31 results for “makkah”
Clear filter...am and Asma bint Abi Bakr. He declared a rival caliphate in Makkah that lasted nearly a decade, known for his courage and devo...
...pentance upon hearing a Quranic verse. Al-Fudayl settled in Makkah and became one of the most revered spiritual authorities of...
The most influential Southeast Asian Islamic scholar, based in Mecca, whose commentaries on classical texts are still widely used across the Malay world.
Minangkabau scholar who served as Imam of the Shafi'i school at Masjid al-Haram and mentored major Indonesian reformist scholars.
Classical scholar of aqeedah and ethics, author of 'ash-Shari'ah,' a foundational text on Sunni creed.
Mufti of the Shafi'i school in Mecca and historian, author of works on Prophetic biography and the history of Mecca.
...bu Sufyan who fiercely opposed Islam before the Conquest of Makkah, later accepted Islam and became a companion. She is known ...
...he Pure) and al-Tahir (the Purified). He died in infancy in Makkah before the hijra.
...lder brother of Muawiyah. Embraced Islam at the Conquest of Makkah. One of the four commanders appointed by Abu Bakr for the c...
...ith the Prophet ﷺ. He converted to Islam at the Conquest of Makkah and later became a passionate preacher. After the Prophet's...
...fierce enemy of Islam. He embraced Islam at the Conquest of Makkah and became a gallant warrior. He was martyred at the Battle...
...y opposed to Islam, he accepted Islam after the Conquest of Makkah after the Prophet ﷺ gave him time to consider and loaned hi...
An early companion who provided his house in Makkah as the first meeting place for Muslims, known as 'Dar al-Ar...
...as a scribe for the Prophet ﷺ, then apostatized and fled to Makkah. He was one of those the Prophet ﷺ ordered to be killed at ...
... the brother of Amr ibn al-As. One of the early converts in Makkah, he and his brother were separated — Amr emigrated to Abyss...
... was one of the last to accept Islam before the Conquest of Makkah. He had previously been the most eloquent enemy poet agains...
...ted to Islam. He became a devoted companion and returned to Makkah as a caller to Islam, converting many secretly.
...Abbas and Ibn Umar. He was a leading authority in hadith in Makkah and one of the foremost Meccan jurists of his generation. I...
...s one of the most common chains in Sahih Muslim. He died in Makkah around 128 AH.
...rrah where Madinan resistance was crushed, and the siege of Makkah. He is a deeply controversial figure in Islamic history.
Son of Suhayl ibn Amr and one of the most poignant figures of the Hudaybiyyah Treaty. He escaped his Meccan captors to reach the Prophet but was handed back und
...unger brother of Abd Allah ibn Masud. An early convert from Makkah and a skilled Quran reciter who migrated to Abyssinia. He w...
... Ma'unah (4 AH). Captured by the Quraysh and crucified near Makkah, his serenity in the face of death, his two-rakat prayer be...
...e first scholar to compile hadith in organized book form in Makkah, predating the major canonical collections. A major Tabi Ta...
...t and became one of the greatest ascetics of early Islam. A Makkah-based scholar and teacher of Ibn al-Mubarak, his statements...
Prolific Hanafi scholar from Herat who settled in Makkah; known for commentary on Mishkat al-Masabih and works on aq...
...Abi Talib who gave refuge to two men during the Conquest of Makkah, which the Prophet ﷺ honored.
First child born to the Muslims in Madinah after the Hijra. Led an independent caliphate against the Umayyads for nine years.
Mother of Aisha and Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr. Wife of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq.
Early female Muslim from Makkah who worked secretly to convert Qurayshi women to Islam.
Renowned ascetic and scholar of Makkah. Former highway robber who repented and became one of the m...