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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
Julaybib
His name was unusual and incomplete. Julaybib means "small
grown" being the diminutive form of the word "Jalbab ". The name is an
indication that Julaybib was small and short, even of dwarf-like stature.
More than that, he is described as being "damim" which means ugly, deformed,
or of repulsive appearance.
Even more disturbing, for the society in which he lived,
Julaybib's lineage was not known. There is no record of who his mother or
his father was or to what tribe he belonged. This was a grave disability in
the society in which he lived. Julaybib could not expect any compassion or
help, any protection or support from a society that placed a great deal of
importance on family and tribal connections. In this regard, all that was
known of him was that he was an Arab and that, as far as the new community
of Islam was concerned, he was one of the Ansar. Perhaps he belonged to one
of the outlying tribes beyond Madinah and had drifted into the city or he
could even have been from among the Ansar of the city itself.
The disabilities under which Julaybib lived would have
been enough to have him ridiculed and shunned in any society and in fact he
was prohibited by one person, a certain Abu Barzah of the Aslam tribe, from
entering his home. He once told his wife:
"Do not let Julaybib enter among you. If he does, I shall
certainly do (something terrible to him)." Probably because he was teased
and scoffed at in the company of men, Julaybib used to take refuge in the
company of women.
Was there any hope of Julaybib being treated with respect
and consideration? Was there any hope of his finding emotional satisfaction
as an individual and as a man? Was there any hope of his enjoying the
relationships which others take for granted? And in the new society emerging
under the guidance of the Prophet, was he so insignificant as to be
overlooked in the preoccupation with the great affairs of state and in the
supreme issues of life and survival which constantly engaged the attention
of the Prophet?
Just as he was aware of the great issues of life and
destiny, the Prophet of Mercy was also aware of the needs and sensibilities
of his most humble companions. With Julaybib in mind, the Prophet went to
one of the Ansar and said: "I want to have your daughter married." "How
wonderful and blessed, O Messenger of God and what a delight to the eye
(this would be)," replied the Ansari man with obvious joy and happiness. "I
do not want her for myself," added the Prophet. "Then for whom, O Messenger
of God?" asked the man, obviously somewhat let down. "For Julaybib," said
the Prophet.
The Ansari must have been too shocked to give his own
reaction and he merely said: "I will consult with her mother." And off he
went to his wife. "The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him
peace, wants to have your daughter married," he said to her. She too was
thrilled. "What a wonderful idea and what a delight to the eye (this would
be)." she said. "He doesn't want to marry her himself but he wants to marry
her to Julaybib," he added. She was flabbergasted.
"To Julaybib! No, never to Julaybib! No, by the living
God, we shall not marry (her) to him." she protested.
As the Ansari was about to return to the Prophet to inform
him of what his wife had said, the daughter who had heard her mother's
protestations, asked: "Who has asked you to marry me?"
Her mother told her of the Prophet's request for her hand
in marriage to Julaybib. When she heard that the request had come from the
Prophet and that her mother was absolutely opposed to the idea, she was
greatly perturbed and said:
"Do you refuse the request of the Messenger of God? Send
me to him for he shall certainly not bring ruin to me." This was the reply
of a truly great person who had a clear understanding of what was required
of her as a Muslim. What greater satisfaction and fulfillment can a Muslim
find than in responding willingly to the requests and commands of the
Messenger of God! No doubt, this companion of the Prophet, whose name we do
not even know had heard the verse of the Quran: "Now whenever God and His
Apostle have decided a matter, it is not for a believing man or believing
woman to claim freedom of choice in so far as they themselves are concerned.
And he who disobeys God and His Prophet has already, most obviously, gone
astray." (The Quran, Surah al-Ahzab, 33:36).
This verse was revealed in connection with the marriage of
Zaynab bint Jahsh and Zayd ibn al-Harithah which was arranged by the Prophet
to show the egalitarian spirit of Islam. Zaynab at first was highly offended
at the thought of marrying Zayd a former slave and refused to do so. The
Prophet prevailed upon them both and they were married. The marriage however
ended in divorce and Zaynab was eventually married to the Prophet himself.
It is said that the Ansari girl read the verse to her parents and said:
"I am satisfied and submit myself to whatever the
Messenger of God deems good for me." The Prophet heard of her reaction and
prayed for her: "O Lord, bestow good on her in abundance and make not her
life one of toil and trouble."
Among the Ansar, it is said there was not a more eligible
bride than she. She was married by the Prophet to Julaybib and they lived
together until he was killed.
And how was Julaybib killed? He went on an expedition with
the Prophet, peace be on him, and an encounter with some mushrikin ensued.
When the battle was over, the Prophet asked his companions: "Have you lost
anyone?" They replied giving the names of their relatives of close friends
who were killed. He put the same questions to other companions and they also
named the ones they had lost in the battle. Another group answered that they
had lost no close relative whereupon the Prophet said:
"But I have lost Julaybib. Search for him in the
battlefield." They searched and found him beside seven mushrikin whom he had
struck before meeting his end. The Prophet stood up and went to the spot
where Julaybib, his short and deformed companion, lay. He stood over him and
said: "He killed seven and then was killed? This (man) is of me and I am of
him."
He repeated this two or three times. The Prophet then took
him in his arms and it is said that he had no better bed besides the
forearms of the messenger of God. The Prophet then dug for him a grave and
himself placed him in it. He did not wash him for martyrs are not washed
before burial.
Julaybib and his wife are not usually among the companions
of the Prophet whose deeds are sung and whose exploits are recounted with
reverence and admiration as they should be. But in the meagre facts that are
known about them and which have here been recounted we see how humble human
beings were given hope and dignity by the Prophet where once there was only
despair and self-debasement.
The attitude of the unknown and unnamed Ansari girl who
readily agreed to be the wife of a physically unattractive man was an
attitude which reflected a profound understanding of Islam. It reflected on
her part the effacement of personal desires and preferences even when she
could have counted on the support of her parents. It reflected on her part a
total disregard for social pressures. It reflected above all a ready and
implicit confidence in the wisdom and authority of the Prophet in submitting
herself to whatever he deemed good. This is the attitude of the true
believer.
In Julaybib, there is the example of a person who was
almost regarded as a social outcast because of his appearance. Given help,
confidence and encouragement by the noble Prophet, he was able to perform
acts of courage and make the supreme sacrifice and deserve the commendation
of the Prophet: "He is of me and I am of him."
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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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