The Life of Prophet Muhammad - by Sheikh Azhar Nasser

Debunking the story of the Prophet being agitated when the first verse of the Quran was revealed to him. Sheikh Azhar Nasser describes when it happend, the tranquility the prophet felt, and explains how the alternative narrative took root.

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The angles Allah sent to guide the Prophet Muhammad's spiritual development

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The Prophet's adopted son Zaid bin Harithah, the birth of Imam Ali, and of Lady Fatima

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The Prophet's most beloved wife, Khadijah. How they met, got married, and the controversy around her age

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The divine guidance Prophet Muhammad received from childhood, the Sacrilegious wars, and the Fudul Pact made by the Quraysh to uphold justice.

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In his early years the prophet Muhammad was looked after by Halima, his mother Amina, his grandfather Abdul Mutalib, and his uncle Abu Talib. Sheikh Azhar talks describes each of them and the level to which they believed in his greatness even from childhood, comparing Sunnia and Shia views on them.

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Soon after his birth, the Prophet Muhammad went to live with the bedouins and his wet nurse Halima.

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This lecture covers:

• The marriage of the prophet's parents, Abdullah and Aminah
• Abdullah's death
• The birth of the Prophet Muhammad

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The political, economic, social, and religious climate of the Arabs during the 200 years of the age of ignorance, also known as the time of jahiliyya, described by Sheikh Azhar Nasser

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A governor tries to destroy the Kaaba with his army of elephants, but Abdul Muttalib trusts Allah to protect his own house