71 results for “messenger”
Clear filter... (peace be upon him) is the first human being and the first prophet sent by Allah. He was created from clay — Allah fashioned h...
Idris (peace be upon him) is among the earliest prophets mentioned in the Quran. He lived in the generations after ...
Nuh (peace be upon him) is one of the greatest prophets in Islam and is known by the title "the second father of h...
... himself is revered in Islamic tradition as one of the Arab prophets — alongside Salih, Shuaib, and Muhammad ﷺ — who brought th...
...eople of Thamud demanded a miraculous sign to prove Salih's prophethood. By the permission and power of Allah, a she-camel emer...
...ds one of the most exalted ranks among all the prophets and messengers. He is known by the title Khalil Allah — the intimate frie...
...m and migrated with him from Iraq. Allah then sent Lut as a prophet to the people of Sodom and Gomorrah — cities whose inhabita...
...ok Ismail. Indeed, he was true to his promise, and he was a messenger and a prophet. And he used to enjoin on his people prayer a...
...haq was born as promised — a son from whom would spring the prophetic lineage of Banu Isra'il, the Children of Israel. The Qura...
...me the progenitors of the twelve tribes of Israel. He was a prophet of Allah who continued the mission of his grandfather Ibrah...
...his narrative, presenting the full arc of his life from his prophetic dream as a child to his reunion with his family as the se...
...sometimes called the "Khatib al-Anbiya" — the orator of the prophets — due to his eloquence in debate. The Quran records his ca...
...nd accounts of trial, endurance, and divine mercy in all of prophetic tradition. Ayyub was tested with an extraordinary degree...
...ssages across dozens of surahs. He is one of the five great Messengers of firm resolve (Ulu al-'Azm) — alongside Nuh, Ibrahim, Is...
...upon him), the brother of Musa, was appointed by Allah as a prophet and assistant to Musa in one of the most touching examples ...
...is mentioned twice in the Quran, grouped with other praised prophets. In Surah Al-Anbiya (21:85–86), Allah says: "And Ismail an...
Dawud (peace be upon him) was both a prophet of Allah and a mighty king of the Children of Israel. His s...
Sulayman (peace be upon him), son of the prophet Dawud, was granted by Allah a kingdom of unparalleled power...
...ah As-Saffat (37:123–125): "And indeed, Ilyas was among the messengers. When he said to his people: 'Will you not fear Allah? Do ...
Alyasa (peace be upon him) is among the prophets mentioned in the Quran with high praise, identified by cla...
... Companion of the Whale), is among the most uniquely tested prophets in Islamic history. He was sent to the people of Nineveh —...
Zakariyya (peace be upon him) was a prophet of the Children of Israel who served as the guardian of Mar...
Yahya (peace be upon him), son of Zakariyya, is one of the prophets born through a miraculous divine gift — his father was ver...
...ary, peace be upon him) is one of the greatest prophets and messengers in Islam — a word and spirit from Allah, sent to the Child...
... Allah be upon him), the Seal of the Prophets, is the final messenger sent by Allah to all of humanity and jinn until the Day of ...
...reform. The Quran records his mission: "And [Isa will be] a messenger to the Children of Israel, [who will say]: 'Indeed I have c...
... The Hawariyin understood Isa AS as he was — a prophet and messenger, not a god. They prayed to Allah, fasted, gave charity, and...
... recognized. Paul consistently blurred the line between the prophet and the one who sent him, attributing to Isa roles and titl...
...erent scripture — guidance from Allah delivered through His prophet to a specific people at a specific time. What is called the...
...ering of scholars seeking to recover the pure teaching of a prophet; it was a political convocation called by an emperor seekin...
...ed to exist across the centuries separating Isa AS from the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. These communities — known by various names and ...
...nd cousin of Khadijah bint Khuwaylid, the first wife of the Prophet ﷺ. Waraqah had converted to Christianity — not the popular ...
...e not formally Muslims — they did not know the Quran or the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. But they worshipped Allah with sincerity, lived...
...ad and in Ibn Hisham's Sirah — that the time had come for a prophet to appear who would be sent with the same religion of Ibrah...
...ealth to fund the journey that would bring him to the final prophet. The tribe, however, betrayed him. Instead of delivering h...
...s reached Salman al-Farisi رضي الله عنه that a man claiming prophethood had arrived at Quba on the outskirts of Medina, Salman ...
