At What Age did Aisha Marry the Prophet?
When covering the life of Prophet Muhammad, one of the most debatable topics is that of the age of his wife Aisha when the two married. Her alleged very young age has been used in smear campaigns against the Prophet.
read moreA Portrait of Umm Habiba – A Mother of the Believers
Given the name Ramlah at birth, she was known as Umm Habibah due to the name of her first child. She was the daughter of Abu Sufyan, a member of Banu Umayyah, one of the most important tribes of Mecca. Her mother was..
read more 0 23.03.2011, WednesdayDihya Bin Khalifa al Kalbi
There is not enough information about the post hijra life of Dihya bin Khalifa (r.a.), who is originally from Southern Arabia and later made a home for himself around the region of Damascus as member of the Kalb tribe. What is known however..
read more 7 17.02.2011, ThursdayAhl Al-Badr
Ahl al-Badr or Ashab al-Badr (The Badr Companions) is the general name given to the companions of Prophet Muhammad who participated in the Battle of Badr, the first great battle in Islamic history.
read more 4 05.03.2010, FridayAnsar (The Helpers)
The word ansar means 'helper' in Arabic, while the word ansari refers to a person who helps. But as a term, the Ansar were the people Medina who supported Prophet Muhammad and the muhajirun (Emigrants) when they emigrated from Mecca to Medina.
read more 1 05.03.2010, FridayAl-Muhajirun (The Emigrants)
Muhajir refers to a person who leaves his / her place of residence or country to live elsewhere. The plural form of Muhajir, namely Muhajirun, as a term, refers to those early Muslims who believed in Prophet Muhammad after he started the call to Islam.
read more 2 05.03.2010, FridayAbu Hurairah
He is affiliated with the Devs branch of Ezd tribe, yet his date of birth is not known. During the period of Ignorance, his name was recorded in various forms as Abd Shams, Abd Amr, Sukain, Amr b. Abd Ghanm. Holy Prophet (pbuh) changed his name to Abdurrahman or Abdullah.
read more 7 05.03.2010, FridayMukthirun
Mukthir is a word derived the word “kathrat” in Arabic which means “to be abundant in number” and its plural is ‘mukthirun.’ As a term in the science of hadith, Mukthirun refers to the seven companions of the Prophet (pbuh) who narrated more than one thousand hadiths.
read more 0 05.03.2010, FridayAshab Al-Suffa
Ashab al-Suffa is a term, composed of the words ashab meaning “masters, friends” and suffa meaning “veranda, shed, porch” in Arabic. The term is a generic name given to the Companions who stayed in the arbour next to the mosque of the Prophet.
read more 4 05.03.2010, Friday“Ahl-i Bayt” in the Holy Quran
Ahl-i Bayt was the name given to the tribe responsible for taking care of the Kaaba, which was called the baytu al-aliha before Islam, as well as the idols therein. Then the scope of the term was expanded, and it was given a meaning which included the defense and administrative activities of Mecca, in addition to its religious connotations.
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