A Day in The Life of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) by Abd a-Wahhab b. Nasir al-Turayri

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At the Break ef Dawn verses. This is in line with the Qur'anic instruction regarding the recitation of the Qur'an in the dawn prayer, i.e. Fajr: "Keep up prayer when the sun is on its decline, in the darkness of the night, and recite the Qur'an at dawn, for the recitation of the Qur'an at dawn is indeed witnessed." (17: 78) On Fridays, he usually read Surah 32 in the first rak 'ah and Surah 7 6 in the second. Sometimes, he would add after rising from ruku ' 'i.e. bowing] in the second rak 'ah a supplication, particularly if some hardship or calamity had befallen the Muslim community. He prayed to God to remove that hardship and to grant comfort and victory to the Muslim community. The poet 'Abdullah ibn Rawahah, an Ansari companion of the Prophet, described this scene as follows: Among us is God's messenger: as a bright light penetrates through the darkness at dawn, he would be reciting God's book. When he completed his prayer and finished, he would say while still seated in his place, facing the qiblah 'i.e. the direction to the Ka 'bah in Makkah]: "I seek God's forgiveness 'repeating it three times]. My Lord, You are peace, and peace comes from You. Blessed You are, the Lord of majesty and benevolence''. He then turned to his right, or might at times tum to his left. When he faced his companions, the first thing they would hear him say was: "My Lord, spare me Your punishment on the day when You resurrect Your servants." He would then start his glorification of God, saying: "There is no deity other than God, the One who has no partners. To Him belong all dominion and all praise. He is able to accomplish everything. No power operates except by God's will. There is no deity other than God, and we worship none but Him. It is He who bestows all bounty and all grace comes from Him. To Him belong all goodly thanks. There is no deity other than God. We submit to Him only, even though the unbelievers dislike that. Our Lord, none can stop what You grant, and none can grant what You withhold. No endeavour is of use to anyone against You." He then glorifies God in the usual forms: subhan Allah 'i.e. limitless is God in His 7
A Dery in the Life of Prophet Muhammad glory], alhamd Iii/ah 'i.e. all praise be to God], and Allah akbar 'i.e. God is Supreme]. The Prophet would then say the main supplications he allocated for the morning. These include: "As we start this morning, all dominion belong to God. All praise be to Him. There is no deity other than God, the One who has no partners.4 To him belong all dominion and all praise. He is able to accomplish everything. My Lord, I appeal to You to grant me of the goodness of this day and the goodness of what it encompasses, and the goodness of what follows it. I seek shelter with You against the evil of this day and what follows it. I seek refuge with You against laziness and miserable conditions in old age . Protect me against torment in hell and torment in the grave." He repeated these phrases in the evenings, substituting the reference to the morning by a reference to the evening. "My Lord, I pray to You to grant me wellbeing in this life and in the life to come. Grant me Your pardon and safety in my faith, life, fam ily and property. Give me shelter to cover my flaws and security to calm my fears. Protect me from the front, back, right, left and above. I appeal to Your greatness that no danger should engulf me from beneath me." He did not omit to say this supplication in the morning and evening. His further supplication included the following: "My Lord, grant me good health in my body; in my hearing; in my sight. There is no deity other than You. My Lord, I seek Your shelter against disbelief and against poverty; I seek Your shelter against the torment in the grave. There is no deity other than You." He repeated these phrases three times morning and evening. During this time, servants from all over Madinah would come to the Prophet carrying water containers. They want to have the Prophet's blessings of their water, requesting him to dip his hand in their water. He put his hand in every container presented to him. 4 It should be noted that the emphasis on God's oneness is very strong in the Prophet's supplications and glorifications of God. God's oneness is the central Islamic belief. Hence, it is stated very often. By repeating it so often a Muslim remains always aware of the type of relation he or she has with God. 8
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Page 4 and 5: Acknowledgement My deep gratitude a
Page 6 and 7: Introduction Here is the city of pa
Page 8 and 9: At the Break of Dawn The very early
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Page 14 and 15: At the Break ef Dawn They may do th
Page 16 and 17: In the Morning with the Prophet One
Page 18 and 19: In the Morning with the Prophet too
Page 20 and 21: Back in the Mosque When the Prophet
Page 22 and 23: Back in the Mosque only Abu Bakr sa
Page 24 and 25: Back in the Mosque A pleasant joke
Page 26 and 27: Back in the Mosque The Prophet used
Page 28 and 29: In the Streets of Madinah The Proph
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Page 32 and 33: Visiting Friends and Relatives The
Page 34 and 35: Visiting Fri.ends and Relatives wor
Page 36 and 37: Visiting Ftiendr and Relatives Thos
Page 38 and 39: Visiting the Sick The Prophet also
Page 40 and 41: In the Orchards in Madinah On some
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Page 44 and 45: The Dqy's Nap Bakr came and request
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This Book's Methodology 1. The idea
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Bibliograpl[y Asfahani al-, Abu Nu
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