275 results for “sa'i”
...tually unknown in Arabia, yet chosen by Abd al-Muttalib who said he wanted both heaven and earth to praise his grandson. T...
...arrations place this before the pregnancy was known, others say Aminah was already carrying their child. The trading journe...
...gnificance of Monday: when asked why he fasted that day, he said, "That is the day I was born and the day revelation came t...
...ve. He wept openly, making those with him weep too. Then he said: "I asked permission of my Lord to seek forgiveness for he...
...Zamzam, the man who stood before Abraha's elephant army and said simply, "The House has a Lord who will protect it." His de...
...faith and a profound testimony of who he was. The Prophet ﷺ said of her: "She believed in me when people called me a liar. ...
...in, and went directly to Khadijah. "Cover me, cover me," he said. She wrapped him in a cloak and held him until the trembli...
...im in a cloak, and — when he told her what had happened and said, "I fear for myself" — responded with the first declaratio...
...en lines. The Prophet ﷺ said in the hadith narrated by Abu Sa'id al-Khudri and recorded by al-Bukhari: "Shall I not tell yo...
...nd this mountain to attack you, would you believe me?" They said yes — acknowledging his unbroken reputation as al-Amin, th...
...eft in the heat. When the Prophet ﷺ passed and saw them, he said: "Patience, O family of Yasir — your appointment is Paradi...
...taliating would ignite a full clan war with Banu Hashim. He said, 'Let Abu Umara be. I insulted his nephew unjustly.' Hamz...
.... When Fatimah intervened he struck her, drawing blood. She said: 'Do what you will, Umar. We have submitted to Islam.' The...
... wept. The Negus drew a line on the ground with a stick and said the difference between what the Muslims said about Jesus a...
...pon the religion of Abd al-Muttalib. The Prophet ﷺ wept and said he would continue to seek forgiveness for his uncle until ...
...moment through twenty-five years of marriage. The Prophet ﷺ said of her: 'She believed in me when people denied me, she acc...
...m to send; another refused conversation entirely; the third said his rejection was dangerous if the Prophet ﷺ was genuine, ...
... followed Muhammad or was protecting him. 'Protecting him,' said Mut'im. They left the Prophet ﷺ alone. Mut'im was a polyt...
...hip to the Quraysh, not to them. An older member reportedly said afterward: 'By Allah, if I had taken that young man from Q...
...he fourth, Harun in the fifth, Musa in the sixth (who wept, saying the Prophet's ﷺ followers would exceed his own in number...
...ng the pilgrimage season. When they heard his message, they said to each other: 'By Allah, this is the prophet the Jews hav...
...ransformative act was the conversion of Sa'd ibn Muadh and Usayd ibn Hudayr — the two most powerful leaders of the Banu Abd...
... had not attended genuinely knew nothing of the details and said so; the Quraysh could not act on partial information. Over...
...he cave entrance; Abu Bakr whispered in fear. The Prophet ﷺ said: 'Do not grieve — Allah is with us' (9:40). The searchers ...
...he city gathered. Anas ibn Malik, who was a child that day, said: 'I never saw a day more beautiful or more luminous than t...
...t day is worthier for you to stand in.' The Prophet ﷺ later said: 'Whoever purifies himself at home and comes to Masjid Qub...
...day itself carries cosmological significance: the Prophet ﷺ said in Sahih Muslim that Friday was the best day on which the ...
...-drying ground — and refused to move further. The Prophet ﷺ said: 'This, if Allah wills, is the abode.' Abu Bakr purchased ...
...ning characteristic of the Ansari generation. The Prophet ﷺ said: 'Love of the Ansar is a sign of faith, and hatred of the ...
...dullah asked to purchase it for the call to prayer. The man said: 'Shall I not tell you something better than that?' And he...
...bed the surah as the peak of the Quran (sanam al-Quran) and said: 'Do not make your homes like graves — verily, the shaytan...
