The Prophetic Biography

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“The Prophetic Biography: The Meccan Period” is an online course that provides an overview of the most significant events of the seerah from the birth of the Prophet in 570 CE to the historic migration to the city of Yathrib in 622 CE. Students will learn about the Prophet’s childhood and upbringing and how those experiences shaped the great leader he became. Additionally, this course examines the commencement of his prophetic mission and the great struggles the early Muslims faced as a religious minority in Mecca.

Recommended Readings:

“A Restatement of the History of Islam and Muslims” by Sayyid Ali Asghar Razwy

Lesson 1: The Seerah and Its Earliest Sources
- Lesson 1
- Self Assessment
  0 question10 min
Lesson 2: The Prophet's Ancestors and Birth
- Lesson 2
- Self-Assessment
  0 question10 min
Lesson 3: The Prophet's Upbringing and Marriage
- Lesson 3
- Self-Assessment
  0 question10 min
Lesson 4: The Beginning of Revelation
- Lesson 4
- Self-Assessment
  0 question10 min
Lesson 5: The Private Invitation to Islam
- Lesson 5
- Self-Assessment
  0 question10 min
Lesson 6: Quraysh's Opposition and the Persecution of the Muslims
- Lesson 6
- Self-Assessment
  0 question10 min
Lesson 7: The Migration to Abyssinia
- Lesson 7
- Self-Assessment
  0 question10 min
Lesson 8: The Boycott
- Lesson 8
- Self-Assessment
  0 question10 min
Lesson 9: Support from Yathrib
- Lesson 9
- Self-Assessment
  0 question10 min
Lesson 10: The Assassination Plot and Migration
- Lesson 10
- Self-Assessment
  0 question10 min
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