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  • Al-'Abbaas Ibn 'Abdul-Muttalib

    Equality and brotherhood of man in Allah are two of the major principles of the Islamic faith. We read in the Qur'an what may be translated as: "O mankind! Indeed, We have created you from male and female and made you Peoples and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you... More

  • His Military Commanders from Al-Ansaar -I

    1. Abdullaah ibn Rawaahah, may Allah be pleased with him: His full name is Abdullaah ibn Rawaahah ibn Tha'labah ibn Imra' Al-Qays ibn Amr ibn Imra' Al-Qays Al-Akbar ibn Maalik Al-Ansaari Al-Khazraji, and his nickname is Abu Muhammad, or Abu Rawaahah, or Abu 'Umar according to the different opinions. He was a great poet, quick-witted, and very good.. More

  • His Military Commanders From the Muhaajiroon –III

    11. Shujaa' ibn Wahb Al-Asadi, may Allah be pleased with him: He was the head of a platoon called Thaat 'Irq to Bani Hawaazin in Rabee' Al-Awwal, 8 A.H. His nickname is Abu Wahb. He was an ally to the tribe of Bani Shams. He was from the first people who embraced Islam, and he emigrated on the second Hijrah to Habashah, and returned to Makkah when.. More

  • His Military Commanders From the Muhaajiroon –II

    5. Khaalid ibn Al-Waleed, may Allah be pleased with him: His name is Abu Sulaymaan Al-Makhzoomi, and he is the nephew of Maymoonah bint Al-Haarith, the Mother of the Believers. He is known as the Sword of Allah and His Messenger. He accepted Islam after Hudaybiyah, witnessed Mu'tah, and was given the leadership at the time of the Prophet, sallallaahu.. More

  • His Military Commanders From the Muhaajiroon –I

    Historians have agreed to call the military expedition led by the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, himself as a Ghazwah (invasion), whether he participated in the fighting or not. They also call the military expedition that he commanded, but did not lead in person, a Sariyyah (platoon). During these Sariyyahs, the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi.. More

  • Military Commanders from His Relatives - II

    5. Abdullaah ibn Jahsh Al-Asdi, may Allah be pleased with him: The Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, dispatched him at the head of the platoon of Nakhlah in the month of Rajab, 2 A.H. He is nicknamed Abu Muhammad, and his mother is Umaymah bint 'Abd Al-Muttalib, the aunt of the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam. Thus he was the maternal.. More

  • Military Commanders from His Relatives - I

    1. Hamzah ibn 'Abd Al-Muttalib, may Allah be pleased with him: He is Hamzah ibn 'Abd Al-Muttalib ibn Haashim ibn 'Abd Manaaf Al-Haashimi, and his nickname is Abu 'Imaarah. He was the uncle of the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, and his brother through nursing. He was born two years before the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, or perhaps.. More

  • His Military Commanders from Al-Ansaar -II

    8. Abu Qataadah, may Allah be pleased with him: He was appointed as a leader for a platoon dispatched to Hadrah, in Sha'baan, 8 A.H. He is Abu Qataadah ibn Rib'iyy Al-Ansaari. It is known that his name is Al-Haarith, but Al-Waaqidi, Ibn Al-Qaddaah and Ibn Al-Kalbi argued that his name is An-Nu'maan, and it is said that his name is Amr. There is some.. More

  • His Military Commanders from Al-Muhaajiroon-IV

    Historians have agreed to call the military expedition led by the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, himself as a Ghazwah (invasion), whether he participated in the fighting or not. They also call the military expedition that he commanded, but did not lead in person, a Sariyyah (platoon). During these Sariyyahs, the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi.. More

  • His Military Commanders

    Historians have agreed to call the military expedition led by the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, himself as a Ghazwah (invasion), whether he participated in the fighting or not. They also call the military expedition that he commanded, but did not lead in person, a Sariyyah (platoon). During these Sariyyahs, the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi.. More

  • Wet-nurses of Prophet Muhammad - II

    Haleemah As-Sa’diyyah: Haleemah was the mother of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, by suckling. She narrates the story herself, saying, “I went out from my land with my husband and my infant along with other women from the tribe of Banu Sa’d bin Bakr. We went looking for children to suckle during a year of drought.. More

  • Wet-nurses of Prophet Muhammad - I

    After his mother Aaminah, who suckled the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, for the first seven days, many women suckled him: Thuwaybah: She was a female slave of Abu Lahab, and the first woman to suckle him, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, after his mother. She also suckled his paternal uncle Hamzah bin ‘Abdul-Muttalib, may Allah.. More

  • The Slaves of the Prophet - III

    Riyaah Al-Aswad, may Allah be pleased with him: He worked as an attendant for the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, for sometime, and it is said that he was dark-skinned. Safeenah, may Allah be pleased with him: There is a big controversy surrounding his name among historians, as they said that his name might be Mahraan (Al-Imaam An-Nawawi,.. More

  • The Slaves of the Prophet - II

    ...Continued Usaamah ibn Zayd ibn Haarithah Al-Kalbi, may Allah be pleased with him: He and both his parents were freed slaves of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, and he was the Prophet's beloved and the son of his beloved. He was raised under the guardianship of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, and he was very.. More

  • The Slaves of the Prophet -I

    Al-Imaam An-Nawawi, may Allah have mercy upon him, said that it should be known that these slaves were not in the possession of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, at the same time. However, each one served him, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, at a particular time. Moreover, historical sources all agree that the Prophet, sallallaahu.. More