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Summary of the Prophet’s biography | Episode (15) | The mission of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
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Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.
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A Summary of the Prophetic biography.
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The mission of the Prophet, peace be upon him.
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When the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, reached the blessed age of forty, according to the most authentic view,
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Revelation descended upon him while he was in the cave of Hira.
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The two Shaykhs (al-Bukhari and Muslim) narrated in their Sahih collections,
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On the authority of 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, who said:
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The first form of revelation that came to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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Was true visions in his sleep.
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He would not see a vision but that it would come true like the break of dawn.
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Then, solitude was made beloved to him.
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He would seclude himself in the cave of Hira,
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Engaging in tahannuth there,
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Which is acts of worship,
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For a number of nights,
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Before returning to his family to take provisions for that purpose.
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Then he would return to Khadijah and take provisions for a similar period.
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This continued until the Truth came to him while he was in the cave of Hira.
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The Angel came to him and said,
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"Read."
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He replied,
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"I am not a reader."
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He said,
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"He seized me and pressed me until I reached the limit of my endurance."
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Then he released me,
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And said,
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"Read."
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I said,
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"I am not a reader."
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He seized me and pressed me a second time until I reached the limit of my endurance.
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Then he released me and said,
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"Read."
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I said,
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"I am not a reader."
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He seized me and pressed me a third time.
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Then he released me and said,
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“Read: In the name of thy Lord Who createth,” (96:1)
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“Createth man from a clot.” (96:2)
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"Read! And your Lord is the Most Generous, who taught by the pen."
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"Taught man that which he knew not."
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“Teacheth man that which he knew not.” (96:5)
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, returned with it, his heart trembling.
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He entered upon Khadijah bint Khuwaylid, may Allah be pleased with her, and said,
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"Wrap me up! Wrap me up!"
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They wrapped him until his fear subsided.
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He told Khadijah what had happened,
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And said, "I feared for myself."
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Khadijah, may Allah be pleased with her, replied,
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"Never! By Allah, Allah will never disgrace you."
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"You uphold the ties of kinship, you bear the burden of the weak,"
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"You give to the needy, you host the guest,"
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"And you assist those affected by the calamities of truth."
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A Summary of the Prophetic biography.
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Authored by Shaykh Musa bin Rashid al-'Azimi.
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Presented by the Mawaddah Association in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
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If the longing of the worlds for one another grows long,
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The longing for you is beyond measure.
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May the blessings of Allah be upon you as long as the call to prayer is raised,
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And lips move with the remainder of the praise.