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THE NINTH YEAR OF HEGIRA

The Sword of Language The Blessed Prophet (pbuh) sent a small cavalry unit under the leadership of Uyaynah (r.a) to the...

THE EIGHTH YEAR OF HEGIRA

The Passing Away of Zaynab, the Daughter of the Blessed Prophet (pbuh) Zaynab (r.ha) never really recovered from the inj...

THE SEVENTH YEAR OF HEGIRA

Inviting Kings to Islam Following the Treaty of Hudaybiyah, the Blessed Prophet (pbuh), a rasul sent to entire humankind...

THE SIXTH YEAR OF HEGIRA

In line with a dream he saw, the Blessed Prophet (pbuh) invited the Believers to a journey to Kaabah for pilgrimage.[1] ...

THE FIFTH YEAR OF HEGIRA

Salman Farisi’s Acceptance of Islam and His Being Granted Freedom Salman Farisi, or the Persian, (r.a), formerly a slave...

THE FOURTH YEAR OF HEGIRA

The Blessed Prophet (pbuh) used to send teachers to neighboring tribes for the purpose of communicating and teaching Isl...

THE THIRD YEAR OF HEGIRA

The idolaters of Mecca were overcome with enormous grief following their demise at Badr. All of them had lost someone cl...

THE SECOND YEAR OF HEGIRA

The change of qibla was indeed a significant event. The invalidation of the previous qibla, which the Divine command ent...

THE FIRST YEAR OF HEGIRA

Seven hundred years before, Tubba’ Abu Karib, one of the kings of Yemen, had come to Medina, known then as Yathrib. Find...

On Society and Rulers

Allah Almighty provided His creatures with a great societal order of life appropriate to the traits of them all. Our Lor...

THE RIGHTLY-GUIDED CALIPHS Ali (r.a) 656-661

Hadrat Ali (r.a) has the privilege of being born in the precincts of the Ka`ba.[1] His family was very crowded, so from...

THE RIGHTLY-GUIDED CALIPHS `Uthman (r.a) 644-656

Hadrat `Uthman (r.a), the third of the four caliphs, was a Companion who both served the Prophet and was his son-in-law...

THE RIGHTLY-GUIDED CALIPHS `Umar (r.a) 634-644

Hadrat `Umar (r.a), was an exemplary Muslim in all his dealings, and he staunchly followed the glorious way of the Messe...

THE RIGHTLY-GUIDED CALIPHS Abu Bakr (r.a) 632-634

Abu Bakr (r.a), who became the first caliph after the Prophet, associated himself fully with the Prophet by having great...

TO PREFER THE HEREAFTER OVER THIS WORLD

A believer has the responsibility to be thankful for all the blessings of his Lord, especially for the blessing of faith...