Uzama min Ahlil Bayt

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Safiyyah bint ‘Abdul Muttalib   A resolute and fearless woman. The first woman to kill a polytheist fighting in the path of Allah subhanahu wa ta ‘ala. She gave birth to and raised the first person to unsheathe his sword for the sake of Allah subhanahu wa ta ‘ala, Zubair ibn al ‘Awwam radiya Llahu ‘anhu. A blessed woman of strong character, Safiyyah […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   ‘Abbas ibn ‘Abdul Muttalib   A year of intense drought afflicts the cities and villages, affecting Madinah and its inhabitants. Desperate, the people come out of the city with their leader Amir al Mu’minin ‘Umar ibn al Khattab radiya Llahu ‘anhu to the empty dry plains to read the ritual rain seeking prayer, Salat al Istisqa’. They beg and plead of Allah subhanahu […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib   Some stories just never get old and one never tires in reading them repeatedly. It transports you to another era. That feeling of warmth seems to linger much longer the more you read. The life story of Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, the best of the children of Adam ‘alayh al Salam has a similar effect. Rich […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas   This chapter is dedicated to ‘productive dialogue’, a phenomenon which mostly ceases to exist in public domains just as it has faded from private spheres. Allah subhanahu wa ta ‘ala says in the Holy Qur’an:   ادْعُ إِلَىٰ سَبِيْلِ رَبِّكَ بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَالْمَوْعِظَةِ الْحَسَنَةِ ۖ وَجَادِلْهُم بِالَّتِيْ هِيَ أَحْسَنُ Invite to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Jafar ibn Abi Talib   Reading and writing about the Ahlul Bayt holds a special place in the heart of every Muslim, as they are the blood relations of Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam and boast of noble virtues unmatched. Today we converse of a unique individual and an august Sahabi who had imbued in himself true faith and high aspirations. He […]