Rasūlullāh ﷺ did not marry Mariyah al-Qibtiyyah, rather she was a concubine who was given to him by al-Muqawqis, the ruler of Egypt. That took place after the treaty of al-Hudaybiyah. Mariyah al-Qibtiyyah was a Christian, then she became Muslim. Ibn Sa’d said: Rasūlullāh ﷺ lodged her – meaning Mariyah …
Read More »The Beloved Sahabi – Musab ibn Umayr رضي الله عنه
Musab ibn Umayr RA was among the Companions of Prophet Muhammad SAW. He was the flower of the Quraish, the most handsome and youthful. Historians and narrators describe him as ‘The most charming of the Makkans’. He was born and brought up in wealth, and he grew up …
Read More »Ummahatul Mumineen – Mothers of the Believers-ALLAH be pleased with Them
KHADIJAH (R.A) When none believed me, Khadijah (R.A) did. She made me a partner in her wealth.”Those are the words of our Holy Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu-Alayhi-Wasallam) about his wife the great Muslim lady, Hazrat `Khadija-tul-Kubra’ (R.A). Khadijah (R.A), married the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu-Alayhi-Wasallam) when she was 40 and he was …
Read More »The Battle of Yarmuk- Part 3 (The eve of the battle, Day 1 and Day 2)
************** Eve of Yarmuk ************** Mahan glared at the rag tag army from the desert with contempt. If the Muslims weren’t standing in formation he would have confused them for a mob. They had no uniform. Their weapons were anything but standard; one had Sasanian sword, another a Roman …
Read More »The Battle of Yarmouk- Part 2
********************* Dec 635 – 9 Months Before The Battle of Yarmuk ******************** Two inches remained of a foot long candle that burned most of the night illuminating a map spread out across Heraclius desk. Alone and frustrated, he stared at the map dumbfounded! His generals marked those cities lost in …
Read More »The Battle of Yarmouk -Part 1
****************** March 634 – 2 Years Before The Battle of Yarmouk ****************** Heraclius (one of the great leaders of the Byzantine Christian Romans) stood by the window with one hand on the wall gazing down at the city. He stared at the morning bustle in the streets of Constantinople …
Read More »Age of Aishah RadhiyAllāhu Anhā at the time of Marriage
Question: I was reading the article related to Aishah Radhiyallāhu Anhā about her marriage with our Nabī Sallallāhu Alaihi Wa Sallam. In this article, the author has given some facts to prove that she was not nine when she got married. Kindly tell me your views in detail. Hereunder is …
Read More »A Brief Biography of Beloved Grand Hadith Master Abu Huraira رضي الله عنه
http://www.twelvershia.net Abu Huraira accepted Islam in the year of Khaibar. Then he maintained/established a close relationship with the Prophet peace be upon him, and accompanied him wherever he went, seeking knowledge from him. He was from the most memorizing companion among his fellows from Ansar and Muhajireen. The …
Read More »THE MAGNIFICENT SAYYIDINA ABU HURAIRAH رضي الله عنه
The Grand Hadith Master & Lover of Cats (Radiallahu Ta’laa ‘Anhu) Following the unfortunate debacle that took place on Saturday evening, 22nd July 2017, wherein Joey Rasdien – a Muslim comedian from Cape Town – disparaged one of the greatest Sahabah (Companions) of Rasulullah (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi wa Sallam), I was …
Read More »Beloved Abu Hurayrah RadiAllahu Anhu – The Grand Hadith Master
Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه – The Narrator of the most hadith “An Abi Hurayra, radiyallahu anhu, qal.’ qala rasul Allahi, sallallahu alayhi wa Sallam…” Through this phrase millions of Muslims from the early history of Islam to the present have come to be familiar with the name Abu hurayrah رضي الله عنه …
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