...ithout critics. The Quran addressed them: 'The foolish will say: What has turned them away from their qiblah which they wer...
...ustain poverty, not merely temporary hunger. The Prophet ﷺ said to Muadh when sending him to Yemen: 'Tell them that Allah ...
... directly which verse in the Book of Allah was greatest, he said: 'Ayat al-Kursi' — and struck Abd ibn Ka'b on the chest sa...
...l on Uthman's face. He said: 'How blessed are you, O Abu al-Sa'ib — neither the world touched you nor did you touch the worl...
...ed the highest distinction in Islamic memory: the Prophet ﷺ said Allah had looked upon them and said: 'Do what you will — I...
...mong those who made the second Hijra as well. The Prophet ﷺ said of them: 'They are the first to emigrate in the way of All...
...et ﷺ asked if he had anything to offer as mahr (dowry); Ali said he had his shield. The Prophet ﷺ accepted. The shield was ...
... openly and consistently. He called Hasan and his brother Husayn 'the masters of the youth of Paradise' (Sayyida Shabab Ahl...
...ured, his chest opened — he wept with visible intensity. He said he would take retaliatory mutilation of seventy Qurayshi d...
...hadith literature has preserved with extraordinary care. He said: 'Husayn is from me, and I am from Husayn — whoever loves ...
...selling, buying, carrying, serving, pressing. The Prophet ﷺ said: 'Allah has cursed khamr, the one who drinks it, the one w...
...'at before his crucifixion. He prayed them completely, then said: 'By Allah, if I were not afraid you would think I was pro...
...h against Ri'l, Dhakwan, and Usayya by name. Anas ibn Malik said: 'I never saw the Prophet ﷺ grieve more for anyone than he...
... to execute Abdullah on the grounds that he did not want it said that Muhammad kills his own companions. Third: Juwayriyah ...
...pent — she refused to confess to what she had not done. She said she would not admit to something Allah knew was false. She...
... of battles. The Prophet ﷺ honored Salman's contribution by saying: 'Salman is one of us, the People of the House' — placin...
... taken captive, and the property distributed. The Prophet ﷺ said: 'You have judged by the judgment of Allah from above seve...
...and he bled until his death. When Sa'd died, the Prophet ﷺ said: 'The Throne of the Most Merciful (Arsh al-Rahman) shook a...
... extraordinary piety, truthfulness, and generosity — Aishah said Zaynab was the most truthful woman she knew, the most gene...
... this specific group at this specific moment. The Prophet ﷺ said that none of those who pledged under the tree would enter ...
...re his letter in contempt; the Prophet ﷺ, informed of this, said 'He has torn his kingdom' — Khosrow was assassinated by hi...
...ng. Among those watching was Khalid ibn al-Walid, who later said this experience contributed to his eventual conversion. Th...
...ce like you would not permanently remain in error.' He also said: 'Khalid is a sword from the swords of Allah.' Khalid came...
..., and wept for Zayd, Jafar, and Abdullah. He called Khalid 'Sayf Allah' — the Sword of Allah. When some companions threw du...
...he Prophet ﷺ in poetry describing the attack. The Prophet ﷺ said: 'You shall be helped.' Abu Sufyan himself then came to Me...
...aba. He asked: 'What do you think I will do with you?' They said: 'Good — a generous brother and the son of a generous brot...
...dened veterans of Badr and Uhud fled. Some companions later said they ran until they reached the waters of Tihamah. The Pro...
...d them directly. He asked them to name what they could have said — and spoken truly — and then named it himself: 'You came ...
...0,000 dinars, additional horses and supplies. The Prophet ﷺ said of Uthman: 'Nothing he does after today can harm him.' Wom...
...ran. He prostrated before Allah in gratitude. The Prophet ﷺ said: 'Be glad of the best day that has passed over you since y...
...in mosque. The Prophet ﷺ, occupied with Tabuk preparations, said he would pray there when he returned. The Quran revealed ...
