Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest SourcesMartin Lings life of Muhammed is based on Arabic sources of the eight and ninth centuries, of which some passages are translated here for the first time. |
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A'ishah Abbas Abd al-Muṭṭalib Abd Allah ibn Abu Bakr Abū Jahl Abu Sufyan Allāhu Akbar Amir amongst answered Arabs army asked Badr Bani Qurayzah battle believers brother brought camels camp captives caravan chief clan Companions cousin daughter death Emigrants enemy entered Islam father Fatimah fight gave Ghatafan give Hamzah hand Hashim hath Hawazin heard Helpers Ibn Ubayy Ikrimah Ja'far Jews Ka'b Ka'bah Khadijah Khalid Khaybar Khazraj killed knew Koran Lord marriage Mecca Medina Messenger Messenger of God Mosque mother Muḥammad Muslims named night oasis pact Paradise pilgrims prayed prayer Prophet Quraysh recited religion returned Revelation Sa'd ibn Ubadah sent sons soul Suhayl sword Syria Ta'if tell Thaqif thee thine thou art thou hast took tribe turned Uhud Umar Umayyah Umm Salamah unto Usamah Utbah Uthman Verily verse Walid whereupon wife wives women words Yathrib Zayd Zaynab Zubayr Zuhrah