The Seera Series

Episode 7: Mohammed Speaks to God at the Edge of Heaven - Life of the Prophet Mohammed (pbuh)

The year of sorrow, where event after tragic event strike the prophet Mohammed pbuh, he’s left in pain and hurting. His beloved wife and supporting uncle passed away, almost none of his tribe would follow him, and neighbouring cities threw rocks and stones at him. In this moment, God provided him with a miracle of reassurance, the night trip and ascension, where he travels from Mecca to Jerusalem, then up to the seventh heaven, at the edge of paradise, to see God’s miracles. There, he spoke to the creator himself, there, the five daily prayers were commanded, and there, the prophet’s heart found the strength to go on. All this and more in this episode, so lease enjoy.

Episode 6: The Caliph Umar Converts and the Muslims are Tortured - Life of the Prophet Mohammed (pbuh)

Islam is coming head to head with the disbelievers of Quraysh. Islam is spreading and the torture that the Muslims are withstanding is neigh on unbearable, and so some migrate to Abyssinia, modern day Ethiopia. In the midst of all this, the future second Caliph, Umar Ibn Al Khattab converts to Islam and declares his Islam openly, igniting the conflict even more. This head to head and more in this episode, so please enjoy.

Episode 5: The First Muslims - Life of the Prophet Mohammed (pbuh)

The command to spread Islam and tell people about it came down, and the new religion spread. But Mecca hated it, it insulted their idols and was bad for business, so they hurt and tortured anyone who would convert, and so Islam was forced into spreading and teaching secretly. This secrecy, the conversion of the most powerful of the companions, and the torture they and others endured, all to come, so please enjoy.

Episode 4: The First Verses of the Quran - Life of the Prophet Mohammed (pbuh)

The amazing story of how revelation first came to the Prophet Mohammed pbuh, how the angel Gabriel appeared to him both as a man in the cave of Hira, and an angel with six hundred wings on his way back to Mecca. That, and the first verses ever revealed of the Quran, Islam’s first followers, and the monotheists of Quraysh, are all in this episode, so please enjoy.

Episode 3: The Birth of Mohammed and the Prophet Before Islam - Life of the Prophet Mohammed (pbuh)

The scene is set for the birth of the best of all creation. Mohammed pbuh was not revealed the message until he was 40, so he lived a long life not knowing his ultimate role. And even though he didn’t realise it, his orphanhood, poverty, nobility, and working life, all prepared him for his prophethood. This, the miraculous events of his upbringing, and the story of his love to Khadija, are today’s topics, so please enjoy.