The book presents the life of the Prophet Muhammad, from his childhood in the desert to his divine mission and early preaching in Makkah. It goes on to describe the hostility of Makkah towards his message, their total boycott of him and his family, the Night Journey to seven heavens and the migration from Makkah to Madinah. In Madinah he was welcomed and lived there for ten years teaching and calling people to the divine truth. His life went through stages of poverty, prosperity, defeat and success. Yet whatever his state of well-being or hardship, he never once strayed from the path of moderation. At all times, and right till the end, he remained the patient and grateful servant of the Almighty, bringing his message of peace and truth to all mankind. This book introduces you to the Prophet Muhammad and helps you Learn about his life! Discover the Prophet's life from his birth to prophet hood. Follow in his footsteps! Live the way he spent his life. Know the Prophet's Mission! Discover the Message of the Prophet Muhammad and help others to know it. The focus throughout the book is on the spirit of the Prophet's teachings, and on the lessons that should be derived from it for our daily life. These exciting historical events are presented in a simple, informative style, with beautiful illustrations, so that young people may understand and enjoy them. Young and old alike will enjoy this book and want to read it again and again. A wonderful book to share with non-Muslims

This unique book is the first volume in IQRA's series entitled “Stories of the Sahabah” as adapted by Mrs. Noura Durkee. This volume contains the biographies of twenty-one intimate Sahabah who were promised their place in Paradise, as recorded in various traditions (ahadith). This series presents the lives of the Sahabah for younger generations of Muslims through rich and engaging stories. A more famous Haddith on this subject promises Paradise to ten Sahabah, popularly known as al-'Ashrah al-Mubasharin in Paradise. There are other traditions which mention the name of other Sahabah and Sahabiyat who were promised Paradise in their life time or soon after their death. We believe that all the Sahabah of the prophet Mohammad will enter Paradise; in this volume, we have included only those chosen ones who heard the good news from the Prophet himself.

“The First Ones” is the second volume in our series, Stories of the Sahabah, adapted by the popular author Noura Durkee who offers 5 books detailing the lives of the Sahabah of the Prophet(s). This volume contains the biographies of prominent Sahabah (companions) of the Prophet as recorded in various traditions (ahadith). Many of them followed Rasulullah to Madinah during the hijrah. These heart-warming biographies of those blessed companions of Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him and his family!), who were of the first to accept Islam and stood by his side in the earliest years, include 'Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr, Zaid ibn Haritha, Asma bint Abi Bakr, al-Arqam and many others. This volume presents the essence of their devotion to Islam and their Prophet through rich and engaging anecdotes based on actual events.

The greedy and power-hungry vice-regent Abrahah intends to divert the world's pilgrims from the Ka'ba, the House of Allah, in Makka, to the cathedral his slaves built. When the cathedral's magnificent doors are finally opened, the throngs of people that Abrahah boasted about do not arrive. In a rage, he vows to destroy the Ka'ba, but Allah, the Causer of all causes, has other plans. True happenings, stranger than fiction, demonstrate that if Allah says, "Be!" it surely is to be.

We often think that people from a thousand years ago were living in the Dark Ages. But from the 7th century onward in Muslim civilization there were amazing advances and inventions that still influence our everyday lives. People living in the Muslim world saw what the Egyptians, Chinese, Indians, Greek, and Romans had discovered and spent the next one thousand years adding new developments and ideas. Inventors created marvels like the elephant water clock, explorers drew detailed maps of the world, women made scientific breakthroughs and founded universities, architects built huge domes larger than anywhere else on earth, astronomers mapped the stars and so much more! This book takes the wining formula of facts, photos, and fun, and applies it to this companion book to the 1001 Inventions exhibit from the Foundation for Science, Technology, and Civilization. Each page is packed with information on this little-known history, but also shows how it still applies to our world today.