77 results for “convert”

Seerah 15 results
13 BH Period of Secret Dawah

... but Allah and that Muhammad ﷺ is His messenger. The first converts of this period represent an extraordinary cross-section of...

10 BH Gatherings at Dar al-Arqam

... al-Arqam ibn Abi al-Arqam al-Makhzumi, a young man who had converted to Islam early and whose house on the slope of al-Safa hi...

10 BH Public Declaration of Islam

...r years after this surah was revealed, had opportunities to convert and thereby disprove the Quran, yet never did — a fact that...

10 BH Persecution of Early Muslims

...d swiftly against the early Muslim community. Those who had converted without the protection of powerful clans — slaves, freedm...

9 BH Conversion of al-Tufayl ibn Amr al-Dawsi

...hip, where it shone as he traveled back to Daws. Al-Tufayl converted his father and wife immediately upon returning, but found...

Dhul-Hijjah, 7 BH Umar ibn al-Khattab Accepts Islam

...social order that Muhammad ﷺ was dismantling with every new convert. On the way, a companion warned him: before worrying about ...

Rajab, 7 BH Second Migration to Abyssinia

...ecret. When a false rumor reached them that the Quraysh had converted to Islam, many returned — only to find the situation unch...

1 BH Mus'ab ibn Umayr Sent to Medina as Teacher

... Asad's invitation to at least listen, heard the Quran, and converted on the spot. He then went to his clan and told them that ...

Ramadan, 2 AH Death of Ruqayyah, Daughter of the Prophet

...hen given in marriage to Uthman ibn Affan, one of the early converts, and the two became the first couple to migrate for Islam ...

7 Shawwal, 3 AH Martyrdom of Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib at Uhud

...) and Sayyid al-Shuhada (the Master of the Martyrs). Wahshi converted to Islam years later and met the Prophet ﷺ, who told him:...

Shawwal, 5 AH Battle of the Trench (Khandaq)

...e city to attack from the south. Nu'aym ibn Mas'ud, a newly-converted member of the Ghatafan who secretly became Muslim, sowed ...

Muharram, 7 AH Letters to the Rulers of the World

...het were present, but feared losing his kingdom and did not convert. Khosrow tore his letter in contempt; the Prophet ﷺ, inform...

Shawwal, 8 AH Battle of Hunayn

...poils, in which the Prophet ﷺ gave generously to new Meccan converts and nothing to the Ansar, produced hurt feelings among the...

Dhul-Qi'dah, 8 AH Distribution of Hunayn Spoils at Ji'ranah

...mels, his sons similarly, other leading Qurayshi and tribal converts generously. The Ansar received nothing. Murmurs spread tha...

Ramadan, 9 AH Delegation of Thaqif and Acceptance of Islam by Ta'if

...al convenience, tribal honor, or the gradual comfort of new converts — has governed Islamic da'wah practice since the day the T...

History 15 results
History · Between Isa and Muhammad ﷺ The Council of Nicaea (325 CE) and the Formalization of the Trinity

...the Visigoths, the Vandals, and other Germanic peoples were converted to Arianism before Trinitarian Christianity became domina...

History · Between Isa and Muhammad ﷺ Waraqah ibn Nawfal: The Christian Scholar Who Awaited the Prophet ﷺ

...int Khuwaylid, the first wife of the Prophet ﷺ. Waraqah had converted to Christianity — not the popular pagan religion of his Q...

History · Between Isa and Muhammad ﷺ Salman al-Farisi: Following Bishop to Bishop Across Syria

...uld find — and offered himself as a student and servant. He converted from Zoroastrianism, attached himself to this first bisho...

History · Umayyad Dynasty Tariq ibn Ziyad and Musa ibn Nusayr Conquer Hispania

...with approximately seven thousand men, predominantly Berber converts. The Visigothic king Roderic (Rodrigo) assembled his force...

History · Umayyad Dynasty Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz Becomes Caliph

...nstructed governors throughout the empire to treat non-Arab converts (mawali) with full equality as Muslims, cutting the discri...

History · Umayyad Dynasty Umar II's Reforms and the Revival of Justice

...his reform was enormously popular among the non-Arab Muslim converts (mawali) of Persia and Khurasan who had faced continued ta...

History · Umayyad Dynasty Abbasid Revolution Begins — Abu Muslim in Khurasan

...of Khurasan that drew its support from the mawali (non-Arab converts) of Persia and Khurasan — communities that had chafed unde...

History · Umayyad Dynasty Loss of Effective Umayyad Control Over Khurasan

...-Junayd ibn Abd al-Rahman and others who reimposed taxes on converts and refused to treat mawali as equal Muslims deepened rese...

Battle · Prophetic Era Battle of Hunayn

...mbushed them in the narrow valley, and many of the recently converted Meccans and some veterans fled in panic. Only the Prophet...

Battle · Ottoman Empire Conquest of Constantinople

...r Constantine XI died fighting. Mehmed entered the city and converted the Hagia Sophia — then a church — into a mosque. His con...

Battle · Ottoman Empire Battle of Chaldiran

...romoting Twelver Shia Islam as the state religion, forcibly converting a predominantly Sunni population and executing those who...

History · Rashidun Caliphate Umar Receives the Keys of Jerusalem

... Church of the Holy Sepulchre, fearing future Muslims would convert it into a mosque.

