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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
Habib Ibn Zaid
A Legend of Sacrifice and Love
In the Second Pledge of a 'Aqabah which
has been mentioned many times, 70 men and two women of Al-Madiinah gave
their allegiance to the Prophet (PBUH). Among those blessed men and women
were Habib Ibn Zaid and his father Zaid (May Allah be pleased with both of
them). His mother was Nusaibah bint Ka'b, one of the two women who were the
first to give allegiance to the Prophet (PBUH). The second woman was his
maternal aunt. Thus, he was a veteran believer in whose backbone and ribs
faith ran rather than blood. He lived near the Prophet (PBUH) after he
emigrated to Al-Madiinah. There, he never missed an expedition in the cause
of Allah or lagged behind.
One day the south of the Arab Peninsula
witnessed the emergence of two presumptuous and arrogant liars who claimed
prophethood and tried to drag people into the swamp of sin and disbelief.
One of these impostors was called Al-Aswad Ibn Ka'b Al ‘Aansiy, from San'aa'.
The other was Musailamah the Liar from Al-Yamaamah. Both impostors incited
people against the believers in their tribes who responded to what Allah
ordained and who believed in His Prophet. They also goaded them against the
Prophet's messengers whom he sent to their lands. Moreover, they even went
so far as to ignite suspicion against prophethood itself and committed
hideous mischief in the land, causing corruption and disbelief.
One day, the Prophet (PBUH) was surprised
when a messenger arrived with a message from Musailamah in which he said,
"From Musailamah Allah's Prophet to Muhammad Allah's Prophet. Peace be upon
you. We are your partner in prophethood; consequently, we have half of the
earth and the Quraish has the other half , but the Quraish want unjustly to
have it all!"
The Prophet (PBUH) summoned one of his
scribes and dictated this answer to Musailamah: "In the name of Allah, the
Most Beneficient, the Most Merciful. From Muhammad the Prophet of Allah to
Musailamah the Liar. Peace be upon those who followed the right path.
Verily, the earth is Allah's. He gives it as a heritage to whom He will of
His slaves and the blessed end is for the pious and righteous persons who
fear Allah."
The Prophet's words were direct and crytal
clear. They exposed the liar of the Bani Haniifah who thought that
prophethood was a kingdom, so he demanded his piece of the cake, namely,
half the earth and its people. The messenger carried the Prophet's answer to
Musailamah, yet it only made him more mischievous and corrupt.
He went on spreading his falsehood and
slander and went on abusing the believers and instigating people against
them. The Prophet (PBUH) thought it best to give him one last chance, so he
sent a message to convince him not to commit any more of his folly. He
picked Habiib Ibn Zaid as his messenger. Habiib hastened enthusiasticly with
the glorious mission the Prophet (PBUH) had entrusted him with. He hoped
that Musailamah's heart would be guided to the right path and that he would
rewarded endlessly in the Hereafter.
The traveler reached his destination.
Musailamah the Liar read the Prophet's message, but he was blinded by its
light, which only made him more aberrant and arrogant.
Musailamah was really no more than a
flagrant liar. He indeed behaved accordingly. He lacked the least manliness,
sense of honor or decency of the Arabs which might have prevented him from
shedding the blood of a messenger, which was highly respected and even held
sacred by all Arabs.
It was as though this noble religion Islam
wanted to give humanity a new lesson of greatness and herosim. Only this
time, both its subject matter and its tutor were one and the same person,
Habiib Ibn Zaid.
Musailamah the Liar called upon people to
witness one of his so-called memorable days. The messenger of the Prophet,
Habiib Ibn Zaid, was brought in. It was clear from his wounds and bruises
that he had been abused and tortured severely by those criminals. They
thought that they could strip him of his valor so that he might appear in a
state of complete humiliation and defeat before the crowd. They hoped that
he would then give Musailamah the credibility he craved when he called upon
him to witness to his fake prophethood before the crowd. Thus, the notorious
liar would be able to make a fake miracle that would cement his prestige
among those whom he deluded.
Therefore, Musailamah asked Habiib, "Do
you bear witness that Muhammad is, indeed, the Messenger of Allah?" Habiib
anwered boldly, "Yes, I do bear witness that Muhammad is, indeed, the
Messenger of Allah." Musailamah's face went white with humiliation and
embarrassment yet he asked, "Do you bear witness that I am the Messenger of
Allah?" Hahiib scornfully replied, "Nonsense!"
The impostor Musailamah's humiliated face
darkened with spiteful madness. His scheme had failed. His torture of Habiib
had been futile. He was slapped so fiercely before the crowd which he
himself had gathered to witness his so-called miracle. This slap was so
strong that it shattered his assumed dignity once and for all. He became as
violent as a wounded bull as he summoned his executioner, who rushed and
stabbed Habiib's body with his sword. He slew him, cutting his body into
small pieces, one by one Habiib made no sound beside chanting stoically,
"There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is His Messenger."
It was as though he wanted to celebrate
his Islam until the very last moment of his life. Now, if Habiib, on that
day, had tried to escape this horrible death by a pretense of his faith in
Musailamah's prophethood, his faith would not have been questioned, doubted
or blemished in any way. But he was a man who had witnessed the Second
Pledge of Al-'Aqabah along with his father, mother, brother, and aunt, and
ever since those decisive blessed moments he had carried upon his shoulders
the responsibility that ensued his oath and faith to the fullest. He could
not for a moment hold his life and principles as separable. Therefore, he
found a rare opportunity to win his life once and for all. His life was an
embodiment of his faith. It embodied his stead-fastness, greatness, heroism,
sacrifice, and martyrdom for the sake of Right and Truth, the splenor of
which surpassed all victories.
The Prophet received the sad news of
Habiib's marytrdom with patience, for Allah's inspiration made him see the
future fate of Musailamah. He could almost see his death with his own eyes.
As for Nusaibah bint Ka'b, Habiib's mother, she gnashed her teeth for a long
while on hearing the terrible deed, then she swore a solemn oath to avenge
her son's death upon Musailamah and to thrut her sword and spear right into
his wicked body.
It seemed that fate watched her anguish,
patience, and courage on receiving this news and showed great admiration and
sympathy for her calamity and decided all at once to stand by her until she
fulfilled her oath.
After a short while, the Battle of Al-Yamaamah
took place. Abu Bakr As-Siddiiq, the Prophet's caliph, organized an army to
march to Al Yamama where Musailamah had already organized a huge army.
Nusaibah marched along with the Muslim
army and threw herself into the battlefield armed with a sword in her right
hand and a spear in her left one. She kept on shouting, "Where are you
Musailamah, you enemy of Allah?"
When Musailamah was killed and his
followers were like carded wool, the standards of Islam fluttered
victoriously and proudly. Nusaibah's strong and brave body was strained with
spear wounds . She stood there recalling the amiable face of her beloved son
that seemed to linger about the place. Wherever she looked, she saw the face
of her son Habiib. It was somewhere out there smiling contentedly on every
victorious fluttering flag.
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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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