Basic History of Prophet Mohammed [ SallAllaho 'Alehe Wassalam ]

The Prophet Muhammad [ SallAllaho 'Alehe Wassalam ]
Muslims believe that Islam is a faith that has always existed and that it was gradually revealed to humanity by a number of prophets, but the final and complete revelation of the faith was made through the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) in the 7th century CE.

Muhammad was born in Mecca in Saudi Arabia
Muhammad was born in Mecca in Saudi Arabia in 570.
He was a deeply spiritual man, and often spent time in meditation on Mount Hira.
The traditional story of the Qur'an tells how one night in 610 he was meditating in a cave on the mountain when he was visited by the angel Jibreel who ordered him to recite.
Once Jibreel mentioned the name of Allah, Muhammad began to recite words which he came to believe were the words of God.
The Qur'an
During the rest of his life Muhammad continued to receive these revelations. The words were remembered and recorded, and form the text of the Holy Qu'ran, the Muslim scripture.
Preaching
Believing that God had chosen him as his messenger Muhammad began to preach what God had revealed to him.
The simple and clear-cut message of Islam, that there is no God but Allah, and that life should be lived in complete submission to the will of Allah, was attractive to many people, and they flocked to hear it.
The Hijrah
Muhammad's popularity was seen as threatening by the people in power in Mecca, and Muhammad took his followers on a journey from Mecca to Medina in 622.
This journey is called the Hijrah (migration) and the event was seen as so important for Islam that 622 is the year in which the Islamic calendar begins.
The return to Mecca
Within ten years Muhammad had gained so many followers that he was able to return to Mecca and conquer it with military force.
From this time on he was generally accepted by the faithful as the true final Prophet of God.
Muhammad continued to lead his community both spiritually and in earthly matters until his death in 632.

Basic History of islam

Abraham is called Ibrahim by Muslims. They see him as the father of the Arab people as well as the Jewish people through his two sons, Isaac and Ishmael (Isma'il in Arabic).
The Muslim story of Ibrahim
Abraham is a very interesting figure because he is depicted in the Qur'an as somebody who, from a very early age, had problems trying to understand God and trying to discover God and being restless knowing that perhaps the pagan environment which he was in did not have the answers. That, ultimately, God was not the star or the sun or the wind or the moon - all these forces that he saw - God was in something else.
And so from that perspective, Abraham is considered to be neither a Jewish person, nor a Christian person nor a Muslim, but somebody who is a hernif - somebody who essentially and intrinsically knows that there is really only one God. And he is praised for this essential and innate yearning to discover the unity of God.
There have been thousands of prophets and numbers of messengers but there are only four or five that have been designated a specific title according to Islam: Jesus is one, Moses is one and the Prophet Muhammad is one but also Abraham, who is known as a friend of God.
Abraham had a specific allocation given to him by God, which is that from his progeny will be all the prophets and from them - for Muslims - comes Muhammad. But he does have a relationship with God: first of all he is baffled as to how he has a son at such a late stage through Hagar and then through Sarah.
The tradition of God testing Abraham's devotion to him by asking him to sacrifice Ishmael is the heart of the Abrahamic tradition and the Abrahamic stories. Abraham was the first Prophet who was asked for the ultimate sacrifice: "I want you to sacrifice your own flesh and blood for me". And he passed the test because he was prepared to do it, in his submission and devotion to God.
What are the stories told about Abraham in the Qur'an?
Many of the stories that relate to Abraham, Hagar and Ishmael are about their flights from Sarah and also about Abraham trying to set up another dwelling, another place with Hagar and his son Ishmael.
Much of what Islamic tradition is about - and even some of the rituals such as the Hajj - stem from the pre-Islamic era and are translated into Islamic rituals through Abraham. Hagar looked for water and ran between two hills which is enacted in the Hajj ceremony as a symbolic gesture of what Hagar was doing - looking for water - and pilgrims do that.
God says to Abraham, "I'd like you to build my house for me..." - that is a Kaaba - "...here on this mound of earth, in this sacred place and I'd like you to erect the walls and I want you to purify this place." Part of this purification is what we see today in the Kaaba. The Islamic tradition has restricted this purity ritual to Muslims only. However the second ambulation that pilgrims do in praise of God is actually a legacy left from pre-Islamic days when pilgrims also came to the Kaaba - not to worship the one God, but to worship idols.
There are various things that are part of the Abrahamic story, culminating in the ultimate sacrifice which is carried out on the last day of Hajj. As a symbolic gesture, Muslims re-enact what Abraham was going to do with Ishmael by sacrificing a lamb or sheep.

