievers then started
persecuting the supporters of Prophet.
That’s correct again.
Now tell me the name of the
Christian King who ruled Abyssinia?
Hmm..His name was Al Najashi,
and He was a wise ruler
Masha Allah!
That was correct again!
That’s all for today son
I will tell
you the remaining story tomorrow.
Come, lets go back home
Yes Baba!
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