History & Biographies

Any preacher might have many followers who seek to learn the teachings of religion from him. However, few of them truly understand the themes that the preacher was teaching them. A student might have something that interferes with his learning. Another one might not be fully interested in the knowledge given to him and hence loses most of the things ...

Az Zubair bin Al Awwam (ra) is well known in the books of seerah as “The Disciple” of the Prophet (Pbuh). This title was given to him by Prophet (pbuh) himself. Let us learn about this great companion who served Islam with this life. The Quraish tribe was comprised of several clans and the most prominent clan among them was ...

Khabbab ibn Al-Aratt (ra) was one of the great companions of our beloved Prophet (pbuh), who accompanied him throughout his life and served Islam till his death. He was one of those who require a special mention about his achievements and greatness. Arab tribes led miserable lives under the hot sun in the deserts of Arabia. Their whole lives were ...

Right from his early days, the desire of Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal for knowledge was apparent. As a young man, he preferred to choose the company of men of Hadith and adopted their methods. He turned to them, but this does not mean that he rejected completely the works of the scholars of Islamic jurisprudence, such as their legal verdicts, ...

We are in the second year of the Hijrah. Madinah the city of the Prophet is buzzing with activity as the Muslims prepare for  the long march southwards to Badr. The noble Prophet made a final inspection of the first army to be mobilized under his leadership to wage Jihad against those  who had tormented the Muslims for many years ...

Umm Salaamah! What an eventful life she had! Her real name was Hind. She was the daughter of  one of the notables in the Makhzum clan nicknamed “Zad ar-Rakib” because he was well known  for his generosity particularly to travelers. Umm Salamah’s husband was Abdullah ibn Abdulasad  and they both were among the first persons to accept Islam. Only Abu ...

Umayr Ibn Saad became an orphan at an early age. His father died leaving him and his mother poor and destitute. His mother  eventually married again, to one of the richest men in Madinah. His name was Julas ibn Suwayd who was from the powerful  tribe of al-Aws. Umayr was well looked after by Julas and loved him as a ...

“O Abu Mundhir! Which verse of the Book of God is the greatest?” asked the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant  him peace. “Allah and His Messenger know best,” came the reply. The Prophet repeated the question and Abu Mundhir  replied. “Allah, there is no god but He, the Living the Self-Subsisting. Neither slumber overtakes him nor ...

Thabit Ibn Qays was a chieftain of the Khazraj and therefore a man of considerable influence in Yathrib. He was known for  the sharpness of his mind and the power of his oratory. It was because of this that he became the khatib or the spokesman  and orator of the Prophet and Islam. He became a Muslim at the hands ...

Returning to Makkah in haste after a trading trip to Syria, Talhah asked his family: “Did anything happen in Makkah since we  left?” “Yes,” they replied. “Muhammad ibn Abdullah emerged alleging that he is a Prophet and Abu Quhafah (Abu Bakr) has  followed him.” “I used to know Abu Bakr,” said Talhah. “He is an easy-going, amiable, gentle man. He ...