History and Seerah 
Broken Bowls and Flowing Tears: Prophet Muhammad [صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم] as Husband Extraordinaire!(127)
The simple reason for the Prophet Muhammad’s success in every sphere of life was his dexterity at human relationships. Perhaps the most volatile and delicate human relationship is that between a husband and wife – the only relationship between a man and woman based on sexual attraction, companionship and love, that is allowed and recommended in Islam. The reason why so many similar relationships between men and women outside marriage break up so often, is that primarily, it’s partakers do not understand it’s intricacies and requirements pertaining to human behavior.
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“A Man of Evident Splendor” – Description of The Prophet
…I saw a man externally bright; fair of face. His form was not blemished; he was not afflicted by extreme leanness, he was not plump but beautifully proportioned; his eyes were deep set ; he had long eyelashes; his voice was throaty and beautiful; his neck was prominent; his beard was dense; curved furrows (long arched eyebrows). If silent, he possessed dignity, when he spoke, its elevation and loftiness was beautiful. He is the most beautiful person, beautiful from afar and stunning when close….
The Birth-Date of the Prophet and the History of the Mawlid – Part III of III
In our previous two articles, we had discussed the date of the birth of the Prophet, salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam, and demonstrated that there are over half a dozen opinions, the strongest being that he was born on the 8th of Rabīʻ al-Awwal, in the Year of the Elephant. We also mentioned that the first recorded instance of a public celebration of the mawlid occurred in Shi’ite Fatimid Egypt, around the turn of the sixth century of the hijra. In this article, we shall mention the earliest references in Sunni lands to the mawlid.
The Birth-Date of the Prophet and the History of the Mawlid – Part II of III
It is unanimously agreed upon, by historians, legal specialists and theologians of all groups, that the Prophet salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam himself never commanded his followers to celebrate his birthday, nor was this practice known for the first few centuries of Islam. How was this practice instituted and who were the first group to think of the idea of celebrating the birthday of the Prophet salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam. – Part II by Yasir Qadhi
