ICMG Youth Sydney presents
Prophet of War or Prophet of Mercy?
A public lecture on what the Seerah actually records
Join us for a thought provoking public lecture exploring the life of the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, and the question of warfare, mercy and justice in the Seerah.
10 attending
Date
Sunday
23 August 2026 · 10 Rabi' al-Awwal 1448
Time
7:15pm
to 9:00pm
Venue
ICMG Guildford Mosque
Guildford NSW 2161
Audience
Mixed
All welcome
Doors open in
This has finished
About
Warfare, mercy and justice in the Seerah
Shaykh Hamza Karamali goes through what ghazwah and sariyyah mean and why the historians of the Seerah did not use the word harb. He covers the twenty years of persecution, intimidation, torture, starvation and assassination attempts, the expeditions that ended without a single death, the treatment of prisoners, and why the conquest of Makkah itself provides evidence of the Prophethood of Muhammad.
Good to know
Before you come
- Free entry, everyone is welcome
- Straight after Isha, starting at 7:15 pm
- Held at Guildford Mosque on Mountford Avenue
- Parking at the mosque and on the surrounding streets
- Time for questions from the floor at the end
- Bring a notebook, there is a lot worth writing down
Anything else you need to know? Message us.
The lecture
From ghazwah to the conquest of Makkah
- 01
The words the historians chose
Why the compilers of the Seerah wrote of ghazwah and sariyyah, expeditions, and never once reached for harb, the Arabic word for war.
- 02
Twenty years before the first battle
Persecution, boycott, torture, starvation, exile and repeated attempts on the life of the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him.
- 03
The expeditions, counted
The ones that ended without a single death, and the overall figures across the whole period once you actually add them up.
- 04
How captives were treated
The command to feed a prisoner before you feed yourself, and what that command looked like when it was carried out.
- 05
Why Makkah proves prophethood
The city taken without a battle, and why that day is evidence for the Prophethood of Muhammad rather than an awkward chapter to explain away.
The speaker
Shaykh Hamza Karamali
Founder of Basira Education
Shaykh Hamza Karamali trained as a computer engineer at the University of Toronto before turning to the Islamic sciences, studying with traditional scholars in Kuwait, the Emirates and Jordan and taking a degree in Sacred Law at Jamia Nizamiyya in Hyderabad. He is the founder of Basira Education and of Why Islam Is True.
Years with traditional scholars
20+
Teachers and imams trained
500+
Countries reached
19
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Sheikh Hamza Karamali shows how the Prophet ﷺ treated children and what impact that made on them.
Photographs
In the room
Getting there
Where to find us
ICMG Sisters Youth Sydney
64 Mountford Avenue, Guildford 2161
Questions
Questions people ask
Do I need to book?
Yes, please reserve a seat. It is free, and it tells us how many chairs to set out. Bring your ticket on your phone.
Is there a charge?
No. Entry is free.
Who can come?
Everyone. This is a public lecture and all are welcome.
What time does it start?
7:15 pm, straight after Isha. Come for the prayer and you will already be seated.
Can I ask a question on the night?
Yes. There is time for questions from the floor once the lecture finishes.
Will it be recorded?
If a recording is made we will send it to everyone who booked a seat.
Who is this intended for?
Brothers and Sisters, in a segregated seating
Duas
Messages from the community
“A very important topic, and it will be great to hear it properly from Shaykh Hamza Karamali”
Anonymous · 3 wk ago“Very excited to have Sh. Hamza, I am really looking forward to the lecture!”
Anonymous · 3 wk ago
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