Hayat Al-Qulub Vol. 2

This is the second volume of the three volume series by Allamah Al-Majlisi, titled Hayat al-Qulub (Life of the Hearts). This volume is a very detailed and comprehensive biography of Prophet Muhammad [s], starting with an account of his esteemed ancestry and ending with the events that transpired shortly after his death.

• Publisher’s Preface
• Translators Foreword
• Ancestry of the Holy Prophet (S) and Circumstances of His Forefathers
• Prophecies about the Holy Prophet (S), Birth, appointment, conditions of some faithful persons who lived during Fatara
• Prophet’s appearance, character, physique and some miracles
• The Holy Prophet (S) assumes the prophetical office
• Miscellaneous skirmishes till the Battle of Badr
• Greater Battle of Badr
• Skirmishes and incidents between Badr and Uhud
• Battle of Uhud
• Battle of Humral Asad
• Battles between Uhud and Khandaq
• Battle of Khandaq
• Battle of Bani Quraiza – Martyrdom of Saad bin Maaz – Abu Lubabah repents
• Battles and events between Khandaq and Hudaibiyah
• Hudaibiyah and Rizwan
• Conquest of Khyber and Ja’far’s return from Habasha
• Expedition of Umratul Qaza – letters inviting Kings to embrace Islam – events upto the Battle of Mutah
• Account of the Battle of Mutah
• Battle of Zatul Salasil
• Conquest of Mecca
• Expedition of Hunain and events upto the Battle of Tabuk
• An Account of the Mubahila (Imprecation) ceremony
• Events that took place till the Farewell Hajj]
• Farewell Hajj – description of Hajj and Umrah rituals
• Miscellaneous points about the Prophet – details of his companions –debates with polytheists, Jews and Christians etc.
• An Account of the Prophet’s Children
• Wives of the Prophet – their number and a brief account of them
• An Account of the relatives and servants of the Prophet
• An Account of some Senior Companions
• Excellence of the Ummah of the Messenger of Allah (S) and some facts about it
• Bequests of the Messenger of Allah (S) and incidents that occurred at the time of his death
• Death of the Prophet and the incidents after his demise
• Incidents that occurred at the tomb of the Prophet