Special Episode - Extras 001

Something special for this week!

Episode 017 - Abyssinia [Episode Guide]

	Ammar ibn Yasir	عمار بن یاسر
	An early convert who found Islam through Abu-Bakr. The son of slaves who served the bani Makhzum clan.
	Mother: Sumayya bint Khayyat

	Abu-Hudhayfa ibn Utba	أبو حذيفة بن عتبة
	The son of Utba ibn Rabi'ah, one of the leading men of the Quraysh. Member of the Abd-Shams clan.
	Father: Utba ibn Rabi'ah Sister: Hind bint Utba

Episode 017 - Abyssinia

A portion of Muhammed's followers flee to Abyssinia where they hope to practice their religion freely, Quraysh try to retrieve them.

Episode 016 - Persecution II

Part two of our look at the persecution of Muslims in Mecca.

Episode Delayed till Next Week

Hello to all followers of the History of Islam podcast! Unfortunately this week's episode will have to be delayed until next week due to issues in the production process. Hopefully this won't happen again, I could have forced out an episode but it would have been incredibly rushed and the quality would be almost certainly sub-par. Essentially it is an issue of quantity vs quality and I hope you all are in support of my decision to favour quality over quantity. What I definitely do not want to do is to just publish an episode for the sake of doing so, my ultimate goal is for every second of every episode to be valuable to the listener whether it be as an informative or entertaining device. Please bear with me in these coming weeks, I promise that we will eventually return to a smoother, more reliable schedule.

That is all from me for now, I will see you next Monday which is the 3rd of October till then take care of yourselves!

Episode 015 - Persecution I [Episode Guide]

	Utba ibn Rabi'ah	عتبة بن ربيعة
	One of the prominent men of the Quraysh. Leader of the powerful bani Abd-Shams clan.
	Son-in-law: Abu-Sufyan ibn Harb Daughter: Hind bint Utba Sons: Walid ibn Utba Abu-Hudhayfa ibn Utba

Visit the Character page to view the profiles of other people that we have introduced so far in the podcast.

Verses Recited to Utba

Episode 015 - Persecution I

Our glorious return is underway! This episode we embark on a recap to re-freshen memories and then go right into where we left off. Make sure to visit the blog for the episode guide: http://historyofislampodcast.blogspot.co.uk/

Return Update

I hope you have missed my voice.

The History of Islam podcast is returning pretty soon, meanwhile...

Tell me what you think:

Episode 014 - A New HQ [Episode Guide]

	Hamza ibn Abd-al-Muttalib	حمزة بن عبد المطلب
	From the bani Hashim clan, most known for being the uncle of the prophet Muhammed. Renowned for his martial abilities, one of the early generals of Islam.
	Nephew: Muhammed ibn Abd-Allah Brother: Abu-Lahab ibn Abd-al-Muttalib  Abu-Talib ibn Abd-Muttalib  Father: Abd-al-Muttalib ibn Hisham

Visit the Character page to view the profiles of other people that we have introduced so far in the podcast.

The Rise of Islam Guest Episode

I did a guest episode for Paul Vincent's the "Myths and History of Greece and Rome" podcast, check it out here!
http://mythandhistory.podbean.com/

Staying Updated

Episode 014 - A New HQ

Apologies for the short episode, in the 14th installment of the history of Islam we continue exploring Muhammed's life. This episode Islam adds a notable convert to its ranks. Make sure to visit the blog for the episode guide: http://historyofislampodcast.blogspot.co.uk/

Episode 013 - Quraysh Take Action [Episode Guide]

	Abu-Jahl (Amrou ibn Hisham)	أبو جهل (عمرو بن هشام)
	Described by many as the "Pharaoh" of Islam. A member of the powerful Makhzum clan, his name at birth was "Amrou". Due to his promising talents, he soon became known by the nickname "Abu-al-Hakam", the father of wisdom. A staunch opponent of Islam, due to this, the followers of Muhammed were quick to label him "Abu-Jahl", the father of ignorance.
	Son: Ikrimah ibn Abi-Jahl Uncle: Walid ibn al-Mughira  Cousin: Khalid ibn al-Walid

	Abu-Sufyan ibn Harb	أبو سفيان بن حرب
	A member of the prominent clan of Abd-Shams. After Muhammed's hijra to Medina and his establishment of an independent state there, Abu-Sufyan eventually became the effective leader of Mecca, heading Quraysh's struggle against Muhammed and his new Medinese allies. Eventually he would convert to Islam and his sons would establish the Ummayad empire/caliphate.
	Son: Mu'awiya ibn Abi-Sufyan

