(Prophet Muhammad) Seerah Encyclopedia - The Hidden Pearls (Vol 1) by Darussalam Research Division

Darussalam

• Saniyasnain Khan

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اللولو المكنون
VOL. 01
The Hidden Pearls
SEERAH
ENCYCLOPEDIA
■ Pre-Islamic Religions of Arabian Peninsula. Domains And Kingdoms of The Arabs.
☐Neighbours of The Arabs And Their Religions. Historical Background of The Arabian Peninsula.
DARUSSALAM RESEARCH CENTER
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اللولو المكنون
VOL. 01
The Hidden Pearls
SEERAH
ENCYCLOPEDIA
■ Pre-Islamic Religions of Arabian Peninsula. Domains And Kingdoms of The Arabs.
☐Neighbours of The Arabs And Their Religions. Historical Background of The Arabian Peninsula.
DARUSSALAM RESEARCH CENTER
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Volume 01
Table of Contents
Map. 14: Dwelling places of the people of Lot (Lut)
The Punishment
Banu Qatūra: The People of Shu'aib
Map. 15: Dwelling places of people of
Shu'aib (Madyan and Al-Aikah)
اصحاب الایکه) People of Aikah
Shu'aib's Mission
Various forms of Chastisement
Chapter 3
Domains and Kingdoms of the Arabian Peninsula
In this chapterTypes of Arab Rulers
Kingdoms of Yemen
Kingdom of Ma'een
Kingdom of Saba
Makarabs of Saba Kings of Saba
Makarabs of Saba (1000 BC-650 BC)
Map. 16: Kingdoms of Yemen and Aksum
Religion of the Sabaeans
The Dam of Ma'rib and its destruction
Rise and Fall of Saba (Sheba)
Map. 17: Ma'rib Dam and 'Arim Flood (Sailul 'Arim)
Kings of Saba (650 BC - 115 BC)
The Kingdom of Qitbän (or Qatban)
The Kingdom of Himyar
Domination of Abyssinians
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Chapter 01-
Physical and Political Division of Arabian Peninsula
Jabal Shammar
Wadi Hanifah
Wadi ar-Rummah
3.Nejd
iterally, the Arabic word 'Nejd' means: highland, tableland, plateau. The Arabian region of Nejd is so called because it is on an elevated plane as compared to other regions. It lies 750 to 1500 m above sea level.'Hudhail, a tribe of Adnan, and people of Hijaz called it Nujud.?
Boundaries of Nejd and its geographic division
Nejd is surrounded on its three sides by barren deserts. So its geography kept it relatively safe from foreign invasions and alien influences. To the north of it lie the deserts of Syria, Iraq and Jordan. To the west of it is Hijaz, to the east the desert of Dahna', and to the south of it the territory of Yamamah. Yamamah is flanked in the south by the Empty Quarter.
According to Istakhri, sometimes Nejd is taken to mean that part of Arabian Peninsula which stretches from Yamamah to Yathrib (Madinah) and from Basrah to Bahrain. Yaqut Hamawi, the geographer, quotes: Nejd extends from Khandaq Kisra (Trench of Shapur in Iraq) to Harrah (Bani Sulaim).
1 Al-Mausa'a Al-Arabia Al-Muyassara: 2/1824; Lisan-ul-Arab: see under 'Nejd:
2 Mu'jam-ul-Buldán: see under 'Nejd'.
3 Masálik Al-Mamálik Lil-Istakhri: 1/14.
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Lot's cave- Sodom (Jordan)
Ancestry
The People of Lut
rophet Lüt (Lot) was the son of Härän, and the nephew of Ibrahim. Haran was the youngest son of Tareh (Tarekh), and was brother to Ibrahim. He died before his father at Ur.'Ibrahim, Härän and Nahor were brothers.2
Lut believed in Ibrahim's message of monotheism, accompanied him on the migration from Iraq to Harran (Turkey). From there, he went to Palestine and pitched his camp at a hill east of Jerusalem (Beit El). Lüt was accompanied by his wife. They arrived in Egypt during the time of the shepherd kings; however, they found the conditions there unsuitable and
1 Qamoos-ul-Kitab, P 316; Ar-Raud-ul-Unf: 1/40.
2 Al-Bidaya Wa'n-Nihaya: 1/132.
The Hidden Pearls
The Hidden Pearls
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Seerah Encyclopedia
Seerah Encyclopedia
M
uhammad ibn Abdullah began his prophetic mission
in the seventh century of the Christian Era. This period was one of the darkest in human history - a time when humanity seemed to have lost sight of its purpose and sunk into a spiritual abyss, void of morality. Ignorance abounded, and the masses sought only the fulfillment of their desires. People had forgotten their true Lord and Creator. The message with which the prophets Abraham (), Moses (), and Christ () had come, had long blurred and faded into obscurity, preserved in the hearts of only a few rare individuals scattered throughout the world.
In the cities and in the deserts, mankind had forgotten of the life after death. Immersed in their worldly pursuits and selfish desires, they never paused to reflect or consider the purpose of their lives, the reason for which their Lord had placed them on earth, what they owed to Him, or what duties they were obliged to carry out.
For all the trappings of wealth and glory that empires around the world sported, there was an air of hopelessness and desperation felt keenly by rulers and commoners alike. At times, it was difficult to find even a single soul who cared about his faith, who worshipped the One True God, or felt deeply for his fellow people.