The seerah
Muhammad ﷺ
Mercy embodied. The seerah, read through one lens.
Seerah
4 essaysakhlaq
The orphan, the merchant, the prophet
From the loss of his parents to the trust of his trade, the years before revelation already showed his character.
mercy
The Year of Sorrow
The year Khadijah and Abu Talib passed away, and how the Prophet carried grief without losing mercy.
mercy
Ta'if and what came after
Rejected and stoned, he prayed for them. The mercy here is not the absence of pain but the answer to it.
justice
The conquest of Mecca
He returned to the city that drove him out, and chose pardon over power. Justice met mercy in one decision.
Akhlaq
4 topicsMercy to children
He kissed his grandsons in public. He lengthened sujud because one was on his back. He said the one who does not show mercy will not be shown it.
Mercy to women
How he treated his wives, his daughters, and the women of his community, and the standard he set for the men around him.
Mercy to non-Muslims
How he stood for a Jewish funeral, honoured treaties, and prayed for those who hurt him.
Mercy to animals
The hadith of the woman of Jannah who watered a thirsty dog, and the hadith of the woman of Hell who starved a cat.