Episode 013 - Quraysh Take Action

In this episode we continue exploring Muhammed's life. This episode Quraysh's idle toleration comes to an end. Make sure to visit the blog for the episode guide: http://historyofislampodcast.blogspot.co.uk/

Episode 012 - Rise & Warn [Episode Guide]

	Abu-Lahab ibn Abd-al-Muttalib	أبو لهب بن عبد المطلب
	Uncle of the prophet Muhammed. Abu-Lahab is a nickname, his real/original name was Abd-al-Uzza. Lived his life a staunch opponent of Islam.
	Father: Abd-al-Muttalib ibn Hisham Nephew: Muhammed ibn Abd-Allah

	Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas	سعد بن أبي وقاص
	From the clan of bani Zuhra, he is said to have been the 17th person to accept Islam, doing so at the age of 17. Would later on in his life lead the Islamic conquest of Sassanid Persia during the caliphate of the 2nd rightly guided caliph Umar.
	Clansmen: Abd-al-Rahman ibn Awf

Episode 012 - Rise & Warn

In this episode we continue exploring Muhammed's life. This episode Muhammed goes public with Islam.
Make sure to visit the blog for the episode guide: http://historyofislampodcast.blogspot.co.uk/

Episode 011 - The 1st Believers [Episode Guide]

Character Profiles

Make sure to visit the "Character" profile page, makes it much easier to keep track of who is who as more and more are introduced in our podcast, and more figures become more central to our story. All other useful links and pages available, which are constantly being update, can be found listed on the "Categories/Index".

http://historyofislampodcast.blogspot.co.uk/p/categories.html

http://historyofislampodcast.blogspot.co.uk/p/character_26.html

Abu-Bakr's First 5

Episode 011 - The 1st Believers

In this episode we continue exploring Muhammed's life. This episode we take a look at the 1st few people who accepted Muhammed's message. Make sure to visit the blog for the episode guide.
www.historyofislampodcast.blogspot.co.uk

Episode 010 - Revelation [Episode Guide]

Meccan Flood

Flood in Mecca

Caption reads: "Rare photo of the sanctuary taken in 1941, rainfall levels reaching the black stone, while pilgrims perform tawaf (circumambulation) swimming.

Episode 010 - Revelation

In this episode we continue exploring Muhammed's life. This episode Muhammed begins the transition from Muhammed son of Abd-Allah to Muhammed Messenger of God. Make sure to visit the blog for the episode guide.
www.historyofislampodcast.blogspot.co.uk

Episode 009 - Enter Khadija [Episode Guide]

Trade

We have gone over trade in an episode guide in the past, but I would like to take the opportunity of trade being mentioned in this week's episode to post 2 additional maps that I have found since then.

Maritime Trade Routes in the Mediterranean (Destiny Disrupted, A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes - Tamim Ansary)

Episode 009 - Enter Khadija

In this episode we continue exploring Muhammed's life before prophethood. We also take a look at some of the Qurashi clans that resided in Mecca. Make sure to visit the blog for the episode guide.
www.historyofislampodcast.blogspot.co.uk

Episode Delayed

Unfortunately I have not been able to get Episode 9 published in time. This has forced me to reschedule it to next week Thursday (04th Feb.), hopefully this will not happen again. Till then, I hope you have a good weekend!

Episode Tomorrow

PSA: Episode has been delayed due to unforeseen circumstances, episode 9 will be published tomorrow, stay tuned!

Episode 008 - The First Few Chapters

In this episode we begin looking at the early life of Muhammed, and a few of the major events and developments in Mecca. Outro music courtesy of the AAC, visit the blog (categories/index page) for more information.
www.historyofislampodcast.blogspot.co.uk

Episode 007 - A Son of Quraysh IV [Episode Guide]

Arabia (Muhammad; His Life Based on the Earliest Sources - Martin Lings)

Episode 007 - A Son of Quraysh IV

In this episode we will look at the events leading up to the birth of Muhammed. Visit the blog for the episode guide.
www.historyofislampodcast.blogspot.co.uk

No Episode This Week

Unfortunately there will be no episode this week. Due to a sore throat I can barely speak, I tried but it just wasn't happening. Everything will return to normal next week, if you guys would like I can try to publish two episodes next week, if you want me to do this then let me know.

If you haven't already, I recommend you watch "The Message" a great movie from the 70s that I have already mentioned on the podcast. It is available, in both its Arabic and English versions, on YouTube.

Apologies, see you next week.