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Zaynab bint Al-Harith

Zaynab bint Al-Harith (Arabic: زينب بنت الحارث‎‎;) was a Jewish woman who lived in Khaybar, Arabia. She was married to Salam Ibn Mishkam[1][2]. Zaynab is known for her attempted murder of the Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) after the Conquest of Khaybar in 7 AH (628 CE). Poisoned Sheep Zaynab planned to kill the Prophet (ﷺ) shortly after the Conquest of Khaybar. […]

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Waraqah ibn Nawfal

Waraqah ibn Nawfal was the paternal cousin of Khadijah bint Khuwaylid. Being a Christian convert Waraqah was knowledgeable in the gospels and was suggested by Khadijah as someone who could help bring understanding to the Prophet’s (ﷺ) experience in the cave of mount Hira. Waraqah eagerly listened as the Prophet (ﷺ) shared the event and when he (ﷺ) […]

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Uthman ibn Affan

Uthman ibn Affan [رضي الله عنهم] (Arabic: عثمان بن عفان‎, translit. ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān, Osman) was one of the Companions of Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ), the Prophets (ﷺ) son-in-law on two occasions, and the third Caliph after the death of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ). Name, Lineage, Kunyah and Nicknames ‘Uthman ibn ‘Affan ibn Abi’l-‘Aas ibn Umayyah ibn ‘Abd […]

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Utbah ibn Rabi’ah

ʿUtbah ibn Rabīʿah (Arabic: عتبة بن ربيعة‎) was one of the prominent pagan leaders of the Quraysh during the era of Muhammad. He is the father of Hind bint Utbah and father-in-law of Abu Sufyan ibn Harb. Attitude Regarding Islam Utbah was strongly opposed to the message of Allah’s Prophet. On one occasion he became so enraged he beat Abu […]

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Umm Kulthoom bint Muhammad (ﷺ)

Umm Kulthum (Arabic: أم كلثوم‎ translit. Umm Kulthoom) the third[1] daughter of the Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) daughter of Khadijah bint Khuwaylid, and wife of Uthman ibn Affan, after the death of her sister Ruqayyah. Family Khadijah bint Khuwaylid (Mother) Muhammad ibn Abdullah (ﷺ) (Father) Qasim ibn Muhammad (ﷺ) (Brother) Zaynab bint Muhammad (ﷺ) (Sister) Ruqayyah bint Muhammad (ﷺ) (Sister) Umm Kulthoom bint Muhammad (ﷺ) Abdullah ibn […]

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Umm Al-Khair Accepts Islam

Salmah bint Sakhr embraced Islam[1][2][3] in the early days of the Prophet’s (ﷺ) da’wah. Background Following an incident in which Utbah ibn Rabi’ah viciously attacked Umm Al-Khair’s son, Abu Bakr As-Siddeeq, Salmah engaged in a conversation, with her son, and Umm Jameel the sister of Umar ibn Al-Khattab, that would lead to a meeting with the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) at the House of Al-Arqam. The Conversation Abu Bakr […]

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Umar’s Experiences in Dajnan

Dajnan is a mountain approximately 25 kilometres north of Makkah in which tribes of the peninsula would visit to graze and tend their flocks.[1] Umar Recollects Umar ibn Al-Khattab was forced to spend much of his youth in the shadow of Dajnan by his father Al-Khattab tending his camels. A hardship that stayed with Umar his […]

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Umar ibn Al-Khattab

Umar ibn Al-Khattab, also spelled Omar (Arabic: عمر بن الخطاب, translit.: `Umar ibn al-Khattāb, Umar Son of al-Khattab, was born 13 years after the Year of the Elephant in 577 CE – died 3 November 644 CE), was one of the most powerful and influential Muslim caliphs (successors) in history. He was a senior Sahaba of the […]

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The Prophets (ﷺ) Sunnah Regarding Names

The Prophet (ﷺ) emphasized the importance of good names that truly reflected an individuals personality, their relationships or their actions. If an individual had a name or kunya that reflected something harmful or did not fit who they were he (ﷺ) would give them something more appropriate, but the modern practice in which someone accepts Islam and changes […]