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al-Miqdād ibn al-Aswad (d. 33 AH/653 CE), originally al-Miqdād ibn ʿAmr al-Kindī, was a companion of the Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ and one of the earliest converts to Islam. Having been adopted before Islam by al-Aswad ibn ʿAbd Yaghūth, he became widely known by the name al-Miqdād ibn a …

Laylat al-Barāʾah, literally “the Night of Deliverance” or “the Night of Acquittal,” is a traditional name for the night of the fifteenth of Shaʿbān, more commonly designated Laylat al-Niṣf min Shaʿbān (“the Night of Mid-Shaʿbān”).

ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAwf (c. 580–652 CE) was one of the most distinguished Companions of the Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ and a leading member of the early Muslim community in Makkah and Madīnah. He belonged to the Banū Zuhrah clan of Quraysh and was among the earliest converts to Islam, ac …

ʿUlūm al-Qurʾān (“Sciences of the Qurʾān”) refers to the broad range of disciplines developed by Muslim scholars to study, preserve, interpret, and understand the Qurʾān. Linguistically, the term ʿulūm is the plural of ʿilm (“knowledge” or “science”), while ʿUlūm al-Qurʾān collec …

Saʿd ibn Abī Waqqāṣ (RA) was one of the foremost Companions of Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ, among the earliest converts to Islam, and one of the ten Companions promised Paradise (al-ʿAsharah al-Mubashsharah, q.v.). Belonging to the Banū Zuhrah clan of Quraysh, he was also related to the P …

Umm Ayman (RA), whose given name was Barakah bint Thaʿlabah ibn ʿAmr, was an Abyssinian freedwoman who served as the nurse and foster-mother (ḥāḍinah) of the Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ and who remained among the most honoured women of the early Muslim community.

The Wafāt al-Nabī ﷺ, or the passing of the Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ, represents one of the most profound and transformative events in Islamic history. The Prophet ﷺ passed away in Madīnah in 11 AH/632 CE after completing the mission of conveying the message of Islam and establishing th …

al-Yamāmah was a historic region of central Arabia situated in the eastern part of Najd, corresponding broadly to the area surrounding present-day Riyadh and its environs. Renowned for its fertile valleys, agricultural settlements, and abundant water resources, al-Yamāmah was one …

… ding Zayd ibn Thābit (RA). Shortly after the Prophet’s death, the first caliph, Abu Bakr, commissioned the collection of the revelations into a single manuscript following the deaths of numerous Qurʾān reciters at the Battle of Yamāmah. During the caliphate of Uthman, an authorized recension was prepared and distribute …

Qirāʾāt al-Qurʾān refers to the various canonical modes of recitation of the Qurʾān transmitted from the Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ through reliable chains of narration. The term qirāʾah literally means “reading” or “recitation,” and in the technical sense it denotes specific methods of …

Ghazwat Badr, fought in the second year after the Hijrah (624 CE), is regarded as the first major military confrontation between the Muslim community of Madīnah and the Quraysh of Makkah. It took place near the wells of Badr, southwest of Madīnah, and occupies a foundational posi …

Saʿd ibn ʿUbādah (RA) was one of the leading Companions of Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ and a prominent chief of the Khazraj tribe in Madinah. He belonged to the Banū Sāʿidah clan and was widely respected for his generosity, leadership, and support of Islam.

Nusaybah bint Kaʿb al-Māziniyyah (RA), also known as Umm ʿUmārah, was a distinguished female companion of the Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ renowned for her courage, loyalty, and active participation in the defense of Islam.

Muʻāwiyah ibn Abī Sufyān (d. 60 AH/680 CE) was a companion of the Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ, one of the scribes who recorded the revelation, and a member of the clan of Banū Umayyah of Quraysh. The son of Abū Sufyān ibn Ḥarb and Hind bint ʻUtba, he embraced Islam about the time of the c …

al-Aswad al-ʻAnsī, whose name is given as ʻAyhala ibn Kaʻb (or ʻAbhala) of the tribe of ʻAns, a branch of Madḥij in the Yemen, was the first of the false prophets (mutanabbiʼūn) to rise against the authority of the Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ, laying claim to prophethood in the Yemen in t …

Khatm al-Nubuwwah refers to the Islamic belief that Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ is the final prophet and messenger sent by Allah to humanity. This doctrine constitutes one of the central principles of Islamic belief and is universally accepted within mainstream Sunni and Shīʿī Islam.

The tribes of Arabia occupied a central position in the social, political, economic, and cultural life of the Arabian Peninsula before and during the rise of Islam. Arabian society was fundamentally tribal in structure, with loyalty to kinship groups forming the basis of identity …

Abū Ayyūb al-Anṣārī (Khālid ibn Zayd al-Khazrajī, d. c. 52/672) was a prominent Companion of the Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ from the Khazraj tribe of Madīnah. He belonged to the Banū Najjār clan and is best known for his close association with the Prophet during and after the Hijrah.

Risālah (“Messengership” or “Divine Mission”) is a central concept in Islam referring to the office, function, and mission entrusted by Allah to His messengers for the guidance of humanity. Derived from the Arabic root r-s-l (“to send”), the term denotes the transmission of divin …

The miracles (muʿjizāt) of Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ occupy an important place in sīrah literature and Islamic theology. They are regarded as extraordinary signs granted by Allah to affirm the truthfulness of His Messenger and support his mission.