...d. They asked to be exempted from the prayer: the Prophet ﷺ said, 'There is no good in a religion without prayer' — refused...
...l line on the ground: 'The difference between what you have said about Jesus and what we believe is no greater than this.' ...
...t he carries in Islamic tradition. The Prophet ﷺ reportedly said: 'If I had a third daughter, I would give her to Uthman.' ...
...eeping. When companions expressed surprise at his tears, he said: 'The eye weeps and the heart grieves, and we say only wha...
... performed tawaf al-qudum upon entering Mecca. He performed sa'y between Safa and Marwah. He made the journey to Mina, then ...
...f the sermon: 'Have I conveyed?' The crowd answered yes. He said: 'O Allah, be witness' — three times. Then he instructed t...
...once — a review that Zayd ibn Thabit reported the Prophet ﷺ said indicated his death was near. This doubled review was unde...
...ays later. Tribal leaders watching the new state reportedly said to each other: 'The Muslims would not have sent such an ar...
...e, uncovered the Prophet's ﷺ face, kissed his forehead, and said: 'You are beautiful in life and beautiful in death.' Then ...
...ars at the Friday prayer now came supported on two sides to say: if I have wronged you, I offer the restitution. Then he de...
...highest realm over continued life in the world. Aisha later said she knew at those words that he had chosen what is with Al...
...emoving his clothes, based on a report that the Prophet had said: 'Wash me in my garments.' Abbas and his sons turned the b...
...s in the Quran (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:30): "And when your Lord said to the angels: 'I am going to place a successive authority...
...ge placed in the service of worship and civilization. He is said to have been a student in the prophetic tradition of Adam ...
...950 years. Allah says in the Quran (Surah Nuh 71:5-6): "He said: 'My Lord, I have called my people night and day. But my c...
...-A'raf 7:65): "And to the 'Ad We sent their brother Hud. He said: 'O my people, worship Allah; you have no deity other than...
... truth. The Quran records his appeal (Surah Hud 11:61): "He said: 'O my people, worship Allah; you have no deity other than...
...re. Allah says in the Quran (Surah Al-Anbiya 21:68–69): "We said: 'O fire, be coolness and safety upon Ibrahim.'" He emerge...
...nd a warning for all who come after. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said: "What I fear most for my nation is the deed of the people...
...sation between father and son (Surah As-Saffat 37:102): "He said: 'O my son, indeed I have seen in a dream that I must sacr...
...also brought glad tidings of a son: Sarah, in astonishment, said: "Woe to me! Shall I give birth while I am an old woman an...
...et he never lost faith in Allah or gave up hope of reunion, saying: "I only complain of my suffering and my grief to Allah,...
...astness in all prophetic history (Surah Yusuf 12:23–24). He said: "My Lord, prison is more to my liking than that to which ...
...'raf 7:85): "And to Madyan We sent their brother Shuaib. He said: 'O my people, worship Allah; you have no deity other than...
...g back to Allah" (Surah Sad 38:44). The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said that among the most severely tested are the prophets, then...
... by my beard or by my head. Indeed, I feared that you would say: 'You caused division among the Children of Israel, and you...
...ther praised prophets. In Surah Al-Anbiya (21:85–86), Allah says: "And Ismail and Idris and Dhul-Kifl — all were of the pat...
...rayed the first half of every night. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said: "The most beloved fast to Allah is the fast of Dawud, and...
...–125): "And indeed, Ilyas was among the messengers. When he said to his people: 'Will you not fear Allah? Do you call upon ...
...urely. He boarded a ship, and when the sea became rough the sailors cast lots to determine who should be thrown overboard t...
... fresh provisions, and when he asked where it came from she said: "It is from Allah. Indeed, Allah provides for whom He wil...
... single concentrated passage (Surah Maryam 19:12–15), Allah says: "O Yahya, take the Scripture with determination. And We g...
