Forty Encounters With the Beloved Prophet -Blessings and Peace Be Upon Him- His Life, Manners and Ch

In the Name of Allah.
the Compassionate, the Merciful,
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Universe,
and Peace and Prayers be upon Muhammad,
His Final Prophet and Messenger.


Title : Forty Encounters With the
Beloved Prophet{pbuh}
His Life, Manners and Characteristics

By : Dr. Adel ibn ‘Ali al-Shiddy
Associate Professor of Qur'anic Sciences at
King Saud University and Speaker at the
Ministry of Exterior Residential Compound Mosque
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia


"Certainly did Allah confer [great] favour upon the believers when He
sent among them a Messenger from themselves, reciting to them His
verses and purifying them and teaching them the Book [i.e., the
Qur'an] and wisdom, although they had been before in manifest
error." (Chapter 3:164)


Table of Contents

Introduction…………………………………………….(5)
1. Some Rights of the Prophet ? – 1……………..……(9)
2. Some Rights of the Prophet ? – 2………………....(13)
3. The Prophet's Guidance in Ramadhan – 1………....(18)
4. The Prophet's Guidance in Ramadhan – 2………....(21)
5. The Prophet's Guidance in Ramadhan – 3………....(25)
6. His Noble Lineage………………………………….(29)
7. His Truthfulness and Trustworthiness……………..(32)
8. The Covenant and the Prophets' Foretelling of Muhammad ?...(35)
9. The Prophet of Mercy – 1……………………….....(39)
10. The Prophet of Mercy – 2……………………….....(42)
11. Some Merits of the Prophet ?……………………..(45)
12. His Birth, Early Childhood and Allah's protection of Him………(49)
13. His Marriage……………………………………… .(53)
14. The Prophet ? and Women – 1……………………(56)
15. The Prophet ? and Women – 2……………………(60)
16. His Prophethood and Invitation to His People………(64)
17. His Patience in the Face of Abuse…………………(67)
18. Allah's Protection of His Prophet ?………………(71)
19. Love of the Prophet ?…………………………….(75)
20. The Greatest Sign of Prophethood…………………...(79)
21. The Prophet's Worship…………………………….(83)
22. The Initial Spread of Islam…………………………(87)
23. The Migration to Madinah………………………(90 )
24. The Prophet's Lifestyle………………………….(93 )
25. The Establishment of a Nation………………….( 96)
26. The Prophet's Courage………………………….(100)
27. The Battle of Badr……………………………….(104)
28. The Battle of Uhud………………………………(108)
29. Lessons from the Battle of Uhud………………...(112)
30. The Prophet's Leniency with His People – 1…....(115)
31. The Prophet's Leniency with His People – 2…....(118)
32. The Battle of al-Ahzaab………………………….(122)
33. The Prophet's Justice…………………………....(126)
34. The Jewish Plots and the Prophet's Attitude Toward Them……….(130)
35. Why Was Fighting Ordained?........ (133)
36. The Treaty of Hudaybiyyah……………………….(137)
37. The Prophet's Faithfulness…………………… (141)
38. The Conquest of Makkah……………………… (145)
39. The Prophet's Pardon……………………………(149)
40. The Prophet of Mercy – 3…………………….... (152)
41. The Prophet of Mercy – 4…………………….....(155)
42. The Prophet's Generosity………………………..(158)