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Stories Of The Companions ::
قصص الصحابة رضوان الله عليهم
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'Abbaad Ibn Bishr |
‘Abdullah Ibn ‘Abbaas |
‘Abdullah Ibn 'Amr Ibn Al-'Aas |
'Abdullah ibn Hudhafah as-Sahmi |
'Abdullah ibn Jahsh |
'Abdullah Ibn Mas'uud |
'Abdullah Ibn Rawaahah |
'Abdullah Ibn Sailam |
'Abdallah Ibn 'Umar |
'Abdullah ibn Umm Maktum |
'Abdullah Ibn Az-Zubair |
'Abd Ar- Rahman Ibn Abi Bakr |
'Abd Ar-Rahman Ibn 'Awf |
Abu Ad-Dardaa |
Abu Ayuub Al-Ansaariy |
Abu Dhar Al-Ghifaariy |
Abu Jabir Abdallah bin
Amr bin Hiram |
Abu Hurairah |
Abu-l Aas ibn ar-Rabiah |
Abu Muusaa Al-Ash'ariy |
Abu Sufyaan Ibn Al-Haarith |
Abu Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah |
'Adiyy ibn Hatim |
'Aishah bint Abi Bakr |
Al-'Abbaas Ibn 'Abd Al-Muttalib |
Al-Baraa' Ibn Maalik |
Al-Miqdaad Ibn 'Amr |
'Ammaar Ibn Yaasir |
'Amr Ibn Al -'Aas |
'Amr Ibn Al-Jamuuh |
An-Nuayman ibn Amr |
An-Numan ibn Muqarrin |
Asmaa bint Abu Bakr |
At-Tufail Ibn 'Amr Ad-Dawsiy |
Az-Zubair Ibn Al-'Awaam |
Barakah |
Bilaal Ibn Rabaah |
Fatimah bint Muhammad |
Fayruz ad-Daylami |
Hakim ibn Hazm |
Hamzah Ibn 'Abd Al-Muttalib |
Hudhaifah Ibn Al-Yamaan |
Ikrimah ibn Abi Jahl |
Ja'far Ibn Abi Taalib |
Julaybib |
Habib Ibn Zaid |
Khabbab ibn al-Arat |
Khaalid Ibn Al-Waliid |
Khaalid Ibn Sa'iid |
Khubaib Ibn 'Adiy |
Mi'aadh Ibn Jabal |
Muhammad ibn Maslamah |
Mus'ab Ibn 'Umair |
Nuaym ibn Masud |
Rabiah ibn Kab |
Ramlah bint Abi Sufyan |
Rumaysa bint Milhan |
Qais Ibn Sad Ibn Ubaadah |
Sa'd Ibn Abi Waqqaas |
Sa'd Ibn Mitaadh |
Sa'd Ibn 'Ubaadah |
Sa'iid Ibn Aamir |
Sa'iid ibn Zayd |
Saalim Mawlaa Abi Hudhaifah |
Salamah Ibn Al-Akwa' |
Salmaan Al-Faarisiy |
Suhayb ar-Rumi |
Suhayb Ibn Sinaan |
Suhayl Ibn'Amr |
Talhah Ibn - Ubaid Allah |
Thaabit Ibn Qais |
Thumamah ibn Uthal |
'Ubaadah Ibn As-Saamit |
Ubaiy Ibn Ka'b |
Umair Ibn Sa'd |
Umair Ibn Wahb |
'Umraan Ibn Husain |
Umm Salamah |
Uqbah ibn Aamir |
Usaamah Ibn Zaid |
Usaid Ibn Hudair |
'Utbah Ibn Ghazwaan |
'Uthmaan Ibn Madh'uun |
Zayd al-Khayr |
Zayd Ibn Al-Khattaab |
Zayd Ibn Haarithah |
Zayd Ibn Thaabit
Abu Sufyan Ibn Al-Haarith
From Darkness to Light!
