Love Like a Knot
Prophet Muhammad is an example for people of every social status and walk of life. Spouses leading a family life with their wives and children can also gather a great deal of lessons and examples from his life. The Prophet received with patience and a warm disposition any possible jealousy, rivalry, and trying behavior coming from his wives. He never resorted to reproach or violence. He treated h...

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. Reports that Aisha bint Abi Bakr was 6 or 7 years old when she became engaged and 10 when she married [1] have been the most basic factor in the formation of the view regarding her...

A 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 Safiyya, daughter of Abu’l-As from the same clan. This woman was also the paternal aunt of Uthman (r.a.). Her first marriage was to Ubaydullah b. Jahsh, the son of the Holy Pro...

Dihya Bin Khalifa al Kalbi
  Prior to entering Islam, Dihya bin Khalifa had a special place in his heart for the Messenger of Allah, presenting him with a gift each time he came to visit him. 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 D...

Ali in Sufi Culture
Ali in Terms of His Historical Personality Ali wholeheartedly believed in Allah and His Messenger and embraced Islam, and he was praised by the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). Ali fulfilled all the duties of Islam, performing the salah (daily prayers) five times a day, fasting in the months of Ramadan, carrying out the pilgrimage and the other principles of Islam; he was a worshipper; he was a zahid (as...

Marriage Age of Aisha
Question: Most sources indicate that Aisha was only 9 years old when the Prophet married her. How would you explain this situation? Answer (Meral Günel – Theologian): Aisha got married to the Holy Prophet (pbuh) before the Hijra, but their actual conjugal life started 2 years after the Hijra. When her birthday is taken into consideration, it can be deduced that she was 9–10 years old at the time ...

Zaynab's marriage to Prophet Muhammad
Muhammad Asad (d. 1992) and Suleyman Ates state that our Prophet's aim in this marriage was to put into practice the new ruling on the divorced wives of adopted children in addition to fulfilling a moral obligation through honoring Zaynab, who had been unwillingly forced to marry Zayd. Furthermore, Ates, speaking on this marriage, noted that another purpose of the marriage was to prove that the n...

Zaynab bint Jahsh: Wife of the Prophet and Mother of the Believe
Zaynab was born in the year 588 Hijri and she married Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) in the fifth year of Hijra. Zaynab, who was given the title "Umm-ul Hakam," is among the first female companions of the Prophet to have migrated to Medina. Zaynab bint Jahsh is the daughter of Umayya bint Abdulmuttalib, the paternal aunt of Rasulallah. Her real name is "Barra" and the name Zaynab was given to her by Ras...

The Companions
Who is considered a Companion? The Arabic word of Sahabi literally means a companion or a friend. As a religious term it means, “a person who saw Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), believed in him, acted along with him, and retained his belief until the moment of his death”. The plural form can be given as “sahaba” or “ashab”. Hence a companion is anyone, male or female, who saw the Prophet, believed in h...

Husayn
Hussein was born on Shaban 5, 4th Hegira (January 10, 626). He is known by the title of Shaheed. It was narrated that the part of his body below his chest looked just like to his grandfather’s body. When Hussein was born, Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) called adhan (call to prayer) to his ear as he did for his elder brother Hassan. This was not a custom then practiced by th...

Hasan
Hasan was born in the month of Sha'aban (January-February 625) or 15 Ramadan (1 March) in the 3rd year after the emigration to Medina. His father (Ali) wanted to give him the name Harb (war), but his grandfather, Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) named him Hasan, which was not a common name during the Age of Ignorance, and he added the title Abu Muhammad. Prophet Muhammad recited the call to prayer in H...

Ali
Ali ibn Abu Talib was a man who was a bit below average height, with a dark complexion, and large, dark eyes. He had a thick, wide beard on his handsome face; his teeth would appear when he smiled. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) nicknamed him "Abu Turab" (Father of the Soil); in addition to this, he had other nicknames such as "al-Murtadha" and "Asad- Allah al-Galib". ...