Battle

The Great Expedition of Badr took place in Ramadan, 2 A.H. Allah called this battle 'The Day of Distinguishing.' Allah says, 'if you believe in Allah and what We sent down on Our servant on the Day of Distinguishing, the day the two hosts…

The Expedition to Mu'tah AN ASSASSINATION The Messenger(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) of Allah sent al-Harith ibn Umayr al-Azdi with a letter to Shurahbil ibn Amr al-Ghassani, provincial governor of Busra, under the Byzantine emperor,…

The Peace Treaty of Hudaybiyyah THE MESSENGER(SAW) OF ALLAH'S DREAM The Messenger(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) of Allah dreamt that he entered Makkah and did tawaf around the Ka'bah. His Companions in Madinah were delighted when he…

Battle of the Trench   THE BATTLE OF THE DITCH The Battle of the Ditch took place in Shawwal 5 A.H. It was a decisive battle but it presented to the Muslims grave trials that they had not previously experienced. Allah says in the…

THE BANU QURAYZAH BREAK A TREATY When the Messenger(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) of Allah came to Madinah, he had a covenant drawn up between the Muhajirun and Ansar to which the Jews were also a party. The Jews were given freedom of…

The Battle of Hunayn THE HAWAZIN Once Islam was attracting so much popular attention, its enemies made a final attempt to check its expansion. It was the Arabs' last arrow in their quiver against Islam and the Muslims. The Hawazin…

The Expedition to Khaybar   REWARD FROM ALLAH Allah - glory be to Him and may He be exalted! promised those who had made the Pledge at Hudaybiyyah the reward of coming victory as well as booty. The Qur'an says:   Allah was well…

REVENGE When their heroes were defeated on the Day of Badr and the remnants of the army returned to Makkah, it was a terrible blow for the Quraysh. Men who had lost their fathers, sons and brothers approached Abu Sufyan and others who…

The conquest of Persia took place during the era of the Commander of the Believers Omar Ibn al-Khattab, (may Almighty Allah be pleased with him), during his reign occurred the most important battles against the Persians, the battle of…

The Tabuk Expedition   THE TABUK EXPEDITION The Arabs had never thought of fighting or attacking the Romans. They probably considered themselves to be not strong enough for that task.   The Romans, however, remembered the Mu'tah…