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Arwa bint Kurayz

Arwa bint Kurayz (Arabic: أروى بنت كريز‎) was the mother of Uthman ibn Affan. Family And Lineage Arwa bint Kurayz ibn Rabee’ah ibn Habeeb ibn ‘Abd Shams ibn ‘Abd Manaf ibn Qusayy.[1]At-Tamheed wal-Bayan fi Maqtal al-Shaheed ‘Uthman, by Muhammad Yahya al-Andalusi, p.19[2]The Biography of ‘Uthman Ibn’ Affan, Dhun-Noorayn, by Dr. Ali Muhammad As-Sallabi, Translated by Nasir […]

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Islamic Calendar

The Hijri calendar (Arabic: ٱلتَّقْوِيم ٱلْهِجْرِيّ‎ at-taqwīm al-hijrīy), also known as the Lunar Hijri calendar and (in English) as the Islamic, Muslim or Arabic calendar, is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 lunar months in a year of 354 or 355 days. It is used to determine the proper days of Islamic holidays and rituals, such as Ramadan, the annual period of fasting and the proper time for Hajj.  1 al-Muḥarram ٱلْمُحَرَّم‎ forbidden A […]

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Muhammad ibn Abdullah (Abu Bakr) ibn Uthman

Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr (Arabic: محمد بن أبي بكر‎) was the youngest son of Abu Bakr As-Siddeeq and Asma bint Umais.[1]The Biography of Abu Bakr As-Siddeeq by Dr. ‘Ali Muhammad as-Sallābi, Ch. 1, p. 37 Born after the death of his namesake, he was one of the Tabi’un. Raised in the household of Ali ibn Abu Talib.[2]The Biography of Abu Bakr […]