...lah is like that of Adam. He created him from dust; then He said to him, 'Be,' and he was" (Surah Aal Imran 3:59). Allah g...
...ot sent you except as a mercy to the worlds." The Prophet ﷺ said: "I was sent to perfect noble character." His Sunnah — his...
...s not for me to say that to which I have no right. If I had said it, You would have known it" (Surah Al-Ma'idah 5:116). Thi...
...e submission: "And when Isa sensed disbelief among them, he said: 'Who will be my helpers toward Allah?' The disciples said...
...to those who write the scripture with their own hands, then say 'This is from Allah,' in order to exchange it for a small p...
...licitly addresses the alteration of divine scripture. Allah says: "And indeed, there is among them a party who alter the Sc...
...en convened, in verses revealed to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ: "Say: He is Allah, [who is] One, Allah, the Eternal Refuge. He n...
...n what he believed about Isa AS and what the Quran had just said was no greater than the width of this stick. Many classica...
...testimony in the entire biographical tradition of Islam. He said — and this narration is preserved in Salman's own words in...
...of those who had wronged him. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ later said of Salman: "Salman is from the People of the House (Ahl al...
...irs, and the Ansar claimed him as theirs, and the Prophet ﷺ said: "Salman is from us, the People of the House" — repeated i...
...e bloodiest engagement of the Riddah Wars, fought against Musaylima al-Kadhdhab (the Liar), who had claimed prophethood amo...
...d the rights of his family. The Prophet ﷺ had praised Hasan saying: 'My son here is a master, and through him Allah will re...
... Islamic history. This decision was deeply controversial. Husayn ibn Ali, grandson of the Prophet and son of Ali ibn Abi Ta...
... most consequential and tragic events in Islamic history. Husayn ibn Ali, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad and son of Ali i...
...nd Sassanid artistic conventions, particularly the use of mosaics and octagonal symmetry. The inscriptions inside the Dome ...
...iq ibn Ziyad, a Berber commander and freedman of Musa ibn Nusayr, the Umayyad governor of North Africa. Tariq crossed the s...
...invaders. The battle lasted for several days, some accounts saying a week. The Visigothic forces were weakened from the out...
...of Khirbat al-Mafjar near Jericho, with its extraordinary mosaic floors and sculptural program, is attributed to his patron...
... deep into the Frankish kingdom after sacking the church of Saint Hilary at Poitiers. Charles Martel — the Frankish mayor o...
...emarkable speed. The Umayyad governor of Khurasan, Nasr ibn Sayyar, appealed desperately to Damascus but received inadequat...
... equal Muslims deepened resentment. Governors like Nasr ibn Sayyar (who was relatively enlightened) made efforts to reverse...
...and the Byzantine Mediterranean. The Abbasid era saw Muslim sailors among the world's most accomplished navigators, contrib...
... when the Prophet ﷺ gave the standard to Ali ibn Abi Talib, saying he would give it to a man whom Allah loves and who loves...
...ng the Muslim force from annihilation and earning the title Sayf Allah (Sword of Allah) from the Prophet ﷺ. Though militari...
...lation, famously asking what they expected him to do before saying: 'Go, you are free.' The idols in and around the Ka'bah ...
...most costly and significant engagement of the Ridda Wars. Musaylima ibn Habib, mockingly called al-Kadhdhab (the Liar) by M...
...bing its vastness: 'I have taken a city of which I can only say that it contains 4,000 palaces, 4,000 baths, 400 theatres, ...
...bala is one of the most tragic events in Islamic history. Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Prophet ﷺ and son of Ali ibn ...
...ced rapidly through the peninsula. His superior, Musa ibn Nusayr, crossed with a larger force to consolidate and extend the...
...o the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. The Prophet ﷺ is reported to have said: 'Constantinople will certainly be conquered. How excellen...
...version and expulsion. The same year Granada fell, Columbus sailed westward under Spanish patronage.
