Contents

• What is the first thing that God Almighty created?
• How did the Holy Prophet (Peace and Blessings be Upon Him) describe his own pedigree?
• What is the first temple built on earth?
• The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) proclaimed, “I am the supplication of my forefather Abraham (PBUH).” What does that mean?
• What does the term that is used for the Holy Prophet (pbuh), “immaculate pedigree” mean?
• What is the Holy Prophet‘s (pbuh) line of descent like?
• Which of the Prophet’s grandfathers were famous?
• What is the history of the Zamzam Well like?
• How did the event in which the Holy Prophet (PBUH)’s Father, Abdullah, was pledged as a sacrifice materialize?
• How did the event well known as “the event of elephant” in history take place?
• How was the situation of the world before the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)?
• What are the supernatural events witnessed during the birth of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and miraculous events occurred at the night he was born?
• What are the miraculous events that occurred on the earth when the Prophet (pbuh) was born?
• What does the Hadith, “Oh, Beloved, but for you, I would not have created the universe” mean?
• Why was the Holy Prophet (PBUH) given to a wet nurse?
• Who was our Holy Prophet’s (PBUH) first wet nurse?
• How did the incident called Sharh as-Sadr, in which the Holy Prophet’s chest was slit, occur?
• What were the amazing incidents that took place when our Holy Prophet (PBUH) was given to his foster mother and during his stay with her?
• At what age was the Holy Prophet (PBUH) separated from his wet nurse? Did he ever see her again at a later point in time?
• Who was our Holy Prophet’s foster sibling in Mecca and did they ever see one another again?
• How many years did our Holy Prophet (PBUH) spend with his mother after returning to Mecca? How was his visit to his father’s grave happen?
• When, where, and how did our Holy Prophet’s (PBUH) mother pass away?
• What instances of wisdom are there for the parents of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) to die early on? Why did God Almighty not let his venerable mother and father see his prophethood and why they were not able to be Muslim?
• Will Prophet Muhammad’s mother and father enter Paradise? What do Islamic scholars think about their belief?
• How and what were the manners and the lifestyle of our Holy Prophet’s (PBUH) grandfather , Abdulmuttalib, like during the age of ignorance?
• How was the relationship between Our Holy Prophet (PBUH) and his Grandfather?
• What did the Yemeni ruler, Saif bin dhi Yazan, say to Abdulmuttalib in regards to our Holy Prophet’s (PBUH) advent as a Prophet?
• How was Mecca saved from the drought with our Holy Prophet’s (PBUH) Supplication?
• How old was our Holy Prophet (PBUH) when his grandfather passed away? And whose custody was he under after Abdulmuttalib’s death?
• What was Abu Talib’s status in the Quraysh like when he had taken our Holy Prophet (PBUH) under his care?
• How did Abu Talib and his wife, Lady Fatima, treat our Holy Prophet (PBUH) after he was taken under their custody?
• Our Holy Prophet (PBUH) said, “There is no Prophet who has not herded sheep.” How does our Holy Prophet narrate that he worked as a shepherd?
• How was our Holy Prophet (PBUH) protected from participating in the festivities of the Age of Ignorance?
• How did our Holy Prophet’s (PBUH) journey with his uncle, Abu Talib, towards Damascus take place? And what kinds of observations did the priest, Bahira, make upon seeing our Holy Prophet (PBUH)?
• Were there any signs about the coming of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in other monotheistic books?
• How did the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon himself) protect himself from the customs of the Era of Ignorance?
• What was our Holy Prophet’s (PBUH) appearance like during his youth?
• What do the Battles of “Fijar” mean? And did our Holy Prophet (PBUH) ever partake in any of those battles?
• How was the alliance, “Hilf al-Fudul”, which our Holy Prophet (PBUH) joined, established? What was the function of that alliance?
• How did our Holy Prophet’s (PBUH) second trip to Damascus take place? What were the extraordinary incidents that are signs of his Prophethood that appeared during this journey?
• How did our Holy Prophet’s (PBUH) marriage to Hazrat Khadija take place? How did the marriage ceremony take place?
• How was our Holy Prophet’s (PBUH) family life with Hazrat Khadija? How many children did they have? Did our Holy Prophet (PBUH) marry anyone else while Hazrat Khadija was living?
• How was Zaid ibn Harithah sold as a slave? And how was he taken under our Holy Prophet’s (PBUH) custody and how did our Prophet free him?
• Zaid bin Harithah’s father had come to take his son with him; however, Zaid bin Harithah chose to stay with our Holy Prophet (PBUH). In response, our Holy Prophet (PBUH) adopted Zaid bin Harithah. How did this all take place?
• How and when was the Kaaba reconstructed and repaired? How was our Holy Prophet (PBUH) able to solve the dispute over who would place the Hajaru-l-Aswad in its place?
• What is the Hajaru-l-Aswad’s property? What is its historical background?
• When and why did our Holy Prophet (PBUH) take Hazrat Ali by his side?
• How was the religious, moral, and social state of humanity and the world before the Master of the Universe (PBUH) was appointed as a prophet?
• What were the religious, moral, and social conditions like in Arabia before the Prophet (pbuh) was given the duty of Prophethood?
• What does the religion of Haneef mean? Who were the Haneefs in Mecca before the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was given prophethood?
• How did idolatry first begin in Mecca and how did it continue to spread?
• What religious beliefs were to be found in Arabia before our Holy Prophet (PBUH) became a prophet?
• What was the moral situation like in Arabia during the Era of Ignorance?
