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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Page 15
... when they meant Mecca and Ta'if . But despite the wonderful climate and fertility of " the Garden of the Hijaz " , as Ta'if was called , its people were not unjealous of the barren valley to their north , for they knew in their hearts ...
... when they meant Mecca and Ta'if . But despite the wonderful climate and fertility of " the Garden of the Hijaz " , as Ta'if was called , its people were not unjealous of the barren valley to their north , for they knew in their hearts ...
Page 98
... Ta'if as there were in Mecca , and the Prophet was not without hope as he rode up from the desert towards the welcoming orchards and gardens and cornfields which were the outskirts of the walled city . On his arrival he went straight to ...
... Ta'if as there were in Mecca , and the Prophet was not without hope as he rode up from the desert towards the welcoming orchards and gardens and cornfields which were the outskirts of the walled city . On his arrival he went straight to ...
Page 295
... Ta'if was on one of these slopes , and it was Thaqif , the inhabitants of Ta'if and guardians of its temple , who took the initiative of sending an urgent message to all their fellow clans of Hawazin that an army of ten thousand was on ...
... Ta'if was on one of these slopes , and it was Thaqif , the inhabitants of Ta'if and guardians of its temple , who took the initiative of sending an urgent message to all their fellow clans of Hawazin that an army of ten thousand was on ...
Common terms and phrases
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