Husayn ibn Ali, grandson of the Prophet ﷺ, was killed at Karbala ...
...hitecture, with its magnificent golden dome and intricate mosaics.
...dir al-Jilani, the great Hanbali jurist, preacher, and Sufi saint, died in Baghdad. His teachings founded the Qadiriyya, th...
...m to the Malay Archipelago, establishing the Sultanate of Pasai in Sumatra as the first Muslim state in Southeast Asia. Isl...
...dullah (Boabdil) wept as he left, and his mother reportedly said: 'Weep like a woman for what you could not defend as a man...
...Scholars like Bilali Muhammad of Sapelo Island and Omar ibn Said preserved their faith in bondage. Their stories, rediscove...
Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan founded the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College...
Called Sayf Allah (Sword of Allah) by the Prophet, one of the greatest...
One of the ten promised Paradise, among the earliest converts to Islam.
A major hadith narrator from the Ansar who participated in twelve battles with the Prophet.
Younger grandson of the Prophet, son of Ali and Fatimah. Martyred at Karbala (61 AH / 680 CE) refusing to pledge allegiance to Yazid ibn Muawiyah. His stand aga
...led by the Prophet 'the leader of the youth of Paradise.' Husayn was martyred at the Battle of Karbala, an event of profoun...
A female companion who fought to protect the Prophet at the Battle of Uhud.
The leading jurist of Medina among the Tabiin and one of the seven fuqaha of Medina.
Umayyad governor of North Africa (Ifriqiya) who oversaw the conquest of the Maghreb and launched the Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula under his commande
The leading scholar of Egypt in his time, said by some to be more knowledgeable than Malik.
One of the founding fathers of hadith criticism (ilm ar-rijal), al-Qattan set the standards for evaluating narrator reliability that later scholars like al-Bukh
Compiler of Sunan an-Nasai, known for his strict grading criteria among the six collec...
Compiler of Sunan an-Nasai, known for his strict grading criteria, making his collecti...
Known as the Sayyid of the Sufis and the master of sober Sufism (as-sahw). H...
...rammarian and student of Abu Ali al-Farisi. Author of al-Khasa'is, a pioneering work on Arabic morphology and general lingui...
Egyptian author of Fi Zilal al-Quran, an influential literary and thematic tafsir.
Leading Syrian Shafi'i scholar and professor at Damascus University, author of numerous influential books on Islamic thought and jurisprudence.
Pioneering female Sufi saint of Basra, celebrated for her doctrine of pure, selfless l...
...fi scholar and author of 'Khatm al-Awliya' (The Seal of the Saints), a pioneering work on the concept of sainthood in Islam...
Hanbali scholar of Herat and author of 'Manazil as-Sa'irin' (Stations of the Wayfarers), a classic Sufi manual on t...
... spiritual works including 'Risalat al-Mu'awanah' and 'an-Nasa'ih ad-Diniyyah.'
The Prophet's uncle and one of the greatest warriors of early Islam, martyred at Uhud.
Grandson of the Prophet ﷺ and son of Ali and Fatimah, martyred at Karbala in 61 AH.
One of the ten companions promised Paradise and among the earliest converts to Islam.
...fe was Umm Sulaym, and he pledged at al-Aqabah. The Prophet said his single voice in battle was worth a thousand men.
...the most prominent Ansari companions. At the Saqifa of Banu Sa'idah, he was the Ansar's candidate for caliph after the Proph...
...a man known for his beautiful Quran recitation. The Prophet said the angels would descend to listen when he recited.
...ah. Distinguished himself at the Battle of Yamama against Musaylima. He challenged Muawiyah's appointment of his son Yazid ...
The most famous of the false prophets who arose during and after the Prophet Muhammad's ﷺ mission. He led the Banu Hanifa tribe of Yamama and claimed prophethoo
...n army toward Madinah but was deflected. She then married Musaylima al-Kadhdhab. After Musaylima was killed at Yamama, she ...
