Daily Life of the

Messenger of Allah
(pbuh)

Outline
Timeline
He is the role model for
people
His daily life

Timeline
571 CE
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579

596
610

23 years

BIRTH
6: Mother dies
8:Grandfather dies

25:Marriage w/Khadijah
40:First revelation

620

50:Year of sorrow-Boycott

622

53:Migration to Madinah

630

Conq. of Mecca

632
AGE: 63

Farewell address
Death 632
CE

His Example for People

33.21. Assuredly you have in
Gods Messenger an
excellent example to follow
for whoever looks forward to
God and the Last Day, and
remembers and mentions
God much.
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A Day in the Life of

Prophet Muhammad
(pbuh)
With the Holy Quran
With supplication
With prayer
With his family
With his companions and
social life
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Prophets (pbuh) Worship

Life
About 1/3 of every day spent in
individual or congregational prayers.

Supplication
Recitation
Reflection
Meditation
Ritual prayer
Remembrance
Prayers on occasions
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Prophet Muhammads
Daily Quran
From the time the
Quran was revealed
to the Messenger of
Allah, they were
inseparable
He has many sayings
that encourage
reading the Quran.
Just as he liked to read
The Quran he also
liked to listen to it.
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Prophet Muhammads
Daily Supplications

As the
Quran also
says his life
was full of
supplicatio
ns

Examples:
When he wakes up in the
morning
When he is dressing
When he is eating
When entering the mosque
After the call to prayer
When entering & leaving the
house
When entering the restroom
When traveling
After prayer/remembrance
When it is evening time
Before sleeping
Night & dawn time

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His Daily Prayer (pbuh)

What was his point of view on prayer?
The prayer is worship that is constantly
recited by all beings through their
tongues of disposition.
The prayer is the pillar of religion.
The prayer is the ascension of a believer.
Every human has a passion, mine is
prayer.
To pray five times every day is to get rid
of your sins.

Some Examples of His

Prayer
Hadith narrated
from Aisha (r.a.)
And from
Abdullah Bin
Mesud

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His Day with His Family

Prophet Muhammed was a perfect
human being. Because he was a
human being, he got married and had
a family and had relatives as well.
The Messenger of God Almighty,
never forgot his family in his daily life.
He would try to feed his family with all
his money.
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With His Companions and

Social Life
He (pbuh) set aside about seven hours each
day being with his companions and doing his
daily work.
Such as:
Trading.
Giving gifts and charity.
Listening to the problems of his peoples and being
a judge for them.
Attending weddings, funerals etc
Hosting foreign guests, talking to them and
answering their questions.
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Categorization of Prophets (pbuh)

activities
Activity
Category
Time
Ablution & Morning prayer

Worship

Supplication and
remembrance

Worship

Conversation with
companions

Community
Affairs

Late morning prayer

Worship

Family time (breakfast?)

Family time

Nap

Rest

Noon prayer

Worship

Visits to companions, daily

activities, official tasks,
transcription of the
revelation, hosting
guests

Community
Affairs

0.5
2
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Activity

Category

Time

Afternoon prayer

Worship

0.5

Brief rest

Rest

0.5

Family time

Family time

Evening prayer

Worship

Conversation with female

family members, female
companions

Family time

Night prayer

Worship

[Community/state affairs]

Community
Affairs

Resting

Rest

Early morning prayer

Worship

Chores such as mending

shoes, dress, milking
sheep, feeding
cattle/scheep, cleaning

Personal

1
0.75

3.5
3

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Quiz!
Which one do you think is mostly
done in Prophet Muhammads daily
life?
a -War
b -Worship
c -Socializing
d -Traveling
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Answer!
Let us find out the answer later in our
presentation.

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A Typical Day in Prophets (pbuh)

Life
Breakdown of time spent in various Activities in a typical day of Prophet
Muhammed (Peace and blessings be upon him)

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Thank You
Questions and comments
are welcome
Resources:
Daily life of the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) [Prof.
Dr. A. Hakim Yuce]
www.fgulen.org
The Messenger of God [M. Fethullah Gulen]
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