Seerah - The Life of the Prophet (pbuh)

Prophet r to spread the Message of Isl\m not only in the Arabian
Peninsula but also to the kings of the then superpowers. Thus
messengers were sent in all directions carrying the message of Isl\m.
`Abdull\h ibn *udhayfah t was sent to the Persian king, Khusroe. He
was angered by the letter and tore it. When the Prophet r heard what
he had done, he said, “May All\h tear his kingdom to pieces too.”
Soon after, his son murdered him and his kingdom was destroyed.
Di#yah ibn Khal|fah al-Kalb| t was instructed to hand the letter of the
Prophet r to the Governor of Basra, who in turn would send it to
Caesar, the Roman emperor.
*a{ib ibn Ab| Balta`ah t was chosen to take the letter to the King of
Egypt, Muqawqis.
Letters were also sent out to various other kingdoms, such as Bahrain,
Yam\mah, Damascus and Oman.
Conquest of Khaybar – Mu#arram 7A.H.
The Jews of Qaynuq\` sought refuge in the Jewish stronghold of
Khaybar when they were expelled from Mad|nah. The Jews of Khaybar
along with the tribe of Gha{f\n took advantage of the long distance
between them and Mad|nah and soon began to make preparations for
a major confrontation. When their activities reached a stage which
could no longer be tolerated, the Messenger of All\h r took action.
The Prophet r set out for Khaybar with 1,400 men to end the threat.
Khaybar was divided into two sections: the first had five fortresses and
the second had three. The Prophet besieged them for two weeks.
Then one evening he announced: “Tomorrow I will give this flag to a
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