Introduction.....................................................................viii
‘His Character Was the Qur’an’.................................................x
A Blessing in Disguise............................................................. xi
A Difficult Decade in Makkah............................................ 1
1. Let the Angels Respond.....................................................7
2. They are Misguided in Their Insults................................ 9
3. Praying for Guidance and Recognizing Their Potential....10
4. Sparing Them Divine Punishment..................................11
5. Showing Mercy On the Worst Day of His Life............... 12
6. More Hope in a Tribe Than Its Own Chief.....................14
7. Maintaining the Trust of His Persecutors........................15
8. Integrity in a Desperate Situation....................................16
The Legacy Continues in Madinah.................................... 17
9. Refusal to Resort to Name Calling..................................21
10. God Loves Gentleness..................................................... 22
11. Abuse Only Increased Him in Grace.............................. 23
12. The Quraysh’s Scout........................................................25
13. Maintain Your Promise................................................... 26
14. I Will Not Mutilate Him, Lest Allah Mutilate Me..........27
15. Merciful Instincts............................................................ 28
16. Feeding the Captives....................................................... 29
17. Clothing the Captives..................................................... 30
18. Lenience With the Ransom..............................................31
19. Increased Opportunities for Freedom..............................32
20. Introducing Prisoner Exchange........................................35
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21. Keeping Captive Families Together................................. 34
22. No Favour Forgotten........................................................35
23. Averting War With Banū Qaynuqāʿ.................................36
24. They Just Don’t Know Any Better...................................37
25. Forgiving Treason.............................................................39
26. God Informed Him of an Assassination Attempt........... 40
27. Forgiving a Sorcerer..........................................................41
28. A Blessed Woman............................................................ 42
29. An Attempted Coup....................................................... 43
30. ‘ Let Them Cool Off ’....................................................... 44
31. ‘ Ignore Their Insults’........................................................45
32. ‘ Do You Not Love that Allah Should Forgive You?’.........47
33. Raided in Ḥudaybiyyah Valley........................................ 48
34. Hosting the Insulting Ambassador................................. 49
35. Eager for Peace................................................................. 50
36. ‘ These Are Your Rights’....................................................51
37. The Mother of His Companion.......................................52
38. ‘ Who Will Protect You From Me?’................................... 54
39. A Powerful Prisoner.........................................................56
40. Sparing the Quraysh Again............................................. 58
41. ‘ Did You Check His Heart?’.............................................59
42. The Sword of Allah..........................................................61
43. Islam Does Away With the Past....................................... 62
44. Allah Loves Those Who Act Justly................................. 64
Marching to Makkah: A Conquest Like No Other........... 65
45. Abū Jahl’s Partner............................................................67
46. ‘ Whoever Enters the Home of Abū Sufyān’.................... 68
47. ‘ Today is the Day of Mercy’............................................. 70
48. Access Granted................................................................ 73
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49. A Changed Man...............................................................74
50. A Proud Heart Humbled.................................................75
51. The One Who Mutilated His Uncle.................................76
52. The Assassin.................................................................... 78
53. A Promise of Security.......................................................79
54. Curing the Heart of a Racist............................................81
55. The Touch of Compassion.............................................. 82
56. His Daughter’s Persecutor................................................83
57. The Son of Abū Lahab.................................................... 84
58. The Son of Abū Jahl.........................................................85
59. A Change of Tune............................................................86
A Flawless Finish................................................................ 87
60. A Broken Chief.................................................................89
61. The Man from Yā-Sīn.......................................................91
62. Hypocrites at Tabūk........................................................ 92
63. Ibn Salūl’s Death............................................................. 93
64. The Man Who Had Him Stoned in Ṭā’if........................95
65. A Christian Chief.............................................................96
66. The Woman Who Poisoned Him 97 ................................صلى الله عليه وسلم
67. Musaylamah’s Delegates.................................................. 98
Incorruptible......................................................................99
68. The Father of Extremism................................................103
69. Help Him With His Debts.............................................104
70. The Bedouin Who Suffocated Him...............................105
A Mercy Misunderstood.................................................. 107
