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 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

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Verses Recited to Utba

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 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 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 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 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 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 007 - A Son of Quraysh IV [Episode Guide]

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

Episode 006 - A Son of Quraysh III [Episode Guide]

Caravan Trade

The (Caravan) Journey of the Winter and the Summer

Apologies for the image being quite small, regardless of that the contents is good. As you can see the red lines show the common/major routes for the summer journey north. The dark blue lines show the common/major routes for the winter journey south. The light green lines show other caravan trade routes. This image is quite good because the different routes are colour coded, for a clearer view refer to the image below which has a higher resolutions than the image above. It shows the major caravan trade routes however it isn't colour coded.

Episode 005 - A Son of Quraysh II [Episode Guide]

The Big Five

In al-Tabari's history there are 5 main responsibilities that are highlighted when Qusai was handing over the reigns of power to his son.

• الحجابة - al-Hijaba
• اللواء - al-Liwa'
• الندوة - al-Nadwa
• السقاية - al-Siqaya
• الرفادة - al-Rifada

Episode 004 - A Son of Quraysh I [Episode Guide]

Genealogy

Tracing the lineage of the Prophet Muhammed ﷺ 

Muhammed son-of Abdallah son-of Abdulmutalib son-of Hashim son-of Abdmanaf son-of Qusai son-of Kilab son-of Murrah son-of Ka'b son-of Lu'ay son-of Ghalib son-of Fihr son-of Malik son-of alNadr son-of Kinana son-of Khuzaima son-of Mudrika son-of Elias son-of Mudar son-of Nizar son-of Ma'ad son-of Adnan

Genealogy wise, at the time of the Prophet Muhammed ﷺ, what all the members of the tribe of Quraysh had in common was that they were all descendants of Fihr.

At the time of Qusai's conquest of Mecca, one the early sources mentions that the sons of Khuza'a (i.e. the tribe of Khuza'a ) were more numerous than the sons of alNadr in Mecca.

Please note that anything beyond Adnan is not authentic.

Here are a couple images from various sources showing the genealogy of the Quraysh tribe.

Episode 003 - Pre-Islamic Arabia III [Episode Guide]

Overland Trade

(Rome's Eastern Trade - Gary K. Young)

Episode 002 - Pre-Islamic Arabia II [Episode Guide]

The Camel

I'm going to use this opportunity to show you pictures of various Arabian landscapes, and the desert vegetation that camels and other animals graze on. 

Camel standing near Desert Shrubs (Courtesy of Peter Dowley)

Episode 001 - Pre-Islamic Arabia I [Episode Guide]

INTRO

Before Julius Caesar was assassinated in the senate, he had plans to go and conquer the Parthians. What would the world look like today if Julius Caesar had managed to add Persia to the Roman Empire the same way he conquered Gaul?