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...ted the conversion of some of the most important figures of early Islam. Umar ibn al-Khattab — who would later become the second ca...
...shroud martyr is one of the most complete portraits of what early Islam asked.
...dr. The Muslim force that fought the defining battle of the early Islamic period on the seventeenth of Ramadan was fasting. This co...
...ch 624 CE) — is the most significant military engagement in early Islamic history. The Quran names it Yawm al-Furqan: the Day of Cr...
...ice: Badr became the most spiritually significant battle of early Islam, and being counted among its veterans carried permanent hon...
...nd milk brother, the Lion of Allah, the greatest warrior of early Islam — was martyred at the Battle of Uhud in 3 AH by a javelin t...
...r in 73 AH. His reforms are among the most consequential in early Islamic governance. Most significantly, he replaced Byzantine and...
...bn Yusuf al-Thaqafi is among the most polarizing figures of early Islamic history — celebrated by Umayyad loyalists as a firm admin...
...Abbasiyya) was the most consequential political upheaval in early Islamic history, toppling the Umayyad dynasty and transferring th...
...change. Egypt's agricultural output then helped sustain the early Islamic state.
... al-Azwar, one of several Muslim women fighters recorded in early Islamic history.
...'the Cities') in 16 AH was the most symbolic victory of the early Islamic conquests — the fall of the capital of the Sassanid Persi...
...sul wal-Muluk is the most detailed universal history of the early Islamic period. He founded a short-lived school of Islamic jurisp...
...It is one of the most important sources for pre-Islamic and early Islamic Arab cultural history.
...f the Martyrs.' Hamzah's conversion was a turning point for early Islam, and he was martyred at the Battle of Uhud.
... profound piety. Al-Hasan al-Basri was a towering figure in early Islamic scholarship whose circle in Basra shaped theology, jurisp...
The Prophet's uncle and one of the greatest warriors of early Islam, martyred at Uhud.
A renowned companion and warrior of the Ridda Wars and early Islamic conquests. Known for extraordinary bravery in combat, he ...
One of the most brilliant military commanders of early Islamic history. He played a decisive role in the Battle of Qadis...
...other of Anas ibn Malik and one of the greatest warriors of early Islam. The Prophet is reported to have said there are disheveled,...
...His long governorship was one of the most stable periods in early Islamic Egypt.
...recited at night and became one of the greatest ascetics of early Islam. A Makkah-based scholar and teacher of Ibn al-Mubarak, his ...
Early Islamic scholar of spiritual psychology and self-examination; his...
...ri companion who participated in nearly all major events of early Islam.
...n for her intelligence, piety, and cultural significance in early Islamic society.
...egal topic, it is an indispensable source for understanding early Islamic legal reasoning and the opinions of the Salaf.
...ersonal qualities. An indispensable source for the study of early Islamic history.
By Imam al-Baladhuri. A foundational work on the early Islamic conquests, covering the expansion from the Prophet's time...
...b families, particularly those connected to the Prophet and early Islam. Al-Baladhuri traces the lineages of the Quraysh, the Ansar...
...l states with full chains of narration. A treasure trove of early Islamic spiritual and scholarly culture.
...king it a unique work that bridges the two great schools of early Islamic law.