This section brings together the themes of defense, peace, invitation, and conquest during the Medinan period on a single line. In the Seerah, campaigns (ghazawat) are not military events detached from ethics; they are to be understood in the context of protecting the community and opening the way for the message. The following index is based on the subheadings of units II–XI in Osman Keskioğlu's Seerah of the Prophet.
Detailed Index
II · The First Expeditions and the Battle of Badr
- The first expeditions (saraya)
- The expedition of Abdullah b. Jahsh
- Permission for battle
- The Battle of Badr
- The unending grief of the Meccans
- Treatment of prisoners
- Expulsion of the Banu Qaynuqa Jews from Medina
- The Sawiq campaign
- Events of the second year after the Hijra
III · The Battle of Uhud
- The anger of Quraysh
- The letter of Abbas
- The martyrdom of Hamza (may Allah be pleased with him)
- But when they pursued worldly gain
- Assault on the dead
- From defeat to victory
- Events of the third year after the Hijra
IV · From Uhud to the Battle of the Trench
- The incident of Raji'
- The tragedy of Bi'r Ma'una
- The campaign against Banu Nadir
- The campaign against Banu Mustaliq
- The incident of Ifk (the slander)
V · The Battle of the Trench (Khandaq)
- The alliance of the polytheists and Jews
- When the siege was prolonged
- The force that brought down the enemies
- The punishment for the treachery of Banu Qurayza
VI · The Treaty of Hudaybiyyah
- The Muslims' desire to visit the Ka'bah
- Negotiations for the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah
- Writing of the treaty
- Terms that seemed disadvantageous but were actually beneficial
- Sending envoys to invite to Islam
Reading: Letters of invitation to Islam · The Christian delegation from Najran.
VII · The Conquest of Khaybar
- The conquest of Khaybar
- The heroism of Ali (may Allah be pleased with him)
- The attitude of the Jews
VIII · The Visit to the Ka'bah
- The visit to the Ka'bah
- The high moral character of the Muslims
- The conversion of Khalid b. al-Walid and Amr
IX · The Battle of Mu'tah
- The Muslims' march north
- Khalid's military genius
- Consoling the family of Ja'far al-Tayyar
X · The Conquest of Mecca
- The polytheists breaking the treaty
- Abu Sufyan's empty return from Medina
- Preparations for the conquest
- Abu Sufyan's acceptance of Islam at the Muslim camp
- The Conquest Sermon, equality in Islam
- The pledge of allegiance by women
- The general amnesty
- The Battles of Hunayn and Awtas
- The siege of Ta'if
- An example of loyalty
- No compulsion on consciences
- The conversion of the poet Ka'b
- The daughter of Hatim al-Tai
XI · The Expedition of Tabuk
- The Expedition of Tabuk
- The mischief of the hypocrites
- The burning of Masjid al-Dirar
- The death of Ibrahim (the Prophet's son)
- The death of the Negus (Najashi)
- Sending guides to the regions
- Abu Bakr's leadership of the Hajj
Reading Note
Read these topics with a cause-and-effect relationship in mind: oppression, defense, treaty, invitation, pardon, and conquest are all parts of the same whole.