...later embraced Islam, and completed redemption by killing Musaylima al-Kadhdhab at the Battle of Yamama with the same spear...
...He was martyred at the Battle of Yamama in 12 AH fighting Musaylima.
...bravery in combat, he participated in the battles against Musaylima and the conquest of Iraq and Syria under Khalid ibn al-...
...inforcements turned the tide of battle. Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas said his arrival was worth a thousand warriors. He continued in...
... first ten to embrace the faith. He and his brother Amr ibn Sa'id served the Prophet ﷺ as secretaries. He participated in bo...
The son of Husayn ibn Ali and grandson of Ali ibn Abi Talib. He survived the...
Son of Ali ibn al-Husayn (Zayn al-Abidin) and grandson of Husayn ibn Ali. Known as ...
An Ansari companion from the Banu Sa'idah tribe who is considered the last surviving companion in ...
A companion of the Prophet ﷺ and a major hadith narrator, known for his piety and asceticism. He settled in Basra, where he became a leading authority. He was r
... eloquence, generosity, and noble character — the Prophet ﷺ said he resembled him most in physical appearance. He participa...
An Ansari companion who fought at Badr and all subsequent battles. He was among the last surviving companions of Badr, dying around 60 AH. He is known for the h
...Madinah. He was martyred at the Battle of Yamama fighting Musaylima, where he died alongside Salim mawla Abi Hudhayfah.
... bow after the archers abandoned their posts. The Prophet ﷺ said he looked left and right during the battle and always saw ...
...eavy responsibility in Islamic history for the killing of Husayn ibn Ali and his companions at Karbala in 61 AH, refusing t...
...est of al-Andalus (Spain) by Tariq ibn Ziyad and Musa ibn Nusayr, and the conquest of Sind by Muhammad ibn Qasim.
A major Madinan Tabieen scholar and judge of Madinah. He was a leading hadith authority in his generation and the teacher of Malik ibn Anas, who highly valued h
... by profound crises: the Battle of Karbala in 61 AH where Husayn ibn Ali and his companions were killed, the Battle of al-H...
... led the uprising of the 'Penitents' (Tawwabun) to avenge Husayn ibn Ali's death, seizing control of Kufa in 66 AH. He clai...
...st warriors of early Islam. The Prophet is reported to have said there are disheveled, dusty men whose oath Allah would ful...
...ise. He was martyred at Uhud alongside his son. The Prophet said he and Abd Allah ibn Amr were buried together as two frien...
An Umayyad prince known as al-Ashdaq (the prominent-jawed), a serious rival to Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan for the caliphate during the Second Fitna. He controlled
...d most authentic models of Islamic renunciation (zuhd). His sayings on sincerity and detachment from the world are widely q...
... Baghdad school of spiritual discipline and asceticism, his sayings on tawhid and the integration of outward sharia with in...
...rituality. He was also a Shafi'i jurist and his letters and sayings remain foundational in classical Islamic literature.
...sm by Ibn Taymiyyah and many scholars. Revered by some as a saint, rejected by others as a heretic.
Late 19th-century Egyptian Shafi'i scholar, author of I'anat al-Talibin, the most popular commentary on the Shafi'i primer Fath al-Mu'in.
Chief student of Ibn al-Qasim (student of Malik), compiler of al-Mudawwana, the foundational text of the Maliki school.
Egyptian literary critic turned Islamic thinker, author of Fi Zilal al-Quran and Milestones; highly influential but also highly controversial in his later writi
One of the seven canonical Quran reciters; also the leading grammarian of the Kufi school of Arabic linguistics.
The greatest Maliki scholar of North Africa. He compiled al-Mudawwanah al-Kubra, the most authoritative Maliki legal reference, from the teachings of Ibn al-Qas
...wife. A transmitter of hadith from her father and Imam al-Husayn.
