37 - Relations with Arab Tribes
The ninth year of the Emigration (630-631) is known as the Year of Delegations (sanat al-wufud). The conquest of Makka, the subsequent acceptance of Islam by the large and powerful Hawazin tribe, the Thaqif tribe’s coming to Madina from Ta’if and pledging their commitment to the Prophet one year later, and northern Arabia’s falling under Muslim rule with the Tabuk Campaign caused Arab tribes livin...

38 - Last Call to the Polytheists
With the conquest of Makka, Muslims assumed control of the administration of the city and the Ka’ba, and many polytheistic Arab tribes entered Islam; however, there were still those who continued in their idolatrous beliefs. A certain number of these tribes were allies of the Muslims. After Makka’s conquest, Prophet Muhammad made agreements with polytheistic tribes such as the Khuda’a and Mudlij –...

39 - The Farewell Hajj and the Farewell Sermon
Prophet Muhammad’s meeting with Archangel Gabriel on each night of the month of Ramadan and his reciting the Qur’anic verses revealed up until then is well known. In the tenth year after the Emigration (December 631), Archangel Gabriel made him recite the entire Qur’an twice over. Prophet Muhammad saw this as an indication of his imminent demise and shared this with his daughter Fatima. While the ...

40 - The Last Days of the Holy Prophet, His Sickness and His De
After his return to Madina from the Farewell Pilgrimage, Prophet Muhammad’s health began to decline. During the days of his illness he visited the graves of the Uhud martyrs and performed the funeral prayer. Leaving his house on another night, he went to Madina’s graveyard and entreated God’s forgiveness for those buried there. During this time, Aswad al-Ansi from Yemen’s Madhhij tribe emerged wit...