Hi Folks
Islam, the complete code of life ordained by the Sustainer of the
Universe, emerged as a Socio-economic and Political power in the
Seventh Century. This unpredictable and sweeping emergence was a
result of the Muslims disciplining their lives in accordance with the
injunctions of the Holy Quran and left an everlasting influence on the
humanity.
The exalted person upon whom this code of life was revealed - Muhammad
(peace be upon him) was born in Makkah on the twentieth of April 571
A.D. and breathed his last in Madina in 632 A.D. During this period
the major empires neighbouring Arabia were the Persian Sasanids and
the Bazantines, who were locked in a constant warfare.
Arabia, whose only previous contribution had been to send successive
waves of Semitic nomads to invade the fertile crescent was held by
clans. These included Christian, Jewish and most Arabian tribes
including Muhammad=92s (peace be upon him) - The Quraish. Allah=92s final
message to mankind revealed to Muhammad (peace be upon him), now
contained in the Holy Quran, attracted a few truth-loving people but
infuriated Quraish, who then controlled the First house of God (Allah
Almighty).
In 622 A.D., Makkah being no more amenable to his message, Muhammad
(peace be upon him) undertook Hijra to Madina and this feat of Rasool-
Allah marks the start of Muslim era. In Madina, where large number of
people embraced Islam. Muhammad (peace be upon him) stayed in Madina
for eight years, during which period he had to fight the most
important battles of his life. These battles were fought against the
invading Quraish at Badar, Uhud, and Madina itself. Makkah was finally
subdued in 630 A.D., after which the tribes throughout Arabia also
submitted to Islam. Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) successor
Khalifa (caliph) Abu-Bakr consolidated this conquest. Later on the
Sasanids were overthrown and the Bazantines expelled from Syria,
Egypt, and North Africa. After these conquests, the Muslims penetrated
to the Atlantic, the Caucasus, the Oxus, and the Indus without meeting
effective opposition. The people of these areas were not forced to
accept Islam but adopted it gradually. Today, the influence of Islam
can be felt through almost every nook and corner of the globe.
Cheers
Nawaz
Religion Islam
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