A series made by MBC. Watch to makes you love the sahaba more and more. Umar Ibn Al-Khattab raḍyAllāhu ‘anhu (may Allāh be pleased with him) is a pioneering figure in the Islāmic world. He was a leader, a statesman, a pious and God conscious Muslim who showed respect for all people including non-Muslims and he ordered the Muslims to treat non-Muslims with respect. He showed us how to apply the Quranic injunction “there is no compulsion in...
The Rightly Guided Caliphs
Asma’ Bint Abu Bakr was the daughter of Abu Bakr as-Siddiq. She was the elder sister of ‘Aisha, the mother of the believers. She was the wife of the great companion Az-Zubair Ibn al-`Awâm and the mother of `Abdullah Ibn az-Zubair. She accepted Islam very early in Mecca. She gave a pledge to the Prophet (PBUH) and firmly believed in him. Her Noble situations during Hijrah Asmâ’ was called Zât an-Nitâqayn (the possessor of...
The rightly guided Caliphs, May Allah be Pleased with them, followed the steps of Messenger of Allah [saw]. Among many things, they give special attention to the poor and catered for the needy, took interest in social solidarity among the entire society’s people, and exerted their utmost in saving all those in distress or in need. It is no wonder that they did so, as they were nurtured by the Messenger [saw] and learned from his purely...
Michael H. Hart wrote a book entitled “THE 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History” in 1978. Several other authors have written similar books but this still remains a distinguished book in its category. The book is thought provoking and encourages the reader to see history from different perspectives. He chose Prophet Muhammad to lead the list of the world’s most influential persons which was surprising to...
With the death of Muhammad [saw], the Muslim community was faced with the problem of succession. Who would be its leader? There were four persons obviously marked for leadership: Abu Bakr al-Siddiq [ranhu], who had not only accompanied Muhammad [saw] to Medina ten years before but had been appointed to take the place of the Prophet as leader of public prayer during Muhammad’s last illness; ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab [ranhu], an able and...