Islamic Books

1.Holy Quran with tafsir and translation by Agha Pooya and Mir Ahmed Ali Holy
2.Quran with translation by Agha Pooya and Mir Ahmed Ali
3.Selected Suras & Ayat - Arabic text & English translation
4.Selected Suras & Ayat - English transliteration of Arabic and English translation
5.Holy Quran with translation in Chinese
6.Holy Quran with translation in Farsi
7.Holy Quran with translation in German.
8.Holy Quran with translation in Turkish

Islamic Books

Holy Quran with tafsir and translation by Agha Pooya and Mir Ahmed Ali Holy
Quran with translation by Agha Pooya and Mir Ahmed Ali
Selected Suras & Ayat - Arabic text & English translation
Selected Suras & Ayat - English transliteration of Arabic and English translation
Holy Quran with translation in Chinese
Holy Quran with translation in Farsi
Holy Quran with translation in German.
Holy Quran with translation in Turkish
Biography: Prophet Muhammad
Biography: Fatima Zahra
Biography: Imam Hasan
Biography: Imam Musa Al-Kazim
Biography: Imam Muhammad Al-Taqi
Biography: Zainab Binte Ali
Biography: Abbas ibn Ali
Heroine of Kerbala Zainab - by Kaukab Mirza
Biography: Imam Jaffer As-Sadiq - by Kaukab Mirza
Biography: Imam Hussain by Kaukab Mirza
Imam Al Mahdi - Just Leader of Humanity by Ayatullah Amini

Risk Management in Islamic Banking & Financ

Since its inception Islamic banking and finance has enjoyed impressive growth and has demonstrated it is a feasible and viable form of finance. The benefit to users of Islamic financial products, as well as a notable rate of innovation in these products has meant this sector has presented itself as a practical alternative to conventional finance

Islamic Finances

If you’re Muslim and are concerned about financial products that comply with Sharia Law, there are more and more options available to you today. The first Islamic bank in the UK, the Islamic Bank of Britain, opened its headquarters in Birmingham in 2004, offering a range of products and services such as pensions, mortgages and loans.The main requirement for financial products and services under Sharia Law is that they neither charge interest nor pay it out, as making money from money is considered usury, and that they do not invest in companies that are deemed unethical, such as those connected with alcohol, tobacco, pornography or gambling.What often happens when providing loans is that the bank will purchase an item for the customer at a set price and rent it or sell it to them, with repayments made in instalments. The bank makes its money by levying a charge on the customer’s payments.With investments, Islamic finance works on the basis of sharing the risk as well as the reward. Both the customer and the bank agree on terms for sharing the risk of any investment and split any profits equally between them.The four main modes of Islamic banking are known as murabaha, where a purchase is made by the bank and re-sold to the customer without any interest payments; musharaka, a partnership in which the rewards and risks – i.e. the profits and losses – are shared by both the bank and the customer in an investment; mudaraba, where someone places their investment in the hands of an expert who invests for them and shares the profit but doesn’t bear the risk of any losses; and ijarah, a rental agreement made in order for the customer to obtain goods, in which rental payments are made over a specified period and the bank reclaims the goods at the end of it.Many of the high street banks offer Islamic products, and there are some Middle Eastern banks with branches in the UK that provide financial products and services suitable for muslims.Trust fundsThe government introduced child trust funds in 2005 to help new parents to start saving for their child’s future. Upon the birth of a child, they are given £250 in vouchers to invest on their behalf, and an additional £250 on the child’s seventh birthday. Additional contributions of up to £1,200 can be made annually, and the money can be invested in savings accounts or in stocks and shares, or a combination of both (a stakeholder account).A Sharia-compliant child trust fund is also available for the children of Muslim families, and is provided by the Children’s Mutual. It’s a stakeholder account, which invests in the stock market until the child turns 13 and then transfers the funds into a savings account or lower risk investments such as government bonds. This aims to reduce the impact of any stock market slumps in the run-up to their 18th birthday. All investments are made in funds that don’t compromise Islamic principles, and no interest is paid on the savings.MortgagesAs mortgages are interest-charging loans, they are not considered acceptable to the Islamic faith. However, as most people can’t afford to pay cash to buy a property outright, there is a demand for Sharia-compliant mortgages among the Muslim community. Many high street banks now offer such products, as does the Islamic Bank of Britain. An Islamic mortgage normally works by means of ijara, a leasing agreement in which the bank purchases the property on behalf of the customer and charges rent to them (including a handling fee) until the purchase price is repaid, at which point the customer owns the property outright. As with other mortgages, the bank retains the rights to the property until this point.Bank accountsTo comply with the Islamic faith, bank accounts should neither charge nor pay interest. This normally means that there will be no overdraft or credit card facilities on current accounts, and that savings accounts invest money to make a profit rather than receive interest on it.Pension schemesA few financial organisations now offer Islamic pension schemes, allowing Muslims to invest for their retirement without having to compromise their beliefs. Such schemes invest only in funds considered to be ethical under Sharia Law – i.e. no investment in companies involved in alcohol, tobacco, betting or pornography, or any companies such as banks that profit from charging interest. If any dividends arise as a result of business involvement in any of these areas, the money is ‘purified’ by giving it to charity rather than awarding it to those investing in the scheme.

Sirat Of Profet Mohammed

Index

Introduction

1- Early Life
2- Khadija
3- Revelation
4- The Helpers
5- Night Journey
6- Permission to wage war
7- Hijra
8- Medina
9- The Qibla
10- Rajam11- The Trinity
12- First Caravan
13- Badr
14- Uhud