...pronounced the shahada and entered Islam at the feet of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ in Medina — bringing to an end a journey that ha...
...Khuwaylid of the Banu Asad tribe who had declared himself a prophet after the death of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. Khalid ibn al-Walid ...
...t against Musaylima al-Kadhdhab (the Liar), who had claimed prophethood among the Banu Hanifa in central Arabia. Khalid ibn al-...
...of companions who had memorised the Quran directly from the Prophet ﷺ. Copies were sent to the major cities and all other writt...
... Caliphs, all four of whom had been close companions of the Prophet ﷺ, and three of whom died by assassination. Ali is regarded...
...tees regarding governance and the rights of his family. The Prophet ﷺ had praised Hasan saying: 'My son here is a master, and t...
...n was deeply controversial. Husayn ibn Ali, grandson of the Prophet and son of Ali ibn Abi Talib, refused to give allegiance to...
... Sunni historians as a competent ruler and Companion of the Prophet, though his decision to designate his son Yazid as heir aga...
... events in Islamic history. Husayn ibn Ali, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad and son of Ali ibn Abi Talib, had refused to pledg...
...sacred rock from which, according to Islamic tradition, the Prophet Muhammad ascended to the heavens during the Night Journey a...
... Umayyad ambition to fulfill what some Arabs interpreted as prophetic indications about the conquest of the city. The expeditio...
...ing the caliphate to the Abbasid family, descendants of the Prophet's uncle Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib. The revolutionary moveme...
...lims and pious critics of Umayyad moral laxity, drew on the Prophet's family lineage through al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib. The ...
The Battle of Badr was the first major armed engagement between the nascent Muslim community of Medina and the Quraysh of Mecca. On 17 Ramadan, 2 AH, approximat
...and a lesson: victory comes with obedience to Allah and His Messenger. The battle is a profound reminder in Islamic tradition tha...
The Battle of the Trench, also called al-Ahzab (the Confederates), saw an unprecedented coalition of Quraysh, Ghatafan, and various Arab and Jewish tribes besie
...with the Quraysh and other enemies against the Muslims. The Prophet ﷺ led approximately 1,400 to 1,600 Muslims against a series...
...antine Empire, fought in what is today southern Jordan. The Prophet ﷺ dispatched approximately 3,000 men under Zayd ibn Haritha...
...daybiyyah by attacking a tribe allied with the Muslims, the Prophet ﷺ mobilised an army of approximately 10,000 and marched on ...
...converted Meccans and some veterans fled in panic. Only the Prophet ﷺ with a small core of steadfast companions stood firm. His...
...n of Tabuk was the largest military mobilisation during the Prophet's ﷺ lifetime, involving approximately 30,000 soldiers who m...
...u Bakr al-Siddiq to reunify the Arabian Peninsula after the Prophet's ﷺ death. When news of the Prophet's ﷺ death spread, sever...
...ingly called al-Kadhdhab (the Liar) by Muslims, had claimed prophethood in the Yamama region and commanded a large and well-org...
...power in Iraq. Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, a maternal uncle of the Prophet ﷺ and one of the ten promised Paradise, directed the battle...
...nts in Islamic history. Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Prophet ﷺ and son of Ali ibn Abi Talib, refused to give allegiance ...
... century and the realisation of a promise attributed to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. The Prophet ﷺ is reported to have said: 'Consta...
...e whom Allah praised: 'Those who responded to Allah and the Messenger after the injury had struck them.'
...owing year to settle the conflict definitively at Badr. The Prophet ﷺ prepared and marched to Badr with 1,500 fighters, and the...
Husayn ibn Ali, grandson of the Prophet ﷺ, was killed at Karbala by the forces of Yazid ibn Muawiya...
...mple Mount in Jerusalem. Built over the rock from which the Prophet Muhammad ascended during the Mi'raj, it is one of the oldes...
...a and founder of the Maliki school, died in the city of the Prophet. His al-Muwatta is considered the earliest extant compilati...
...ituality (Madarij as-Salikin), theology, jurisprudence, and Prophetic medicine made him one of the most widely read scholars in...
... Damascus. His Zad al-Ma'ad is a comprehensive guide to the Prophet's life and practice.
...al-Fatih conquered Constantinople at age 21, fulfilling the Prophet's hadith: 'You shall conquer Constantinople. What a wonderf...
...ral massive expansions of the Grand Mosque in Mecca and the Prophet's Mosque in Medina to accommodate the growing number of pil...