He grew up in a home filled with the fragrance of iman, and in a family where everyone was imbued with the spirit of  sacrifice. Habib’s father, Zayd ibn Asim, was one of the first persons in Yathrib to accept Islam and his mother, the celebrated  Nusaybah bint Kab known as Umm Ammarah, was the [...]

When the Prophet, peace be on him, returned to Madinah from the Farewell Pilgrimage in the tenth year after the Hijrah, he  fell ill, News of his illness spread rapidly throughout the Arabian peninsula. Sincere Muslims everywhere were greatly  saddened by the news but for others it was a time to disclose hidden hopes and [...]

Fatimah was the fifth child of Muhammad and Khadijah. She was born at a time when her noble father had begun to spend  long periods in the solitude of mountains around Makkah, meditating and reflecting on the great mysteries of creation. This was the time, before the Bithah, when her eldest sister Zaynab was married [...]

Companions of Prophet (Pbuh) Caliph abu bakr siddeeq Caliph umar farooque Caliph uthmaan gani Caliph ali ibn abi taalib Aai’shah bint abu bakr Abbad ibn bishr Abdullah ibn abbaas Abdullah ibn hudhafah as-sahmi Abdullah ibn jahsh Abdullah ibn sailam Abdullah ibn umar Abdullah ibn umm maktum Abdullh ibn masud Abdur rahman ibn awf Abu ayyub [...]

We do not know precisely how the young Abyssinian girl ended up for sale in Makkah. We do not know her ‘roots’, who her  mother was, or her father or her ancestors. There were many like her, boys and girls, Arabs and non-Arabs, who were  captured and brought to the slave market of the city [...]

awsi (RA) At-Tufayl Ibn Amr was the chief of the Daws tribe in pre-Quranic times and a distinguished Arab notable known for his manly  virtues and good works. He fed the hungry, comforted those in distress and granted asylum to refugees. He was also keenly interested in literature  and was himself a sharp and sensitive [...]

Asma Bint Abu Bakr belonged to a distinguished Muslim family. Her father, Abu Bakr, was a close friend of the Prophet and  the first Khalifah after his death. Her halfsister, Aishah, was a wife of the Prophet and one of the Ummahat al-Mumineen. Her  husband, Zubayr ibn al-Awwam, was one of the special personal aides [...]

The Tribe of Muzaynah had their habitations some distance from Yathrib on the caravan route which linked the city to Makkah.  News of the Prophet’s arrival in Yathrib spread rapidly and soon reached the Muzaynah through members of the tribe who  had left and returned. One evening the chieftain of the tribe, an-Numan ibn Maqarrin, [...]

Inspite of the fact that he fought in the battles of Badr, Uhud, Khandaq and other major encounters, an-Nuayman remained  a light-hearted person who was quick at repartee and who loved to play practical jokes on others. He belonged to the Banu an-Najjar of Madinah and he was among the early Muslims of the city. [...]

Amr Ibn al-Jamuh was one of the leading men in Yathrib in the days of Jahiliyyah. He was the chief  of the Banu Salamah and was known to be one of the most generous and valiant persons in the  city. One of the privileges of the city’s leaders was having an idol to himself in [...]