Ramadan-ul-Mubarak is the ninth month of the Islamic year. Brief biographies of 14 of those blessed Sahabah, Awliya and ‘Ulama who passed away or their ‘Urs is celebrated in this month were included in Ramadan-ul-Mubarak issue of ‘Mahnamah Faizan-e-Madinah’, 1438 Hijri[1]. Following are the brief biographies of some more blessed personalities:
Blessed Sahabah
1.Ameer-ul-Mu`mineen Sayyiduna ‘Ali-ul-Murtada (R.A) was born in Makkah Mukarramah in the thirtieth or twenty-eighth year after the “incident of elephant”. He is an honourable Sahabi of Rasool, son-in-law of the Beloved Rasool (SAW) Imam of east and west, Asadullah, door of knowledge and Haydar-e-Karraar. He (R.A)embraced martyrdom on 21st Ramadan 40 Hijri; his blessed shrine is located in Najaf Ashraf (Iraq). (Tareekh-ul-Khulafa, pp. 132; Mirat-ul-Asraar, pp. 18-192)
2.Khatoon-e-Jannat, Sayyidatuna Fatima-tuz-Zahra (R.A) was born in Makkah Mukarramah, five years before the declaration of Nubuwwah. She passed away in Madinah Munawwarah on 3rd Ramadan 11 Hijri and was laid to rest in Jannat-ul-Baqi’. She (R.A)is the daughter of the Beloved Rasool (SAW) honourable wife of Sayyiduna ‘Ali (R.A) loving mother of Imam Hasan and Imam Husayn (R.A) and the chief of all women in Paradise. (Zurqaani ‘alal Mawahib, pp. 331, 337; Madarij-un-Nubuwwah, vol. 2, pp. 459-461). Source: dawateislami.net
Battle of Badr
Battle of Badr, (624 CE), in Islamic history, major military victory led by the Prophet Muhammad that marked a turning point for the early Muslim community (ummah) from a defensive stance toward one of stability and expansion. The battle damaged Meccan trade and boosted the morale of the ummah as a viable force in its pursuit of control of the holy city. The prestige of the battle in the Islamic consciousness is marked by the fact that it is the only battle mentioned by name in the Qurān.
In 622 Muhammad and his Meccan followers settled in Medina upon invitation, having fled their native city in an event known as the Hijrah (“Emigration”). Although the new Constitution of Medina gave them a modicum of acceptance among the Medinese, the muhājirūn, as Muhammad’s Meccan followers came to be known, remained a separate class, unabsorbed into the socioeconomic fabric of the city. They began raiding caravans whose wares fed Mecca’s merchant economy, while new revelations of the Qurān sanctioned aggression against Mecca’s ruling Quraysh tribe for its own aggression against Muhammad’s followers and for its prevention of their worshipping at al-Masjid al-Haram, Islam’s holiest site.
Islam
How much do you know about the Prophet Muhammad? How about holy cities?
Nearly two years after the Hijrah, in the middle of the month of Ramadan, a major raid was organized against a particularly wealthy caravan escorted by Abū Sufyān, head of the Umayyad clan of the Quraysh. According to the traditional accounts, when word of the caravan reached Muhammad, he arranged a raiding party of about 300, consisting of both Muhājirūn and Ansār (Muhammad’s Medinese supporters), to be led by Muhammad himself. By filling the wells on the caravan route near Medina with sand, Muhammad’s army lured Abū Sufyān’s army into battle at Badr, near Medina. There the two parties clashed in traditional fashion: three men from each side were chosen to fight an initial skirmish, and then the armies charged toward one another for full combat. As his army charged forward, Muhammad threw a handful of dust, which flew into the eyes and noses of many of the opposing Meccans. Despite the superior numbers of the Meccan forces (about 1,000 men), Muhammad’s army scored a complete victory, and many prominent Meccans were killed.
The victory at Badr was a watershed so momentous for the nascent Muslim community that it was believed to be miraculous. Not only did it confirm to the ummah divine sanction of the new religion of Islam—for the Qurān attributed the success to divine intervention (3:123)—but it confirmed the vitality of the ummah in challenging the hegemony of the Quraysh. Successive victories for the ummah, save for the setback at the Battle of Uhud (625), eventually forced the Quraysh to allow Muhammad’s followers to worship at al-Masjid al-Haram in 629. In 630, after years of struggle, the Quraysh surrendered Mecca to Muhammad and became Muslims. Those who had fought under Muhammad at Badr became known as the badriyyūn and made up one group of the Companions of the Prophet (Sahābah). Source:britannica.com
The Conquest Of Makkah 20Th Ramadan, 8 Ah.
