WHO WROTE THE QURAN

Revelation of Allah I see what you do not - The Way of Life that can grantyou Paradise in this life and in the next." Upon the instigation of AbuLahab, people dispersed murmuring.DEATH OF KHADIJAH AND ABU TALIB, 619 CE: The grand lady of Makkah,Khadijah bint Khuwailid r. a. passed away 3 years before Hijrah (Migration)in 619 CE. She was 65 then while the exalted Prophet was 50 years old.Their family life had been exemplary since their relationship was based onmutual trust, kindness, equity, love and understanding. Khadijah took careof the home while Muhammad (S) ran the business. Together they did agreat deal of community service and strove to make Makkah a better placeto live. On their way they would pick up thorns and nails and would notmind clearing the streets of trash. The comfort and welfare of people wasalways their top priority. The whole town knew that Muhammad (S) wasalways there to help and Khadijah r. a. was always the ideal companion toher husband.HIJRAH (MIGRATION TO MADINAH – JUL 16, 622 CE)CHAPTER 05Madinah is a town about 270 miles north of Makkah on the western coast oftoday's Saudi Arabia. The Prophet (S) had advised some Makkans tomigrate to Ethiopia (615 CE) and later to Madinah. Ethiopia's Christian KingNegus (Najashi) was a kind-hearted man. He saw the common grounds,sheltered Muslims and soon embraced Islam. During the past 12 plusyears, some people of Madinah also had embraced Islam. The Muslims ofMadinah had been inviting the exalted Prophet to move to their town. It wasin the year 622 CE when Muhammad (S) made his move to Madinah. Thiswas the most influential migration in history since it was to change thefuture of humanity. Traveling 270 miles on camel back usually took about 2weeks. The exalted Prophet rode to Madinah on camel back with HazratAbu Bakr as his companion. The people of Madinah welcomed the Prophetwith great joy. Men, women and children all were extremely delighted. TheDay of Hijrah or Migration marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar. Theexalted Prophet brought peace to Madinah. He ended tribal warfare andsigned peace treaties with the local tribes, the Jews and other groups. Theprevious name of this blessed township was Yathrib. From this point on, itcame to be known as Madinah-tun-Nabi (Town of the Prophet).OTHER WIVES? The exalted Prophet was now also Head of the State.Quite a few Muslims had been killed in battles and by persecution. Therewere women who accepted Islam while their husbands did not. The Qurandoes not allow a Muslim woman to remain wedded to a Non-Muslim. Inthese circumstances, there were many women and their children whoneeded shelter. The Prophet (S) and his companions accommodated them67