The  الكتب الستة  Six Books of الحديث Hadith, sometimes referred to as الصحيح الستة Al-Sihah al-Sittah, which translates as "The Authentic Six", were indeed written by luminaries within the Islamic world, they were: Sahih Bukhari, collected by Imam Bukhari (d. 256 AH, 870 CE), includes 7,275  أَحَادِيث‎ ahadith Sahih Muslim, collected by Muslim b. al-Hajjaj (d. 261 AH, 875 CE), includes 9,200 أَحَادِيث‎  … Continue reading Imam Al Tirmidhi رحمه الله →

Al Tabari  رحمه الله narrated in his  تاريخ الرسل والملوك,  commonly called Tarikh al-Tabari the story of the Sahabee Rabiah ibn Amir's رضي الله عنه encounter with the Persian leader Rustum as one of the precursor events of the famous battle of Qadisiyah [Sha'ban, 15 AH/September 636 CE]. Sa’d ibn Abi Waqas رضي الله عنه was sent a … Continue reading Rabiah Ibn Amir’s رضي الله عنه meeting with the Persian king Rustum →

Hajaj ibn Yusef Al Thaqafi ( الحجاج بن يوسف بن الحكم بن عقيل الثقفي‎ ) d.714 CE Who was appointed as the governor of Iraq in 694 CE by the Caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan was infamously responsible for the death of some of the Sahaba, specifically:  Jabir ibn Abd-Allah رضي الله عنه  with arguably the … Continue reading Saeed Ibn Jubayr رحمه الله, a conversation with Hajaj Ibn Yusef →

During the period of the Second Caliph (عمر بن الخطاب ) Umar Ibn al-Khattab رضي الله عنه the Muslim forces, under the command of (أبو عبيدة عامر بن عبدالله بن الجراح ) Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah- رضي الله عنه  lay siege to Jerusalem after capturing Damascus in the Battle of Yarmuk. The Patriarch of the city, Sophronius, stated … Continue reading The Honour & Dignity of Umar Ibn Khatab رضي الله عنه →

وَلَقَدْ نَصَرَكُمُ اللَّهُ بِبَدْرٍ وَأَنْتُمْ أَذِلَّةٌ ۖ فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُون And Allah has already made you victorious at Badr, when you were a weak little force. So fear Allah much [abstain from all kinds of sins and evil deeds which He has forbidden and love Allah much, perform all kinds of good deeds which … Continue reading The justice of the Prophet ﷺ →

There is no doubt in Allah's عز و جل love for the Prophet (ﷺ) and his elevated status. There are many Ayat in the Quran which are a testimony to his fact: إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ۚ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا Allah sends His Salat (Graces, Honours, Blessings, Mercy, etc.) … Continue reading The elevated status of the Prophet ﷺ →

The definition of a  صحابي  "companion" as mentioned by Ibn Hajr ابن حجر العسقلاني-  رحمه الله  ‎ : من لقي النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم مؤمنا به ومات على الاسلام و إن تخللت ردة He who met the Prophet (ﷺ) believing in him, and died upon Islam, even if he apostates in between - upon … Continue reading Definition of a Sahabee →

Allah عزوجل , in the Quran itself has promised its preservation: إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا الذِّكْرَ وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَحَافِظُونَ Verily We: It is We Who have sent down the Dhikr (i.e. the Quran) and surely, We will guard it (from corruption). [15:9] إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِالذِّكْرِ لَمَّا جَاءَهُمْ ۖ وَإِنَّهُ لَكِتَابٌ عَزِيزٌ Verily, those who disbelieved in … Continue reading Preservation of the Quran – (Part 1) →

The word سبحان الله (subhanAllah) has been used many times in the Quran and Sunnah It is often translated as "glory be to Allah" but that's actually not a very good translation. The root of the word سبحان is سبح, which means "to swim on the surface." So subhan actually means that Allah is above or … Continue reading In defense of our mother →