A TALE OF FRIENDSHIP THAT STOOD THE TEST OF TIME Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard Allah’s Apostle SAW saying, “Anybody who spends a pair of something in Allah’s Cause will be called from all the gates of Paradise – ‘O…
We bring to you a few selective female figures of our Islamic history who, untainted by the patriarchy and cultures that stifle women today, exercised the rights that Islam had granted her. Nusayba bint Ka’ab Known by her nickname Umm…
The life of ‘Aa’ishah is proof that a woman can be far more learned than men and that she can be the teacher of scholars and experts. Her life is also proof that a woman can exert influence over men…
Abu Hurayrah Radhiyallahu anhu became a Muslim at the hands of at-Tufayl ibn Amr the chieftain of the Daws tribe to which he belonged. The Daws lived in the region of Tihamah which stretches along the coast of the Red…
Umm Salama Hind bint Abi Umayya, may Allah be pleased with her, was married to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) in 4 AH at the age of twenty nine, after her first husband, Abdullah ibn…
This is the amazing story and examples of the greatest prankster to live during the life of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم . There was a man at the time of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم who used…
This is the love story between Zainab bint Muhammad and Abu El’Ass ibn Rabee’; Zainab was the daughter of the Prophet (PBUH) and her cousin Abu El’Ass, was Khadeeja’s (RA) nephew. He was one of the nobles of the Quraish, and the Prophet (SAW) loved him very much.
A study of the history of world religions reveals that it is usually the poor and the oppressed that are the first to follow the Prophets and Messengers of Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala, because they realize that the Prophet brings…
Umar Ibn Al-Khattab Radhiyallaho anhu, the second khalifah of Islam had more virtues than can be counted. He was admired by both Muslims and non-Muslims alike. This man was so great that the Prophet Salallahu ‘alayhi wasallam said about him:…
She was one of the noblest women around, coming from a very prominent family. She was also quite beautiful and the holder of a considerable amount of wealth, being a prominent businesswoman. To marry her would have been a great…
Narrated Jabir bin Abdullah : Umar used to say, “Abu Bakr is our chief, and he manumitted our chief.” (Hadith No. 3754, Chapters on Virtues of the Companions of the Prophet (SallAllahu alaihi wasallam), Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 5). Indeed the…
“If I were to take a friend other than my Lord, I would take Abu Bakr as a friend.” – Propohet Muhammad (salAllahu Alaihi waSallam) Election to the Caliphate The Prophet’s closest Companion, Abu Bakr, was not present when the…