By Habeeb Sohail Al-Aidroos
The second great Islamic event that took place in Ramadan was Fatah Makkah (the conquest of Makkah) on Ramadan 20, 8 AH (630 AD) when Muslims victoriously entered the city after being forced into exile for eight years and after 21 years of long struggle. This event marked the ultimate victory of the Islamic forces in Arabia and marked the beginning of a new era in the history of mankind.
The conquest of Makkah takes one even further back in time. Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him) and his son Ismael had purified and raised the foundation of Bait-Allah, the House of Allah, the Ka’bah in Makkah, for the sole worship of Allah. Later the people degenerated into shirk (polytheism), associating partners with Allah.
The Arabs started believing in hundreds of gods and goddesses, and kept stone idols in the Ka’bah.
On the eve of the conquest, Abu Sufyan adopted Islam. When asked by Prophet(SAW), he conceded that the Meccan gods had proved powerless and that there was indeed “no god but Allah”, the first part of the Islamic Prophet’s confession of faith. In turn, Prophet(SAW) declared Abu Sufyan’s house a sanctuary because he was the present chief, and that all the others were gathered over his territory, therefore:
“Even he Who enters the house of Abu Sufyan will be safe, He who lays down arms will be safe, He who locks his door will be safe”.
He also declared: “Allah has made Mecca a sanctuary since the day He created the Heavens and the Earth, and it will remain a sanctuary by virtue of the sanctity Allah has bestowed on it until the Day of Resurrection. It (fighting in it) was not made lawful to anyone before me. Nor will it be made lawful to anyone after me, and it was not made lawful for me except for a short period of time. Its animals (that can be hunted) should not be chased, nor should its trees be cut, nor its vegetation or grass uprooted, nor its Luqata (most things) picked up except by one who makes a public announcement about it.” Then, along with his companions Prophet(SAW) visited the Ka’bah and the idols were broken. Thereupon Prophet(SAW)recited the following verse from the Quran:
“Say, the Truth has come and falsehood gone. Verily falsehood is bound to vanish.”(Qur’an, 17:81)
The people assembled at the Kaaba, and Prophet(SAW)delivered the following address: “There is no God but Allah. He has no associate. He has made good His promise that He held to his bondman and helped him and defeated all the confederates. Bear in mind that every claim of privilege, whether that of blood or property is abolished except that of the custody of the Ka’bah and of supplying water to the pilgrims. Bear in mind that for any one who is slain the blood money is a hundred camels. People of Quraish, surely God has abolished from you all pride of the time of ignorance and all pride in your ancestry, because all men are descended from Adam (A.S), and Adam (A.S) was made of clay.”
Then Prophet(SAW)turning to the people said:“O Quraish, what do you think of the treatment that I should accord you?”
And they said, “Mercy, O Prophet of Allah. We expect nothing but good from you.”
Thereupon Prophet Muhammadﷺ declared:
“I speak to you in the same words as Yusuf (peace be upon him) spoke to his brothers. This day there is no reproof against you; Go your way, for you are free.”
Prophet’s(SAW)prestige grew after the surrender of the Meccans. Emissaries from all over Arabia came to Medina to accept him.
Ten people were ordered to be killed: Ikrimah ibn Abi-Jahl, Abdullah ibn Saad ibn Abi Sarh, Habbar bin Aswad, Miqyas Subabah Laythi, Huwairath bin Nuqayd, Abdullah Hilal and four women who had been guilty of murder or criticising Prophet (SAW) or had sparked off the war and disrupted the peace.
However, they were not all killed; Ikrimah lived to adopt Islam and fight in future battles among Muslim ranks. Of the two singing girls who were outlawed by Prophet(SAW) one was slain but the other spared because she converted to Islam. Ibn Abi Sarh had been granted protection under Uthman ibn Affan (May Allah be and pleased with him) and when he initially refused to take the mandatory oath of allegiance to Prophet(SAW) the bystanders still did not kill him, much to the regret of Prophet(SAW).
Ramadan is therefore more than just the month of fasting or personal piety. The month recalls the past, taking one to the very foundations of Islam, and prods one to mull over the significance of historic events and take heed from them, to restore the morals of Islam and as an human which were introduced by Allah the Exalted through the means of the Prophet of Mercy(SAW).
Source:habeebsohail.wordpress.com
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