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. Her full name was Khadija bint Khuwaylid. She was given the title, al-Kubra, because of her virtue and nobility.…Continue reading Khadija Al Kubra Biography
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Abdul Qadir al Jilani Biography
Today’s programme is about Mahboob-e-Subhani, Sahib al-Maqamat wa’l-Karamat, Sayyid ahlul Tariqah, Muhiyuddin, wa Ghaus ul A’zam, Sultan ul Awlia ‘Abdul Qadir al-Jilani RA. Many of us have heard of this great name and this saint. He was born 400 years after the Prophet in a place called Jilan, which is northern Iran. His father dies…Continue reading Abdul Qadir al Jilani Biography
Hazrat Umar RA Biography
Today’s delivery is supposed to be a short biography of Hazrat Umar al Faruq. However, there is nothing short about Hazrat Umar. Whenever we think about Islamic sciences like fiqh and history or virtues like imaan and taqwa, then Umar is the one who exemplifies these. Because there’s not enough time to cover all these,…Continue reading Hazrat Umar RA Biography
A History of Modern Pakistan #4 1947 – 1953
This series will cover the history of Modern Pakistan, from the earliest notions of a separatist Muslim governance to the creation of Pakistan and all the way to 2023. You can read post covering 1857 – 1927 here: A History of Modern Pakistan #1 1857 – 1927 You can read post covering 1927- 1939 here:…Continue reading A History of Modern Pakistan #4 1947 – 1953
The Four Abdullah’s
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
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 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