Here is another Abu Sufyaan, a different
one than Abu Sufyaan Ibn Harb. His story is one of being guided after
straying from the path of truth, a story of love after hatred, happiness
after suffering. It is the story of Allah's infinite mercy and how it opened
the gates to someone seeking Allah's refuge after a long journey full of
hardship and suffering.
Can you imagine, Ibn Al-Haarith spent 20
years in a continuous fight against Islam! Twenty years from the beginning
of the revelation until the Day of the Conquest. During this whole period
Abu Sufyaan was encouraging the Quraish and their allies, attacking the
Prophet (PBUH) by means of satires, never absent when a battle or fight was
fought. His three brothers, Nawfal, Rabii'ah, and 'Abd Allah, converted to
Islam before him.
The Abu Sufyaan whom we are talking about
was the cousin of the Prophet (PBUH), as he was the son of Al-Haarith Ibn 'Abd
Al-Muttalib. Furthermore, he was the foster brother of the Prophet (PBUH),
having been suckled for a few days by Haliimah Al-Sa'diyah, the Prophet's
wet-nurse.
One day destiny called him to meet his
happy fate. He called his son Ja'far and said to his men that they were both
going to travel. "Where to, Ibn Al-Haarith? What is your destination?" "To
the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) to submit ourselves to Allah, Lord of the
Worlds."
With a repenting heart he began to ride
his horse. At a place called Al-Abuwaa', he could see a great army
approaching. Soon he realized that it was the Prophet (PBUH) moving forward
to enter Makkah. He began to search for a way out. The Messenger of Allah (PBUH)
had allowed the Companions to shed Abu Sufyaan's blood because of his long
continuous fight against Islam, a fight in which he used his sword as well
as his tongue.
If anyone in the approaching army saw him,
he would no doubt take revenge. Therefore Abu Sufyaan had to find a clever
way which would enable him to meet the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) first
before any Muslim could see him. He disguised himself, hiding all his
features, then took his son and walked a while until he could clearly see
the Prophet (PBUH), who at that moment was approaching amidst a large number
of the Companions.
Suddenly, Abu Sufyaan threw himself
between the Prophet's hands, removing his disguise. As soon as the Prophet (PBUH)
recognized him, he turned his face. Abu Sufyaan turned and approached him
from another direction, in vain; the Prophet turned his face again. Abu
Sufyaan and his son Ja'far both shouted, " We bear witness that there is no
god but Allah.We bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah." They
came nearer saying, "O Prophet, no reproach!" The Prophet (PBUH) replied,
"No reproach shall be upon you, Abu Sufyaan." Then the Prophet (PBUH) handed
him over to 'Ally Ibn Abi Taalib and said to him, "Teach your cousin
ablution, the Sunnah and take him away right now." 'Aliy took him and soon
returned. The Prophet (PBUH) told 'Aliy, " Tell people that the Prophet (PBUH)
is pleased with Abu Sufyaan, so be pleased with him."
It was nothing more than a moment which
Allah blessed in order to close a period of suffering, misery, hardship, and
error while opening the gates of infinite mercy.
He nearly converted to Islam when, during
the Battle of Badr, while fighting on the side of the Quraish, he saw
something that confused his mind.
During that battle Abu Lahab stayed
behind, sending Al-'Aas Ibn Hishaam in his place. Abu Lahab was waiting
eagerly to hear the news when the shocking defeat was announced. He was
sitting near the well of Zamzam in the middle of a group of the Quraish,
when a horseman approached. It was Abu Sufyaan Ibn Al-Haarith. Abu Lahab did
not give him a chance to rest, but asked him immediately, "Come nearer, my
cousin. You have the latest news ! How was it?" Abu Sufyaan Ibn Al-Haarith
said, "We had hardly begun fighting when it was as if we offered them our
bodies, let them do with us whatever they wanted, let them fight us as they
pleased, took us prisoners as they liked. I swear, by Allah, I do not blame
the Quraish, as we met white men riding piebald horses filling the space
between heaven and earth. Nothing is like to them, nothing could stop them."