...'in, Yahya al-Qattan, and Ahmad ibn Hanbal. Imam al-Shafi'i said: 'No one knows hadith like Ibn Mahdi.'
... ﷺ personally arranged his marriage and wept over his body, saying 'He is of me and I am of him.'
Compiler of Sunan al-Nasa'i (al-Mujtaba), one of the six canonical hadith collections. ...
One of the greatest Companions and jurists. The Prophet ﷺ said: 'Whoever wants to recite the Quran fresh as when it was r...
...s of the 2nd century AH in hadith and fiqh. Imam al-Shafi'i said: 'If Sufyan al-Thawri had not been, jurisprudence would ha...
...f entirely to accompanying the Prophet ﷺ and memorizing his sayings.
...ectually gifted Hanbali scholar of his era. His al-Funun is said to be the largest book ever written in Islamic civilizatio...
The son of Husayn ibn Ali and grandson of Ali ibn Abi Talib. Survived Karbal...
... literary and historical commentary on 'Ali ibn Abi Talib's sayings.
Turkish Islamic scholar whose Risale-i Nur (Epistles of Light) is one of the most widely read Islamic works of the 20th century.
Grandson of Ali ibn Abi Talib and survivor of Karbala. Known as Zayn al-Abidin (Ornament of the Worshippers) for his piety.
Famous female saint and ascetic of Basra known for her poetry on divine love.
Female warrior companion who protected the Prophet ﷺ at the Battle of Uhud with her sword and bow.
Indian Deobandi scholar who spent years in Medina and opposed partition of India.
Pakistani Islamic thinker and founder of Jamaat-e-Islami; controversial modernist-Islamist ideologue.
classical era muhaddith
medieval era theologian
A contemporary Egyptian Islamic scholar and author known for accessible works on dua, worship, and Islamic practice.
One of the greatest Tabi'un scholars of Kufa, eminent jurist and Quran commentator, martyred by al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf.
A Basran Tabi'i scholar and hadith narrator, full brother of Hasan al-Basri, who shared in the scholarly and pious tradition of that distinguished family.
A Madinan ascetic and hadith scholar renowned for his wise sayings and profound knowledge of the soul's ailments. He was a...
... and jurist who transmitted from major Successors including Sa'id ibn Jubayr and Ibrahim al-Nakha'i.
Medinan tabi'i and pious narrator known for his asceticism, who transmitted from numerous companions of the Prophet.
...th narrator who transmitted from Abu Hurairah and Ali ibn Husayn, known for his chain of transmission in the hadith about f...
... Abd Allah ibn al-Shikhkhir, renowned for his piety, wisdom sayings, and deep spirituality.
Syrian Jaziran narrator of the late tabi'un period who transmitted from Maymun ibn Mihran and other scholars of the region.
...bi'i narrator who transmitted from companions including Abu Said al-Khudri, known for his reliable narrations on matters of...
...-granddaughter of the Prophet Muhammad and daughter of al-Husayn ibn Ali, known for her intelligence, piety, and cultural s...
Daughter of al-Husayn ibn Ali and great-granddaughter of the Prophet, a respecte...
...rator and scholar, known for his reliable transmission from Said ibn Jubayr and Mujahid ibn Jabr, appearing in all major ha...
...n for transmitting a famous hadith from Abu Hurayra and Abu Sa'id al-Khudri about remembering God, found in Sahih Muslim.
Kufan hadith narrator of the late Tabi'un generation, known for his long career of transmission and inclusion in all six canonical collections.
By Sayyid Sabiq. A modern fiqh manual presenting rulings based dir...
By Imam an-Nasa'i. One of the six canonical hadith collections (Kutub as-Sitt...
By Sahnun ibn Sa'id. The primary reference work for the Maliki school of juris...
...tion to honor him. The work became so popular that scholars said 'no house should be without ash-Shifa,' and it has been co...
...Allah, structured as a commentary on al-Harawi's Manazil as-Sa'irin. Ibn al-Qayyim discusses the stations of the spiritual p...
