`Umar ibn Al-Khattab: Migration of a Brave Heart

What is courage if it is not daring death when it calls upon the courageous? And who is more da ...

hajj

A Brief Guide to Hajj

Hajj, one of the five main pillars of Islam, gives a specific and practical example of acts of ...

Arabic Calligraphy: The Essential Islamic Art (P. 2/2)

This is the second and final part of the article on Arabic calligraphy which has reflected the ...

Abu Hurairah: Master of the Memorizers

Abu Hurairah had an excellent memory and he was able to quickly memorize and did not forget. As ...

How Did Thumamah Ibn Uthal Embrace Islam?

Groups of Muslims were patrolling the districts of Al-Madinah and outlying areas on the lookout ...

Imam Al-Hasan Al-Basri

He was one of the most renowned tabi`een (the generation after the death of the Prophet (Peace ...

Learned Master of the Ummah: `Abdullah ibn `Abbas

He loved his fellow Muslims and sought to fulfill their needs. He said, “To look after a Muslim ...

Al-Laith Ibn Sa`d: Imam of the Egyptians

He remained fond of knowledge and had an unmitigated desire to actively and studiously attend c ...

Umm Habibah Ramlah bint Abi Sufyan (Part 2/2)

When someone conveyed the message that 'Uthman bin 'Affan was martyred in his house after being ...

Glimpses on the Night Journey

The Night Journey experience, presented in classical accounts of the Prophet's life as a gift f ...

Thinking Well of God

Satan does not just want you to go to hell, but also wants to ensure you live in hell in this w ...

The Story of the Qur’an

The Qur’an makes a clear distinction between the perceptible world of experience and the unseen ...