• What was the political circumstance like in Arabia during the Age of Ignorance?
• What virtue did the Arabs consider the source of their pride during the Age of Ignorance?
• How did the famous poet, Quss B Saida, announce the arrival of our Holy Prophet (PBUH) as a messenger and the arrival a true religion a few years before our Holy Prophet (PBUH) was appointed as a prophet?
• What wisdom is there on behalf of God Almighty for Muhammad (PBUH) to be sent as a prophet?
• What were the first signs that predicted Muhammad’s (PBUH) prophethood?
• What was the psychological mood of our Holy Prophet before he was appointed as a prophet?
• How did the first divine revelation come to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)?
• What kind of effect did the first revelation have on our Holy Prophet (PBUH)?
• How did Waraqa bin Nawfal explain the incidents that took place during the reception of the first revelation?
• What kind of effect did the interruption of the revelation called, “the suspension of revelation”, have on our Holy Prophet (PBUH)? What is the wisdom behind the interruption of the revelation?
• How did our Holy Prophet (PBUH) explain the resumption of the deliverance of revelation?
• What is the wisdom behind the fact that our Holy Prophet (PBUH) is the most privileged individual among all creatures?
• Who were the first Muslims?
• How did Hazrat Khadija embrace Islam?
• How did Hazrat Ali embrace Islam? How did his family react to this considering that he was only a child?
• How Did Hazrat Abu Bakr Become a Muslim?
• How was Islam first spread?
• What kind of torture was Hazrat Bilal, who became a Muslim while he was a slave, subjected to?
• How did Hazrat Uthman become a Muslim?
• How did Talha bin Ubaydullah become a Muslim?
• How did Khalid bin Said become a Muslim and what kind of torture was he inflicted with?
• How did Sad bin Abi Waqqas become a Muslim and what kind of torture did his mother inflict upon him on account of his faith?
• Who was the first companion to shed blood and how did this incident occur?
• How did Abu-Zarr al-Ghifari embrace Islam?
• How did Habbab bin Arat embrace Islam and what kind of torture was he subjected to on account of his faith?
• In the first years of Islam, why did the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) prefer to call people to Islam in secrecy?
• How did the Prophet (pbuh) declare his prophethood, how did he call his relatives to Islam during the first phase of the call and how did his relatives react?
• When the verse, “Therefore expound openly what thou art commanded” was sent to our Holy Prophet (PBUH), how did he openly declare his prophethood and the religion of Islam to the Meccans on Mount Safa?
• What kinds of insults and torture did the polytheists of the Quraysh inflict upon our Holy Prophet (PBUH) after he openly declared his prophethood and invited the community to Islam?
• How did the first attempt of assassinating the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) fail?
• What kinds of measures were taken by Muslims against the pressure and torture that increased gradually?
• What kinds of torture was the Yasir family and Ammar subjected to?
• Who were the first martyrs of Islam?
• What kind of torture did the polytheists inflict on Abu Bakr?
• Why did Allah allow the first Muslims to be subjected to torture, persecution, and insults? What is the Divine reason?
• When the polytheists did not see the results they wanted after they tortured and oppressed the Muslims, what kind of offers did they make to our Holy Prophet (PBUH), by means of Abu Talib, to dissuade him from his cause?
• Which individuals were amid the first procession to Abyssinia? And how did this emigration, which was the means through which the Muslims could escape the tyranny and persecution that the polytheists afflicted upon them, take place?
• Why did our Holy Prophet (PBUH) prefer the Muslims to migrate to Abyssinia?
• How did Hazrat Hamza become Muslim?
• What offers did the polytheists make to our Holy Prophet (PBUH) to dissuade him from his cause?
• How did Hazrat Umar, the 40th Muslim, convert to Islam?
• How many people did the second procession hold and when did it immigrate to Abyssinia?
• What did the polytheists of Quraysh do to recapture the Muslims who had migrated to Abyssinia? How did the King of Abyssinia react to their demands?
• How did the Muslims who migrated to Abyssinia return?
• How did “shaqq al-qamar” (the splitting of the moon), one of our Holy Prophet’s (PBUH) most important miracles, occur?
• How did the polytheists belittle the Muslims when the Persians, who were the reason for the revelation of Surah ar-Room, defeated the Romans? What kind of bet did Hazrat Abu Bakr and Ubayy ibn Khalaf make regarding this verse?
• What kinds goods were included in the boycott, an attempt devised by the polytheists to intimidate the Muslims, and how was the boycott lifted?
• Did any of the Abyssinian Christians convert to Islam by means of the Muslims who had immigrated to their country?
• What kind of divine warning was given to our Holy Prophet (PBUH) regarding Umm Maktum?
• Which two miracles of our Holy Prophet (PBUH) did Abu Rukana, the unrivaled wrestler, witness?
• What was the “Year of Sadness” and what were the sad circumstances that took place one after the other during this year?
• What are the views on the matter regarding the faith of Abu Talib, our Holy Prophet’s (PBUH) uncle, and did he pass away with a sufficient level of faith?
• How were the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and Hazrat Aisha engaged?
• How did our Holy Prophet’s (PBUH) first marriage after Hazrat Khadijah’s death to Hazrat Sawda bint Zama occur? What is the reason behind his marriage to this very old woman?
• How was our Holy Prophet (PBUH) treated when he went to Taif to deliver his message?
• How did a group of Jinn convert to Islam upon our Holy Prophet's (PBUH) return from Mecca?
• How was our Holy Prophet (PBUH) able to enter Mecca after his return from Taif?