By Ibn al-Qayyim. A work on the virtues of dhikr (remembrance of Allah) and its transformative effects on the heart and soul. Ibn al-Qayyim enumerates over seve
...erosity, and humility, drawing from hadith, poetry, and the sayings of the wise.
By Ibn Jinni. A groundbreaking work on Arabic linguistic theory and the philosophy of language. Ibn Jinni explores the nature of language, its origins, the rela
By Sayf ad-Din al-Amidi. A masterwork of Islamic legal theory that...
By Sa'id ibn Ali ibn Wahf al-Qahtani. A pocket-sized collection of ...
By Sahnun ibn Sa'id. The foundational text of Maliki jurisprudence, compiled b...
...alal al-Din al-Suyuti. Al-Suyuti's commentary on Sunan al-Nasai, also known as Zahr al-Ruba ala al-Mujtaba. It provides con...
By Sayf ad-Din al-Amidi. One of the four foundational works of usu...
... students. The most famous commentary is Bushra al-Karim by Sa'id Ba-Ishn.
By Sahnun ibn Sa'id. The most important foundational text of the Maliki school...
By Abu Sa'id al-Baradhi'i. An influential abridgment of the Mudawwanah ...
...zing their spiritual states, devotional practices, and wise sayings.
By Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah. A beautiful treatise on dhikr and its 70+ benefits for the heart and soul.
...t hierarchy of tafsir sources: the Quran, Sunnah, Companion sayings, and Arabic language.
By Ahmad Deedat. Presents Biblical prophecies that Muslims interpret as referring to the Prophet Muhammad, examining relevant Old and New Testament texts.
By Said Abd al-Azim. A practical guide to supplication in Islam: i...
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The fifth pillar of Islam. The rites, conditions, and spiritual significance of the annual pilgrimage.
The rites of Umrah: ihram, tawaf, sa'i, and the differences from Hajj. A step-by-step guide.
Prophetic guidance on eating: saying bismillah, eating with the right hand, not wasting food,...
The Prophet said Jibril kept advising him about neighbors until he thought ...
The Prophet said seeking knowledge is obligatory for every Muslim. The type...
...d a rigorous science for authenticating and classifying the sayings and actions of the Prophet.
The ritual walking between Safa and Marwah during Hajj and Umrah, its origin in the story of Hajar, and its conditions and etiquettes.
An overview of the four major sunan works that complement Bukhari and Muslim, their methodologies, unique contributions, and the concept of the six canonical bo
The prophetic etiquettes of meals, from saying Bismillah and eating with the right hand to not criticiz...
...ving anxiety and opening provision, and the practice of the sayyid al-istighfar.
The life and scholarship of the leading Tabi'i of Madinah, his deep knowledge of hadith and fiqh, and his courageous stance against rulers.
The Companion who took up arms to defend the Prophet at the Battle of Uhud, sustaining twelve wounds, and her legacy as a symbol of Muslim women's courage.
...ydi branch of Shia Islam, named after Zayd ibn Ali ibn al-Husayn, who revolted against the Umayyad Caliph Hisham ibn Abd al...
...9th–10th centuries CE. Each order is centered on a founding saint (Shaykh) whose spiritual chain (silsilah) is traced back ...
...l practice, and the veneration of shrines (dargahs) of Sufi saints. The order holds that music and sama' (listening to spir...
...acterized by strong veneration of the Prophet ﷺ and Islamic saints, Mawlid celebrations, shrine visitation (urs), and exten...
...t political movement founded in British India in 1941 CE by Sayyid Abul Ala Mawdudi (1903–1979 CE). Currently active in Pak...
...fi theological language with Qutbist political theory (from Sayyid Qutb's late works Milestones and In the Shade of the Qur...
An esoteric religion founded by Muhammad ibn Nusayr (d. circa 868 CE), a disciple of the 10th Twelver Shia Ima...