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When things in Mecca were brought to a head, the Prophet (s.a.w.) allowed some of his followers to immigrate to Abyssinia, where they could find a refuge and safe haven. The number of the first batch of immigrants was 11 men and four women. They stol...

When things in Mecca were brought to a head, the P...

At the beginning of the Prophet's divine mission, the Quraish looked at him as a monk or a sage, whose influence would soon wane, and the people, accordingly, would return to the religion of their fathers and ancestors. But, contrarily, the new faith...

At the beginning of the Prophet's divine mission, ...

The Prophet (s.a.w.) called all of the Qurayash to Islam, in obedience to Allah' s order: Therefore declare openly what you are bidden and turn aside from the polytheists... Holy Qur'an(15:94) He ascended the mountain of al-Safa and called out It is ...

The Prophet (s.a.w.) called all of the Qurayash to...

Three years passed before Allah ordered His Prophet (s.a.w.) to take advantage of the prevailing tribal atmosphere and call his relatives to Islam. And warn your nearest relations, And be kind to him who follows you of the believers, But if they diso...

Three years passed before Allah ordered His Prophe...

The Prophet, first of all, chose Ali (a.s.) to come to Islam 23. Ali was, at the time, a pure boy, unsullied by the practices of the pre-Islamic era. He was under the care of the Prophet (s.a.w.) who showed him with love and affection. Ali (a.s.) res...

The Prophet, first of all, chose Ali (a.s.) to com...

Shortly after the tragical war of al-Fujjar a pact was signed between the warring Arab tribes. 17 The agreement did achieve a victory for the wronged parties. All the sides agreed on the principle of warding off wrongs, and cooperating to back what w...

Shortly after the tragical war of al-Fujjar a pact...

Many of the wars of Early Islam were fought for this very reason. The Muslims who went to war used to say that they had no fight with the peoples of the world, and that they were fighting governments in order to rescue peoples from the misery and sla...

Many of the wars of Early Islam were fought for th...

After a long struggle, the understanding between Imam Hasan (as) and Ameer Moawiya had been reached on various issues. The Imam (as) had, after the acceptance of the conditions demanded by him, agreed to hand over power to Moawiya for a specified per...

After a long struggle, the understanding between I...

"Moawiya would hand over the Bait-ul-Maal of Koofa and the revenue of Darab Jerd ( Darab Gard, a state in Iran) to Imam Hasan (as) so that he could meet his expenses and pay back his debt and other dues." 29 Before deciding whether this condition is ...

"Moawiya would hand over the Bait-ul-Maal of Koofa...

"Hazrat Ali (as) will be remembered with dignity and honour and no abusive language will be used against him; or, according to some narrations, it will not be practiced in the life of Imam Hasan (as)." This condition, with some variation, has been re...

"Hazrat Ali (as) will be remembered with dignity a...

"Moawiya will not take any open or secret action against (Imam) Hasan bin Ali (as) or against Ahle Bait of the Holy Prophet (saww) and he will not try to terrorize them anywhere." 27 If this condition was violated or anyone else would harm the progen...

"Moawiya will not take any open or secret action a...

"The life, property, and honour of Shias of (Imam) Ali (as) and his family members, will be protected and Moawiya bin Abee Sufyan will honour his covenant with Almighty God in this regard"; 25 In the previous chapters we have indicated that wars betw...

"The life, property, and honour of Shias of (Imam)...

"The life and property of all persons, whether black, red (Persian slave) or of whatever colour, and living in Syria, Iraq, Tihama, Hijaz or anywhere else, will be protected and they will not be harmed." 24 This condition reflects that one of the top...

"The life and property of all persons, whether bla...

"Moawiya does not have the right to nominate anyone after him. After him the authority shall return to (Imam) Hasan (as). According to some narrations, 'after Moawiya, it will be left to 'Shoora' of Muslims as they deem fit'." Imam Hasan Mujtaba (as)...

"Moawiya does not have the right to nominate anyon...

Another important point for consideration in the above condition is whether Imam Mujtaba (as) had handed over the rule over Muslims and the government to Moawiya through peace treaty, or he had given allegiance to Moawiya as a caliph and had accept e...

Another important point for consideration in the a...

The peace treaty between (Imam ) Hasan bin Ali (as) and Moawiya bin Abee Sufyan was signed on the following terms and conditions: 1. Hasan (as) would hand over the rule, or government, to Moawiya provided he acts according to the Holy Book of God, th...

The peace treaty between (Imam ) Hasan bin Ali (as...

Before starting a discussion on the peace treaty, it is considered necessary to state that the historians have very boldly tried to keep the world in the dark about the clauses and the relevant details of the peace treaty. Was the treaty between Imam...

Before starting a discussion on the peace treaty, ...

As stated earlier, Imam Mujtaba (as) had sent a vanguard unit of twelve thousand soldiers towards Maskin so that they could restrict the movement of the enemy, while the Imam (as) himself had marched to Madain with the rest of the army and camped the...

As stated earlier, Imam Mujtaba (as) had sent a va...

We quote the sermon from authentic historical sources: "By God, neither had we any doubt about fighting the Syrians nor did we have any remorse, because it was we who had fought the Syrians with confidence and humility. But enmity took the place of c...

We quote the sermon from authentic historical sour...

It has been made clear in the earlier chapters that the success of the army of Imam Hasan (as) and its morale directly depended on the performance of the vanguard brigade. So, when the reserve forces in Madain learnt about the betrayal by Ubai dullah...

It has been made clear in the earlier chapters tha...

Imam Mujtaba (as) had recuperated. He had thorough knowledge of the changes that had occurred and had complete control over the latest condition of the army. He knew about the secret plans of the officers of his army and their negative intentions. On...

Imam Mujtaba (as) had recuperated. He had thorough...