History · Abbasid Dynasty Conversion of Berke Khan to Islam

...ruler of the Golden Horde, became the first Mongol ruler to convert to Islam. He allied with the Mamluks against Hulagu and ref...

History · Mamluk Sultanate Conversion of Ghazan Khan and the Ilkhanate

Ghazan Khan, ruler of the Mongol Ilkhanate in Persia, converted to Islam and made it the state religion. Under Ghazan, th...

History · Ottoman Empire Fall of Granada: End of Muslim Spain

... man.' The subsequent Spanish Inquisition forced Muslims to convert or flee.

People 33 results
sahabi Abdur-Rahman ibn Awf

One of the ten promised Paradise and among the first eight to accept Islam. Abdur-Rahman was renowned for his immense wealth and extraordinary generosity, donat

sahabi Abu Dhar al-Ghifari

One of the earliest converts, known for his extreme asceticism and outspoken advocacy f...

sahabi Abu Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah

One of the ten promised Paradise, called by the Prophet 'the Trustworthy One of this Ummah.' Abu Ubaydah served as the supreme commander of the Muslim armies in

sahabi Said ibn Zayd

One of the ten promised Paradise, among the earliest converts to Islam.

sahabi Abdullah ibn Masud

One of the earliest converts and foremost Quran reciters, the Prophet told people to le...

sahabi Talhah ibn Ubaydullah

One of the ten promised Paradise and among the first eight to embrace Islam. Talhah was renowned for his bravery at the Battle of Uhud, where he shielded the Pr

sahabi Zubayr ibn al-Awwam

One of the ten promised Paradise and the son of the Prophet's aunt Safiyyah. Az-Zubayr was the first to draw his sword in defense of Islam and fought in every m

sahabi Abu Dharr al-Ghifari

An early convert known for his asceticism and outspoken truthfulness.

modern Nuh Ha Mim Keller

American convert to Islam and Shafi'i scholar based in Amman. Translated the...

modern Yusuf Estes

American convert to Islam and prominent da'wah scholar known for his accessi...

modern Siraj Wahhaj

Prominent American Muslim leader, imam of Masjid At-Taqwa in Brooklyn, and one of the most recognized Muslim voices in the United States.

modern Zaid Shakir

American Muslim scholar and co-founder of Zaytuna College, the first accredited Muslim liberal arts college in the United States.

modern Jonathan Brown

American convert to Islam and Associate Professor at Georgetown University, ...

sahabi Said ibn Zayd

...the ten companions promised Paradise and among the earliest converts to Islam.

sahabi Safiyyah bint Huyayy

A wife of the Prophet ﷺ of Jewish descent, who converted to Islam and is honored as a Mother of the Believers.

Pre-Islamic Bilqis, Queen of Sheba

The Queen of Saba who submitted to Sulayman AS and accepted Islam after witnessing his kingdom and wisdom.

sahabi Abdullah ibn Salam

...gnized the Prophet ﷺ as a true prophet upon his arrival and converted to Islam.

sahabi Najashi (Ashama ibn Abjar)

The just Christian king of Abyssinia who gave refuge to the first Muslim emigrants and eventually accepted Islam in secret.

sahabi Suhayl ibn Amr al-Qurashi

...negotiated the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah with the Prophet ﷺ. He converted to Islam at the Conquest of Makkah and later became a pas...

sahabi Sajah, the female false prophet

...hdhab. After Musaylima was killed at Yamama, she eventually converted to genuine Islam and lived the rest of her life as a Musl...

sahabi Tulayha ibn Khuwaylid al-Asadi

...id ibn al-Walid at the Battle of Buzakha. He then genuinely converted to Islam and fought as a brave Muslim soldier, being mart...

sahabi Khalid ibn Sa'id ibn al-As

One of the earliest converts to Islam, among the first ten to embrace the faith. He and...

sahabi Tamim al-Dari

A companion who converted from Christianity and was the first non-Arab to narrate d...

sahabi Abu Salamah ibn Abd al-Asad

One of the earliest converts to Islam and the first Muslim to emigrate to Madinah (befo...

sahabi Uthman ibn Mazun

One of the earliest converts to Islam and a prominent companion known for his extreme a...

sahabi Hisham ibn al-As

...nion who was the brother of Amr ibn al-As. One of the early converts in Makkah, he and his brother were separated — Amr emigrat...

sahabi Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith

A cousin and former adversary of the Prophet ﷺ who was one of the last to accept Islam before the Conquest of Makkah. He had previously been the most eloquent e

sahabi Umayr ibn Wahb al-Jumahi

... the Prophet, he was so astounded by the revelation that he converted to Islam. He became a devoted companion and returned to M...

sahabi Utbah ibn Masud

...panion and younger brother of Abd Allah ibn Masud. An early convert from Makkah and a skilled Quran reciter who migrated to Aby...

sahabi al-Miqdad ibn al-Aswad

One of the earliest converts and first horsemen in Islam. Famous for his bold speech at...

sahabi Ka'b ibn Zuhayr

Pre-Islamic poet who converted to Islam and wrote the famous qasida Banat Su'ad in prais...

sahabi Umm Sharik

Early female Muslim from Makkah who worked secretly to convert Qurayshi women to Islam.

contemporary Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood

A British Muslim author and educator (b. 1942), convert to Islam, known for accessible books on Islam for Western a...

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