"Surely, the true religion in Allah's sight is Islam" (3:19)
THE DEATHS OF ABU TALIB AND KHADIJAH: Soon after the end of the boycott, in the tenth year of prophethood, Abu Talib and Khadijah died. They had been good companions noted for their loyalty, support, and devotion. Abu Talib, however, never became a Muslim. At this time, troubles fell on the Messenger of Allah one after another. ISLAM SPREADS: At-Tufayl ibn Amr ad-Dawsi came to Makkah. He was a noble man, a poet, and intelligent. The Quraysh warned him against
Read moreTHE QURAYSH TORTURE THE MUSLIMS: The Messenger of Allah continued to call people to Allah and the Quraysh despaired of both him and Abu Talib. Their anger descended on those of their fellow tribesmen who had become Muslims and were defenceless. Every clan targeted those who had become Muslims. They began to imprison them and torture them with beatings, hunger and thirst, even leaving them exposed on the sun-baked ground of Makkah when the heat was most intense. Bilal, an
Read moreINTIMATIONS OF PROPHETHOOD: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) was forty when the first glimpses of light and of his future happiness appeared. The time of his mission approached. It had always been the Divine practice that whenever the darkness had become too intense and the wickedness widespread, a Messenger appeared. The Messenger of Allah’s distaste for what he saw reached a peak. It was as if he was being guided towards a certain
Read moreIt is time to contemplate on the chnages we have made since the outbreak. What sins have we stopped? If we have not changed, then we need to do something about it. Hadhrat Maulana Adam Sahib DB
Read moreMAKKAH AND THE QURAYSH: After a long journey, Ibrahim (Alayhis salam) approached Makkah, which lies in a valley between desolate mountains. As there was no water, crops could not grow and human life could not be sustained there. Accompanied by his wife Hajar and his son Isma’il, Ibrahim was fleeing from the cult of idol-worship which had spread throughout the world. He wanted to establish a centre in which Allah alone would be worshipped and to which people could be
Read moreANCIENT RELIGIONS: After the Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) of Allah, Isa ibn Maryam, there was a long period without a Prophet. Light and knowledge disappeared. Christianity fell into disrepute and became a matter of sport for the corrupt and the hypocrites. From the very beginning, Christianity had been subjected to alterations by extremists and to interpretations by the ignorant. The simple teaching of the Messiah was buried beneath the transgressors’ evil behaviour. The Jews had become a society obsessed with
Read moreDescribing the physical beauty of Nabee صلى الله عليه وسلم, Sayyiduna Jabir Ibn Samurah رضي الله عنه says: I saw the Messenger of Allah, صلى الله عليه وسلم on a clear night while he was wearing a red cloak. I turned my sight between him and the moon and, to me, he was more handsome and beautiful than the moon. (Al-Shamā’il al-Muḥammadīyah)
Read moreSayyiduna Marthad ibn Abdillah رضي الله عنه reported: The Nabee of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “The shade of the believer on the Day of Resurrection is his charity.” (Musnad Aḥmad)
Read moreNAME AND PARENTAGEHadrat Ali (R.A.) was born some thirty years after the birth of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu ‘alaiha wa Salam). He belonged the most respectable family of Quraish, the Banu Hashim (i.e. Hashmites). His father Abu Talib was the real uncle of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu ‘alaihi we Salaam) who brought him up after the death of the Holy Prophet’s grandfather. Ali’s mother was Fatimah bint Asad, who belonged to Banu Hashim. Hadrat Ali’s patronymic name was “Abul Hasan”. The Holy Prophet gave him another
Read moreSayyiduna Abu Huraira رضي الله عنه reported: The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “While a man was walking in the road, he found a thorny branch in the road and he removed it. Allah Taàlah appreciated his deed and forgave him.” (Bukhari & Muslim)
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