Abu Sufyaan surely meant that angels were
fighting on the Prophet's side. Why is it then that Abu Sufyaan did not
submit himself to Allah at that time after having seen what he first
decribed?
Doubt paves the way to certainty. The more
obstinate and opinionated his doubt, the firmer and more persistent his
conviction.
Finally, it was the day of guidance and
certainty, the day of his conversion as previously mentioned.
From the very beginning, from the first
moments after his conversion, he began to strive and to worship as if
entering a race with time, hoping to erase all traces of his past to
compensate for what he had missed during that time.
He took part in all the battles after the
Day of the Conquest. On the Day of Hunain a very dangerous trap was prepared
by the polytheists, who attacked the Muslims so fiercefully that a great
deal of Muslim warriors lost their reason and retreated, but the Prophet (PBUH)
stood firm appealing, "O people, I'm the Prophet, it's not a lie. I'm the
son of 'Abd Al-Mutalib."
During those fearful moments, a small
group, not losing their reason, continued fighting. Among them was Abu
Sufyaan and his son Ja'far. Abu Sufyaan was holding the bridle of the
Prophet's horse, but when he saw what happened, he felt deeply that his
chance had finally come, the chance of dying as a martyr in the cause of
Allah, between the Prophet's hands.
He held the horse's bridle with one hand
while cutting the throats of the polytheists with the other.
The Muslims regrouped around the Prophet (PBUH)
and Allah blessed them with victory. Although the fight was over, when the
Prophet (PBUH) looked around he could see a faithful believer still holding
his horse's bridle. It was Abu Sufyaan, who had not left his place since the
battle began. The Prophet (PBUH) glanced and asked, "Who is it? My brother
Abu Sufyaan Ibn Al-Haarith?"
Immediately after hearing the word
"brother" Abu Sufyaan's heart was filled with joy and dignity. He knelt down
and kissed the Prophet's feet, crying. His poetic sensibility was so much
moved that he began to describe his joy and happiness because Allah had
blessed him with so much bravery and success.
Abu Sufyaan turned to worship and adore
Allah very persistently. It was after the Prophet's death when his soul
longed for its meeting with the Prophet. He had desired for a long time to
die soon, to the extent that people saw him digging out his grave at Al-Baqi’,
a grave which he prepared and arranged in a very nice way. When people
expressed their astonishment he just said, "I'm preparing my grave."
Three days later he was lying at home,
when his relatives began to cry and weep. When he opened his eyes, he said
in complete tranquility, "Don't cry. I didn't commit a single sin since I
converted to Islam."
Before his head fell upon his chest he
said his last farewell to the world.
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Stories Of The Companions ::
قصص الصحابة رضوان الله عليهم
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'Abbaad Ibn Bishr |
‘Abdullah Ibn ‘Abbaas |
‘Abdullah Ibn 'Amr Ibn Al-'Aas |
