83 results for “ray”
Clear filterSon of Yaqub whose story of patience through betrayal, imprisonment, and rise to power fills an entire surah.
Leader of Quraysh who accepted Islam at the conquest of Mecca.
Chief of the Aws tribe whose judgment on Banu Qurayza matched the judgment of Allah.
... interpreter of the Quran (Tarjuman al-Quran), the Prophet prayed for his understanding.
... and was permitted by the Prophet to lead her household in prayer.
A prominent Ash'ari theologian and Shafi'i jurist of Nishapur. A contemporary of al-Baqillani who contributed significantly to the development of Ash'ari kalam.
...nd pioneering Islamic television programs. His memoirs (Dhikrayat) and accessible books on Islam reached millions of reader...
Paternal uncle of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and one of the most vehement opponents of Islam, the only individual condemned by name in the Quran in Surah al-Masad (111)
The chief leader of Qurayshi opposition to the Prophet ﷺ, known as the 'Pharaoh of th...
Wife of Abu Lahab and sister of Abu Sufyan, condemned in Surah al-Masad (111:4) as a 'carrier of firewood' for her active role in persecuting the Prophet ﷺ.
Qurayshi persecutor who placed the intestines of a slaughtered an...
Wealthy and influential Qurayshi leader whose arrogant rejection of the Quran is directly...
Wife of Abu Sufyan who fiercely opposed Islam before the Conquest of Makkah, later accepted Islam and became a companion. She is known for her role at the Battl
Qurayshi enemy who mocked the resurrection and was killed by the ...
Qurayshi intellectual opponent who sought to counter the Quran wi...
The Prophet's uncle and one of the greatest warriors of early Islam, martyred at Uhud.
The daughter of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and wife of Ali ibn Abi Talib, one of the four greatest women in Islamic tradition.
One of the ten companions promised Paradise and a leading figure among the early Muslims.
One of the ten companions promised Paradise and one of the wealthiest yet most charitable companions.
One of the ten companions promised Paradise and among the earliest converts to Islam.
One of the ten companions promised Paradise, supreme commander of the Levant campaigns, and the Trustee of the Ummah.
The wife of Lut AS who betrayed him by informing his people of his guests and was destroy...
The mother of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, who died when he was six years old.
The grandfather of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and chief of the Quraysh, who raised him after his mother's death.
The father of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, who died before his son's birth on a trading journey to Medina.
The Prophet's uncle who raised and fiercely protected him for his entire prophetic career — but died without accepting Islam.
The learned Christian cousin of Khadijah who recognized the Prophet's first revelation as the same Namus (Jibril) who came to Musa AS.
The first ambassador of Islam, sent by the Prophet to Medina before the Hijra, whose preaching brought hundreds into Islam.
The Meccan leader who tortured Bilal ibn Rabah and was killed at the Battle of Badr.
A prominent Meccan leader and father of Hind bint Utbah who tried to negotiate with the Prophet and was killed at Badr.
A powerful Meccan elder who was directly addressed in the Quran (Surah al-Muddaththir) for his arrogant rejection of the Quran after privately acknowledging it
...for his counsel to his son — a model of tawحid, gratitude, prayer, and character.
...he married Uthman ibn Affan, earning him the epithet Dhul-Nurayn (Possessor of Two Lights) for marrying two daughters of th...
The Quraysh delegate who negotiated the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah with th...
Son of Abu Jahl, initially a fierce enemy of Islam. He embraced Islam at the Conquest of Makkah and became a gallant warrior. He was martyred at the Battle of A
A leading Qurayshi nobleman and son of Umayyah ibn Khalaf. Initially oppose...
A blind companion of Quraysh who was an early Muslim and substitute muadhdhin in Madin...
... tribe and was known for his intense worship, particularly praying the entire Quran in a single rak'ah. He narrated the fam...
An early companion who provided his house in Makkah as the first meeting place for Muslims, known as 'Dar al-Arqam' (House of al-Arqam). The Prophet ﷺ and the e
A companion who served 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 Conques
A companion and prominent Umayyad leader who served as governor of Kufa under Uthman ibn Affan. Known for his eloquence, generosity, and noble character — the P
...t's ﷺ permission, used deception to sow discord among the Quraysh, Banu Nadir, and Ghatafan, causing the alliance to break ...
...or his famous act of repentance. During the siege of Banu Qurayza, he disclosed a secret signal to the tribe, then bound hi...
