"Whosoever loves Allaah and His Messenger, let him love Usamah too." - Prophet Muhammad (Salla-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam). Introduction Whosoever chooses Allaah and His Messenger (Salla-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam), Allaah chooses him over others; that is, He blesses him and his progeny and gives them authority over others. Before Islam…
"Khalid Ibn al-Waleed (Radia-Allaahu ‘anhu) is one of the Swords of Allaah that Allaah has unsheathed against the Mushrikeen." - Prophet Muhammad (Salla-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) Abu Bakr (Radia-Allaahu ‘anhu) said: "Women are incapable to give birth to the like of Khalid." Khalid's (Radia-Allaahu ‘anhu) Heroic Activities in Iraq with the Persians Khalid…
"Khalid Ibn al-Waleed (Radia-Allaahu ‘anhu) is one of the Swords of Allaah that Allaah has unsheathed against the Mushrikeen." - Prophet Muhammad (Salla-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) Abu Bakr (Radia-Allaahu ‘anhu) said: "Women are incapable to give birth to the like of Khalid." Days and years have passed, yet we haven't seen anyone similar…
The strength of character and noble qualities of Khadijah (Radia-Allaahu ‘anha) earned her the honor of being greeted with Salaam by Allaah through His Angel Jibreel [Gabriel (‘Alayhis-salaam)]. She was the first woman ever to be so honored. Khadijah (Radia-Allaahu ‘anha) was the essence of truth, integrity, modesty, good manners…
"O Allaah, keep him firm and make him a guide and rightly guided." – Prophet Muhammad (Salla-Allaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) "Jarir is the Yusuf of this Ummah." – 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (Radia-Allaahu 'anhu) He is Jarir ibn 'Abdullaah Al-Bajali, one of the prominent Sahabah. He was a man of exquisite…
The Descent of Iesa ('Alayhis-Salaam) at the End of Time In the long narration of An-Nawwas ibn Sam'an (Radia-Allaahu 'anhu) regarding the emergence of Ad-Dajjal, followed by the descent of Iesa ('Alayhis-Salaam), the Messenger of Allaah (Salla-Allaahu 'alayhi wa Sallam) said: "Allaah will send Iesa ibn Maryam ('Alayhis-Salaam), and he…
Introduction ‘Abdullaah ibn Mas’oud (Radia-Allaahu ‘anhu) was one of the foremost to embrace Islam, one of the learned ones. He witnessed the battle of Badr and he emigrated twice (once to Abyssinia and then to al-Madinah). He had many merits (good qualities) and he imparted abundant knowledge. [Siyar A’laam an-Nubalaa’]…
Ruqayyah (Radia-Allaahu ‘anha) was born after her sister Zaynab (Radia-Allaahu ‘anha), and she was soon followed by her younger sister, Umm Kulthum – and as such, both (Ruqayyah and Umm Kulthum) grew up together bearing immense compassion and closeness towards each other. After the marriage of Zaynab (Radia-Allaahu ‘anha) and…