Category Archives: Sahabas & others
A Glimpse at the Life of Aishah Bint Abi Bakr
Lecture by Ismail Kamdar | Transcribed by Zara T. | Source : MuslimMatters
[The following is the video and transcript of Ismail Kamdar's lecture "A Glimpse at the Life of Aishah Bint Abi Bakr." The transcript includes slight modifications for the sake of readability and clarity.]
The lecture can be viewed here.
Asalamualaykum warahmatulahi wabarakatuhu
All praise is due to Allah (SWT) and may Allah's peace and blessings be upon His final messenger, the mercy to this universe, the Prophet Muhammad [saws], and for everybody who follows his way with righteousness until the last day.
The topic I have chosen for this session is a glimpse at Read more ...
This Woman is My Hero
In this sermon, Imam Khalid Latif shares the story of Khadijah bint Khuwaylid, the wife of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
The Advice of ‘Umar (radhi Allahu anhu)
If we all tried to improve our servitude to Allah individually, Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala will improve us all collectively.
Here are a set of rules to try to abide by every day of our lives insha'Allah. There is so much more guidance and naseeha in the Quran and Sunnah, but this is a beautiful and massively beneficial step in the right direction towards changing our selves and our lives.. and insha'Allah have less to regret in both this world and the next.
Try to follow the advice line by line. Teach your children whilst they are young. Teach your students, friends and family and support each other in implementing the advice of the man who the shayateen Read more ...
If I Do Good, Help Me; and If I Do Wrong, Correct Me
After he was given the treaty to become the caliph following the Prophet ? (peace be upon him), Abu Bakr radi Allahu `anhu gave a short inaugural speech:
“Oh people, as I have now been placed in a position of authority over you and I am not the best of you, if I do good, then help me, and if I do wrong then correct me. Truth is a trust and lying is betrayal. The weak amongst you is strong with me until I get his rights returned to him, God willing; and the strong amongst you is weak until I [justly] take the right from him, God willing… Obey me as long as I obeyed Allah and His messenger, so if I disobey Allah and His messenger then you owe me no obedience.” Read more ...
The Caliph and the New Clothes – An Eid Story
The Caliph and the New Clothes – An Eid Story
Posted by Muhammad Wajid Akhter • Source : MuslimMatters
Two little boys came running to their mother with a request. “Jarir and Mughiz have both got new clothes for Eid. Can we have some new clothes as well?”
Their mother, Fatima bint Abdul Malik, was no ordinary woman. Her father, grandfather and each of her four brothers were at one time or another Caliph and leader of the believers. In fact, her own husband was the present Caliph, Umar ibn Abdul Aziz – who ruled the world’s largest empire that stretched from the Atlantic to the Indian oceans. She promised them that she would check with their Read more ...
Patient Shaytan, Impatient Insaan
- by Sabeen Mansoori | Source : SuhaibWebb.com
The light is red. It seems to have been red for an eternity. The minutes tick slowly forward as the heat of the sun mercilessly beats down. Is it broken? You are so late! Not a single vehicle is passing through the intersection. It seems to be red for everyone. The empty intersection shimmers like a mirage before your eyes. Surely it must be malfunctioning. The person in the car next to you mouths a curse and as if on a cue you complain, “It’s never going to turn green.” The instant the words leave your lips, as if by magic, the light turns green and you are free to go.
How many times do we try our Read more ...
The Democratic Republic of Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam)
By Amani Aboul Fadl Farag
Courtesy: http://www.readingislam.com/
The United States boasts about democracy as being an invention which it has spread all over the free world, but according to facts of history, democracy is not an American invention.
It is thought that democracy was first practiced in Rome BC where the Caesar was elected by the members of the Senate. But this Roman experience could easily be detected as an incomplete democracy, as the senators themselves were representatives of aristocracy and social elites who did not voice the common Romans as much as they voiced their own caste.
No matter how short lasting and incomplete the Roman experience Read more ...
Muadh ibn Jabal: The Honest Emissary of Islam
Muadh ibn Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) was a young man growing up in Yathrib [Madinah today] as the light of guidance and truth began to spread over the Arabian peninsula. He was a handsome and imposing character with black eyes and curly hair and immediately impressed whoever he met. He was already distinguished for the sharpness of his intelligence among young men of his own age.
The young Muadh became a Muslim at the hands of Musab ibn Umayr, the da’iy (missionary) whom the Prophet (peace be upon him) had sent to Yathrib before the hijrah. Muadh was among the seventy-two Yathribites who traveled to Makkah, one year before the hijrah, and Read more ...
The Devil’s Attempt
A man once dreamt of Satan.
Satan was holding some frayed ropes and broken chains and he was fuming with anger.
In his dream, the man felt curious and asked the devil: "Hey, devil, why are you carrying these things?"
The devil answered: "I trap people and drag them along with these ropes and chains."
"Why are you looking so furious?" the man wanted to know.
"Tonight, I intended to drag Sheikh Ansari towards me and to evil but, I failed. Each time I pulled on the ropes or chains, they snapped. I did this seven times, but the result was just the same. Now I am very disappointed about the Sheikh."
In the morning, the man rushed to the Sheikh without Read more ...
“I have never seen such a back before.”
Khabaab (RA) is one of those fortunate persons who offered themselves for sacrifice and suffering for the cause of Allah (Subhanahu wa Taala). He was the sixth or seventh person to embrace Islam and therefore, he suffered long.
He was made to put on steel armor and lie in the sun to sweat. Very often he was made to lie flat on burning sand, which caused the flesh on his back to dissolve. He was the slave of a woman. When she came to know that he was visiting RasoolAllah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wassallam), she used to brand his head with a hot iron rod.
Umar (RA) during his Caliphate once asked him about the details of his suffering after embracing Islam.
He Read more ...
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