Among the notable Companions are the four Abdullah’s or known as the ‘Abadilah Al-Arba’ah. They are Abdullah bin Abbas, Abdullah bin Umar, Abdullah bin Amr bin Al-As and Abdullah bin Az-Zubair. All of them were very young companions who were blessed to have been close to the household of the Prophet and in doing so, they…Continue reading The Four Abdullah’s
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Khadija al-Kubra
Mary the mother of Jesus is the best of women of the Heavens, and the worthiest woman of the earth is Khadija bint Khuwaylid. Khadija al-Kubra رضی اللہ عنھا was the wife of the Prophet ﷺ and a great heroine in Islam by her own right. Her full name was Khadija bint Khuwaylid, born around…Continue reading Khadija al-Kubra
Baghdad Ziyarat Biographies
Here are brief biographies of popular Islamic personalities in Baghdad and the surrounding cities. May Allah have mercy on all of them. Prophet Ayyub The Prophet Ayyub عليه السلام was a Prophet from the descendants of the Prophet Ibrahim عليه السلام and a nephew of Prophet Ya’qub عليه السلام. He was sent to reform the…Continue reading Baghdad Ziyarat Biographies
Imām Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal
Imām Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal is one of the four Imams from the schools of Jurisprudence. He led the Ḥanbali school of Jurisprudence and is known as a theologian, jurist and muhaddith. His Name, Background and Family His full name is Abū ʿAbdillāh Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Ḥanbal Ash-Shaybānī born in Baghdad in 164AH (780). Imam…Continue reading Imām Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal
Imām Al-Shāfi’ī
Imām Al-Shāfi’ī is one of the four Imams from the schools of Jurisprudence. He led the Shāfi’ī school of Jurisprudence and is known as the Mujaddid (Reviver) of the century. His Name, Background and Family His full name is Abu Abdullah Muhammad bin Idris Al-Shāfi’ī and belonged to the Qurayshi clan of Banu Muttalib, which was the sister clan…Continue reading Imām Al-Shāfi’ī
Imām Mālik ibn Anas
Imām Mālik is one of the four Imams from the schools of Jurisprudence. He led the Māliki school of Jurisprudence and is known as Imam of al-Madina. His Name, Background and Family His full name is Abū ʿAbd Allāh Mālik ibn Anas ibn al-Ḥārith al-Aṣbaḥī born in 93AH (715CE) in the city of Medina. He…Continue reading Imām Mālik ibn Anas
Imām Abū Ḥanīfah
Imām Abū Ḥanīfah is one of the four Imāms from the schools of Jurisprudence. He led the Hanafi school of Jurisprudence and is known as Imām al A’zam. His Name, Background and Family His full name is Abū Ḥanīfah al-Nuʿmān ibn Thābit, born 80 years after the Hijrah (699CE), during the reign of the Ummayad…Continue reading Imām Abū Ḥanīfah
Imām Al-Nasā’ī
Imām Al-Nasā’ī is the compiler of the well-known book of Sunan Al-Nasā’ī (As-Sunan As-Sughra as he named it) and is also amongst the al-Sahih al-Sittah. He was renowned for his utmost extensive awareness of the defects of Hadith and the conditions of the narrators. His Name, Background and Family An-Nasai was born in Nasa, a…Continue reading Imām Al-Nasā’ī
Imām Ibn Mājah
Ibn Mājah was an eminent scholar and memorizer of Hadith, and a seeker of truth, like Salman al Farsi. He compiled Sunan ibn Majah and is also amongst the al-Sahih al-Sittah. His Name, Background and Family His full name is Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Yazid ibn Majah Al-Rabi Al-Qazwini and was born in 209 AH…Continue reading Imām Ibn Mājah
Imām Abū Dāwūd
Imām Abū Dāwūd is the compiler of the well-known book of Sunan Abū Dāwūd and is also amongst the al-Sahih al-Sittah. His Name, Background and Family His full name is Abū Dā’ūd Sulaymān ibn al-Ash‘ath ibn Isḥāq al-Azdī al-Sijistānī and was born in Sistan, Iran in 202 AH (817 or 818 CE). His focus on…Continue reading Imām Abū Dāwūd