Category: Islamic History
Various Scholars
Muhammad Al-Fatih: about whom the Prophet gave glad tidings
Islamic History: The Lifeline of the Muslims
From Abdullah bin Huzafa to the Muslim youth
A Man loved by Allah and his Messenger
Abdullah Ibn Umm Maktum
Scanned from: "Companions of The Prophet", Vol. 1, By: Abdul Wahid Hamid.
Abdullah ibn Umm Maktum was a cousin of Khadijah bint Khuwaylid, Mother of the Believers, may God be pleased with her. His father was Qays ibn Za'id and his mother was Aatikah bint Abdullah. She was called Umm Maktum ...
Continue ReadingOf Malls and Mus'ab bin 'Umair
By: Umm Rashid
Big city, bright lights. Cars flash in fast lanes. Young Muslims are getting ready to hit the "night scene". Branded shoes and designer clothes in place, clutching the latest mobile gizmos and sporting the trendiest watches, their perfume smells --- more than anything else - of ...
Continue ReadingThe Story of Abu Ghayth al-Makki and his wife Lubabah
Translated by: Ibrahim Hindy
In the name of Allah, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful
From the signs of truthfulness is fear of Allah and asceticism in life; for the truthful with conviction fears consuming from what is impermissible and bears poverty and ...
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Omar ibn al-Khattab Journey to Islam
Omar was twenty seven when the Holy Prophet began his mission. Young Omar was one of those who did not care to listen to the message of Islam. He was for the old way of life. As years went by, Islam made a slow headway. This made Omar angry. Do what the Makkan(1)chiefs might, people who ... Continue Reading
The Truth Seeker : Salman Al-Farisi
This is a story of a seeker of Truth, the story of Salman the Persian, gleaned, to begin with, from his own words:
I grew up in the town of Isfahan in Persia in the village of Jayyan. My father was the Dihqan or chief of the village. He was the richest person there and had ...
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