One of the earliest converts to Islam and the first Muslim to emigrate to Madinah (before the Hijrah). He was a foster brother of the Prophet ﷺ and the first hu
One of the earliest converts to Islam and a prominent companion known for his extreme asceticism. He was the first Muslim to die in Madinah (before the Battle o
...ion in Islam — the raid at Nakhla (2 AH) which captured a Qurayshi caravan. He was martyred at the Battle of Uhud in 3 AH. ...
A companion who was the brother of Amr ibn al-As. One of the early converts in Makkah, he and his brother were separated — Amr emigrated to Abyssinia but Hisham
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
... Ansari companion whom the Prophet ﷺ permitted to lead the prayer in her own household — a fact cited in discussions of wom...
A Qurayshi who came to Madinah after Badr with the intent to assass...
An early companion from Quraysh and son of Utbah ibn Rabi'ah (the Qurayshi leader killed ...
...et ﷺ buried her in his own shirt and performed her janazah prayer personally, weeping.
Son of the pre-Islamic poet Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma. He initially lampooned the Prophet ﷺ with poetry but later came to Madinah, accepted Islam, and presented his
A companion known as 'Mirqal' for his bravery, nephew of Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas. He commanded the Muslim forces at the decisive Battle of Jalula (16 AH) after Qadi
...ations, particularly the famous one establishing proof for prayer times and celestial phenomena.
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
A Qurayshi Muslim who was handed back to Mecca under the Hudaybiyya...
...h woman from Banu Nadir captured after the Battle of Banu Qurayza. Islamic sources differ on whether she became a wife or c...
...g numerous traditions including one on the correct form of prayer.
...ed to Abyssinia. He was captured at Badr initially on the Qurayshi side before his conversion, then ransomed and accepted I...
...panion and martyr of Bi'r Ma'unah (4 AH). Captured by the Quraysh and crucified near Makkah, his serenity in the face of de...
The first scholar to compile hadith in organized book form in Makkah, predating the major canonical collections. A major Tabi Tabieen authority and student of A
One of the greatest Islamic encyclopedists (544-606 AH), whose Mafatih al-Ghayb (al-Tafsir al-Kabir) is the most comprehensive rationalist tafsir in Islamic his
...jor hadith scholar, author of Tabyin al-Haqa'iq and Nasb al-Rayah, an essential reference for hadith evidence in Hanafi fiq...
Hanafi hadith master, author of Nasb al-Rayah li Ahadith al-Hidayah, the definitive reference for the h...
...dith scholar and critic of 3rd-century AH, hadith expert of Ray (Iran), close associate of Imam al-Bukhari and Abu Hatim al...
...nafi hadith scholar from Zayla (Somalia). Author of Nasb al-Rayah, the most comprehensive collection of hadith evidence for...
One of the 'Ashara Mubashshara (Ten Given Glad Tidings of Paradise). The Apostle's ﷺ 'disciple' and cousin. He was the first to draw a sword in defense of Islam
The most prolific narrator of hadith, with over 5,000 narrations. He devoted himself entirely to accompanying the Prophet ﷺ and memorizing his sayings.
...rjuman al-Quran' (Interpreter of the Quran). The Prophet ﷺ prayed for him to be given understanding of religion.
Grandson of Ali ibn Abi Talib and survivor of Karbala. Known as Zayn al-Abidin (Ornament of the Worshippers) for his piety.
... female Muslim from Makkah who worked secretly to convert Qurayshi women to Islam.
The great Kufan judge who served as qadi for sixty years under the caliphs Umar, Uthman, Ali, and the Umayyads, renowned for his sharp legal mind and impartiali
...am and one of the Seven Fuqaha of Medina. Known as 'Rahib Quraysh' (the monk of Quraysh) for his extreme piety and fasting,...
...ar, mawla of the Hashimites, principal transmitter of Abu Hurayra's hadith and key teacher of Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri.
...of the primary sources for al-A'raj's narrations from Abu Hurayrah. He is a key figure in Imam Malik's chains and served as...
...eserved collection of hadith from a single Companion, Abu Hurayra.
Medinan jurist of Qurayshi descent, known for his courage in speaking truth to powe...
Makkan jurist considered one of the first scholars to compile hadith in written form, a foundational figure in the Hijazi scholarly tradition.
Medinan tabi'i and Quranic exegete from the Banu Qurayza tribe, renowned for his deep knowledge of tafsir and broa...
The great judge of Kufa, appointed by Umar ibn al-Khattab, who served as qadi for sixty years and left a profound legacy of judicial wisdom and legal precedent.
... narrator known for transmitting a famous hadith from Abu Hurayra and Abu Sa'id al-Khudri about remembering God, found in S...
...sran Tabi'i scholar and narrator who transmitted from Abu Hurayra and other Companions, a reliable link in the chains of th...