About this course
Study the Prophet’s life from his birth to the migration to Yathrib, beginning with the meaning of seerah and the sources and challenges involved in reconstructing it. The early lessons follow his ancestry, childhood, family relationships and marriage to Khadijah.
The narrative then moves through the beginning of prophethood, revelation and the earliest converts. It examines Quraysh’s opposition, the migration to Abyssinia, the boycott and the Year of Grief, before following the Aqabah pledges and the preparations and events of the Hijrah.
What you’ll explore
- The meaning, sources and study of the seerah
- The Prophet’s ancestry, childhood and family life
- The beginning of prophethood and the earliest revelations
- Early Muslims, Quraysh’s opposition and migration to Abyssinia
- The boycott, the Year of Grief and the Aqabah pledges
- Preparations for and accounts of the Hijrah
Curriculum
- 01Print-Ready Course Notes
- 02The Significance of the Seerah
- 03The Meaning of "Seerah"
- 04The Earliest Sources
- 05Challenges with Reconstructing the Biography of the Prophet
- 06Sources for Reconstructing the Seerah
- 07The Prophet's Ancestors
- 08The Invasion of Mecca
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- 09The Marriage of Abdullah and Aminah
- 10The Birth of the Prophet
- 11Nursing and Childhood
- 12The Death of Aminah
- 13Under the Care of Abdul Muttalib
- 14In the Custody of Abu Talib
- 15Divine Care
- 16The Coalition of Justice
- 17Marriage to Khadijah
- 18The Age of Khadijah
- 19Marital Life
- 20The Birth of Ali
- 21The Restoration of the Ka'bah
- 22Ali Enters the Prophet's Household
- 23Preparation for Prophethood
- 24The Beginning of Prophethood
- 25The First Revelation
- 26The Myth of a Bewildered Prophet
- 27The Order of Revelation
- 28The Earliest Converts
- 29The Resistance of Quraysh
- 30Quraysh's Opposition Tactics
- 31The Plight of the Early Muslims
- 32Migration to Abyssinia
- 33The Faith of Al-Najashi
- 34The Conversion of Hamza
- 35The Conversion of Umar
- 36The Boycott
- 37The Year of Grief
- 38Unsuccessful Hijras
- 39Trouble in Yathrib
- 40The First Aqabah Pledge
- 41The Second Aqabah Pledge
- 42Preparing for the Hijrah
- 43The Assassination Plot
- 44The Hijrah
- 45The Verse of the Cave
- 46The Hijrah in the Words of Imam Al-Sajjad
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