'Abdullah ibn Hudhafah as-Sahmi |
'Abdullah ibn Jahsh |
'Abdullah Ibn Mas'uud |
'Abdullah Ibn Rawaahah |
'Abdullah Ibn Sailam |
'Abdallah Ibn 'Umar |
'Abdullah ibn Umm Maktum |
'Abdullah Ibn Az-Zubair |
'Abd Ar- Rahman Ibn Abi Bakr |
'Abd Ar-Rahman Ibn 'Awf |
Abu Ad-Dardaa |
Abu Ayuub Al-Ansaariy |
Abu Dhar Al-Ghifaariy |
Abu Jabir Abdallah bin
Amr bin Hiram |
Abu Hurairah |
Abu-l Aas ibn ar-Rabiah |
Abu Muusaa Al-Ash'ariy |
Abu Sufyaan Ibn Al-Haarith |
Abu Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah |
'Adiyy ibn Hatim |
'Aishah bint Abi Bakr |
Al-'Abbaas Ibn 'Abd Al-Muttalib |
Al-Baraa' Ibn Maalik |
Al-Miqdaad Ibn 'Amr |
'Ammaar Ibn Yaasir |
'Amr Ibn Al -'Aas |
'Amr Ibn Al-Jamuuh |
An-Nuayman ibn Amr |
An-Numan ibn Muqarrin |
Asmaa bint Abu Bakr |
At-Tufail Ibn 'Amr Ad-Dawsiy |
Az-Zubair Ibn Al-'Awaam |
Barakah |
Bilaal Ibn Rabaah |
Fatimah bint Muhammad |
Fayruz ad-Daylami |
Hakim ibn Hazm |
Hamzah Ibn 'Abd Al-Muttalib |
Hudhaifah Ibn Al-Yamaan |
Ikrimah ibn Abi Jahl |
Ja'far Ibn Abi Taalib |
Julaybib |
Habib Ibn Zaid |
Khabbab ibn al-Arat |
Khaalid Ibn Al-Waliid |
Khaalid Ibn Sa'iid |
Khubaib Ibn 'Adiy |
Mi'aadh Ibn Jabal |
Muhammad ibn Maslamah |
Mus'ab Ibn 'Umair |
Nuaym ibn Masud |
Rabiah ibn Kab |
Ramlah bint Abi Sufyan |
Rumaysa bint Milhan |
Qais Ibn Sad Ibn Ubaadah |
Sa'd Ibn Abi Waqqaas |
Sa'd Ibn Mitaadh |
Sa'd Ibn 'Ubaadah |
Sa'iid Ibn Aamir |
Sa'iid ibn Zayd |
Saalim Mawlaa Abi Hudhaifah |
Salamah Ibn Al-Akwa' |
Salmaan Al-Faarisiy |
Suhayb ar-Rumi |
Suhayb Ibn Sinaan |
Suhayl Ibn'Amr |
Talhah Ibn - Ubaid Allah |
Thaabit Ibn Qais |
Thumamah ibn Uthal |
'Ubaadah Ibn As-Saamit |
Ubaiy Ibn Ka'b |
Umair Ibn Sa'd |
Umair Ibn Wahb |
'Umraan Ibn Husain |
Umm Salamah |
Uqbah ibn Aamir |
Usaamah Ibn Zaid |
Usaid Ibn Hudair |
'Utbah Ibn Ghazwaan |
'Uthmaan Ibn Madh'uun |
Zayd al-Khayr |
Zayd Ibn Al-Khattaab |
Zayd Ibn Haarithah |
Zayd Ibn Thaabit |
Muhammad The Messenger Of Allah ::
محمّد رسول الله صلى الله عليه
وسلّم --
Biography by a Muslim, Muhammad Hamidullah |
Biography by a non-Muslim, K. Rao |
The Prophet (s.a.w.) as a blessing to mankind |
Description Of The Prophet (s.a.w.) |
Finality of Prophethood |
Last Sermon Of The Prophets (s.a.w.) |
What other scholars say about the Prophet (s.a.w.) and
additional sayings |
The Rightly Guided Caliphs ::
الخلفاء الراشدون رضوان عليهم |
The First Caliph, Abu Bakr (632-634 A.C.)
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The Second Caliph, Umar (634-644 A.C.) |
The Third Caliph, Uthman (644-656 A.C.) |
The Fourth Caliph, Ali (656-661 A.C.)
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Muslim Profiles --
Imam Abu Hanifa |
Imam Ibn Hanbal |
Imam Malik |
Imam Al Shafi’i |
Al Ayoubi |
Al Battani |
Al Biruni |
Al Buzjani |
Al Farghani |
Al Kindi |
Al Idrisi |
Al Khayyam |
Al Khawarizmi |
Al Tusi |
Al Zahrawi |
Dan Fodio |
Ibn Al-Baitar |
Ibn Al Nafis |
Ibn Batuta |
Ibn Haiyan |
Ibn Khaldun |
Ibn Rushd |
Ibn Qurra |
Ibn Sina |
Ibn Ziyad |
Ibn Zuhr |
Sheikh Abdulfattah Abu-Abdullah Adelabu (Ph. D. Damas)
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