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A brief summary of His biography
A brief summary of His biography
His invitation to Islam during the Meccan period was mainly focused on Tawheed, and expelling Shirk; making worship solely for Allah alone. This da’wah continued in this way for a period of 13 years.
He – may Allah praise him and send him peace- was then ordered to migrate to Medina, and his da’wah continued primarily focusing on Tawheed, plus the revelation of the remaining aspects of the religion such as acts of worship, business transactions, and daily affairs of our lives.
And if someone was to examine his biography s/he would notice that his primary focus from the beginning of the prophethood until his death was Tawheed. This is a clear and strong proof against those who discourage people from studying Tawheed, and claim that one only needs a few minutes to completely study it.
We can extrapolate 2 benefits from his statement ‘he was taken up to the heavens’:
- Whatever we are informed of from the Prophet – may Allah praise him and send him peace- from affairs of the unseen, we respond with: We believe, we affirm it is the truth, and we submit and accept it.
- The importance of the obligatory prayers, considering the fact that it was made obligatory in the heavens.
Migration is moving from the land of Shirk to the land of Tawheed. It is obligatory upon the Muslims and it will remain so until the final Hour is established.
The proof is His statement, «Indeed, those whom the angels take [in death] while wronging themselves- [the angels] will say, 'In what condition were you?' They will say, 'We were oppressed in the land'. They [the angels] will say, 'Was not the earth of Allah spacious enough for you to emigrate therein?' For those, their refuge is Hell - and evil it is as a destination. Except for the oppressed among men, women, and children who cannot devise a plan nor are they directed to a way. For those it is expected that Allah will pardon them, and Allah is ever Pardoning and Forgiving» (Qur'an 4:97-99).
And His saying, «O My servants who have believed, indeed My earth is spacious, so worship only Me» (Qur'an 29:56). Al-Baghawi (516H) mentions: The reason behind the revelation of this verse is the Muslims that were in Mecca that had not migrated, Allah called onto them with the name of faith (those who have believed).
And the proof for migration in the Sunnah is the Prophetic saying, “Migration will not end until repentance comes to an end, and repentance will not come to an end until the Sun rises from the West” (Abu Dawood, Authenticated by Albani).
