THE JOURNEY OF JULAYBĪB

In the Name of Allāh.

In our society, we encounter individuals with various forms of disfigurement. This raises the question: is there hope for them to find emotional fulfillment? During the time of the Prophet (ﷺ), there was a companion named Julaybīb (Raḍiyallāhu ‘Anhu), who was one of those individuals. He had an unknown lineage and no tribe that would claim him as theirs. Julaybīb was not …

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A LEGEND OF JIHĀD!

In the Name of Allāh.

If you can look at death in the face, then you can meet all situations – you will have no care for the affluence of this world and no fear of the enemies. This encapsulates a great quality of the Ṣaḥābah. Fear of death was unknown to them. They (men and women) were, therefore, most fearless and heroic.

In Islām, Muslim women are not …

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THE CHIEF OF THE MARTYRS

In the Name of Allāh.

After discussing Al-‘Abbās Ibn AbdulMuṭṭalib (Raḍiyallāhu ‘Anhu), the Prophet (ﷺ)’s paternal uncle, let’s also talk about his second paternal uncle who witnessed Islām, embraced it, and became one of the companions. He is Abu ‘Umāra Ḥamzah Ibn ‘AbdulMuṭṭalib (Raḍiyallāhu ‘Anhu). He was nicknamed “Sayyid Ash-Shuhadā’ (the Chief of the Martyrs)” by the Prophet (ﷺ).

When Ḥamzah accepted Islām, the Quraysh …

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