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Episode-12 (final episode – Season 1) from the amazing Inspiration Series by Mohamed Zeyara. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ukfzk0sDT-w] Islam does not pay attention to differences in colour, race or lineage. All people come from Adam, and Adam was created from dust. In Islam, differentiation between people is based on faith (eemaan) and piety (taqwaa), …

When the Muslims surrounded Jerusalem, the inhabitants said they would surrender the city only if the Muslim ruler himself — Omar, the second successor or “Caliph,” of the Prophet Muhammad— came to them. [1] So Omar sojourned by camel from Damascus, Syria to Jerusalem in the Holy Land. As Omar …

Amongst the lectures of the second Caliph, ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) is a lecture in which he stated, “O mankind! If anyone amongst you finds any deviation in me, then he should correct it.” A Bedouin in the mosque stood up and said, “I swear …

One day Khalifah Ali was carefully recording all the money that came into the treasury and all that was spent from it by the light of a candle. At that time, Talha and Jubair came to him for personal reasons. When they sat down, Ali lit another candle and put …

During the caliphate of Umar bin al-Khattab, Sa`id ibn `Amir was the governor of Hims, a city in ash-Shaam. When Umar (RA) visited Hims to see how things were going there, he was met by a large group of people who began to complain to him about Sa`id.They found fault …

Ar-Rashid, a first century ruler, once said to Al-Fudayl bin Iyaad, “Admonish me.” “O Leader of the believers!” said Al-Fudayl, “Indeed your grandfather, Al-Abbaas, the uncle of the Prophet, once went to the Prophet and said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, appoint me to be a leader.’ The Messenger of Allah …

Leaders of Yester-year to the Leaders of Today….. A Lesson IN-’DEED’ Caliph Umar (Radhiyallaho anhu) was the second caliph after the demise of the Prophet (Peace be upon him). He ruled for approximately ten years, six months with such justice, equity, mercy and practicality which is un-parallelled in history. Using …