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The Fijaar war began with a simple dispute but escalated into war between the Quraysh and their allies, Banu Kinaanah against the Banu Hawaazin. Name Fijaar means wickedness. It was named as such because the inviolability of Makkah was defiled. The arabs considered any defilement of the sanctity of Makkah to be a wicked crime. Background Urwah Ar-Rahhaal ibn ‘Utbah ibn Hawaazin […]

Fatimah bint Muhammad (ﷺ) (Arabic: فاطمة‎‎ translit.: Fāṭimah) was the youngest daughter of the Messenger (ﷺ). 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) (Sister) Abdullah ibn Muhammad (ﷺ) (Brother) Fatimah bint Muhammad (ﷺ) Ibrahim ibn Muhammad (ﷺ) (Brother Marriage Acceptance of Islam […]

Dreams are of three types; Divine (True Dreams – Ru’yaa) that come from Allah, Satanic (Bad Dreams – Hulum) that come from Shaytan to create distress, and Human Dreams (Mental Reflection) from the self (nafz).[1] Tabir (Interpretation) Narrations: Sahih (Authentic) Chapters On Dreams كتاب الرؤيا عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلمهِ Abu Hurarirah narrated […]

Dhun-Noorayn (translit. Dhu’n-Nurayn, Dhun-Nurain) means The One with Two Lights. It was a nickname given to Uthman ibn Affan with a few reasons suggested for the name. Due To Marriage Uthman was married to two daughters of Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ). First to Ruqayyah, and then upon her death, he married Umm Kulthoom. Badr al-Deen al-‘Ayni related in his commentary on […]

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was a unique man in all aspects even in his appearance. Many individuals gave descriptions of Allah’s Messenger, but few had the advantage of Ali ibn Abi Talib. Strong family ties gave Ali the opportunity to grow up in the Prophets (ﷺ) household which allowed him to acquire precise and detailed knowledge of […]

Az-Zubayr ibn ‘Abd al-Muṭṭalib (Arabic: الزبير بن عبد المطلب‎) was the son of Shaybah ibn Hashim and Fatimah bint Amr. Family Abdul-Muttalib ibn Hashim (Father) Al-Harith ibn Abdul-Muttalib (Eldest Brother) Hamzah ibn Abdul-Muttalib (Brother) Abu Talib ibn Abdul-Muttalib (Brother) Abdul-Uzza ibn Abdul-Muṭṭalib (Brother) Abdullah ibn Abdul-Muttalib (Youngest Brother) Muhammad ibn Abdullah (ﷺ) (Nephew) Hilf ul-Fudul Az-Zubayr was the first to speak out against the […]

Amr ibn Hisham (Arabic: عمرو بن هشام‎), a member of the Quraysh belonged to the Banu Makhzum.[1] Name and Apperance Amr was known by the kunya Abu al-Ḥakam” (ابوالحكم – the Father of wisdom”), but because of his overly critical attitude combined with violent and aggressive behaviour towards the new religion of Islam and the Muslims, he became known as […]

In the early days of prophethood culture attitudes created a distrust for anything that could jeopardize the power and control of the Quraysh. Islam in particular was met with severe hostility and the Muslims were regularly mistreated to dissuade anyone else from leaving the religion of their fathers for this new way of life. Even […]

Aishah (Arabic: عائشة بنت أبي بكر‎ or عائشة, transliteration: ‘Ā’ishah [ʕaːʔɪʃa], also transcribed as Ā’ishah bint Abī Bakr, A’ishah, Aisyah, Ayesha, A’isha, Aishat, Aishah, or Aisha) was the third wife of Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) after Khadijah, and Sawdah. Daughter of Abu Bakr As-Siddeeq and Umm Ruman, Aisha grew to become one of the greatest scholars of Islam. Family Umm Ruman (Mother) […]

Abu Turab (The Father of Dust, man covered in dust) was a nickname (kunya) given to Ali ibn Abi Talib by the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ). One afternoon in Medina Ali and Fatima argued and became angry. Ali retreated to masjid al-Nabawi near a wall and napped as the Prophet did after Dhuhr. After being informed of the incident by Fatima […]