Lessons from the Seerah: The Birth and Family of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ In the previous sessions, we made some introductions about the society in which he lived: the people, the leadership, the different tribes and alliances, their habits, beliefs and practices. All of this was to paint a picture of the world into which The…
It is a great privilege to read through the Seerah of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and try to explore how things used to be: what the society was like, what the connections were, and how people lived. In the previous sessions, we covered the trade routes, the products they used to sell, the markets, and the…
The religious and social privilege of Quraysh: the Hums and the Hillah Makkan society before Islam was not divided only by lineage, wealth and tribal protection. There was also a form of religious distinction connected to the Haram and the rituals of Hajj. One of the clearest examples was the Hums. The term Hums was…
Previously, we looked briefly at why we need to study the Seerah and the importance of studying it. We then followed that with an overview of the situation in Arabia and the regions surrounding it at that time. We need to know what was going on around the Arabian Peninsula. It was not just about…
It is a great honour to talk about the Prophet ﷺ and to learn from his seerah – his life and biography. Previously, we looked at why we study the seerah – what is the benefit and what is the connection between the life of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, the Qur’an and our own reality. Though…