The term Ṣaḥābah refers to the companions of Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ who believed in him, accepted Islam, and died as Muslims. In Islamic tradition, the companions occupy a unique and honoured position because they directly accompanied the Prophet ﷺ, witnessed the revelation of the Qu …
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Ḥafṣah bint ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb was one of the Mothers of the Believers (Ummahāt al-Muʾminīn) and a wife of the Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ. She was the daughter of ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb, the second caliph of Islam, and Zaynab bint Maẓʿūn.
… 6, no. 2 (2024), https://doi.org/10.52032/jisr.v6i2.179. 5 Nidal Malallah, “Al Abu Bakr al-Siddiq and Their Role in Religious Life until the End of the Umayyad Era,” Journal of Education for the Humanities 3, no. 10.2 (2023): 1–24, https://doi.org/10.33899/jeh.v3i102.52915. 6 Saffa Jasim Hamad, Saad Ediin Abdullah, an …
Masjid al-ʿArīsh refers to the mosque associated with the temporary shelter (ʿarīsh) constructed for Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ during the Battle of Badr in 2 AH/624 CE. The structure originally consisted of a shaded hut or elevated shelter made from palm branches, erected by the Compani …
Al-ʿIrāq (Iraq) is a historic region of southwestern Asia situated between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Corresponding largely to the territory of modern Iraq, it encompasses much of ancient Mesopotamia, one of the earliest centers of human civilization.
Ubayy ibn Kaʿb al-Anṣārī (RA) was one of the most distinguished companions of the Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ and among the foremost authorities on the Qurʾān in early Islam. Belonging to the Khazraj tribe of Madīnah, he embraced Islam before the hijrah and participated in the major event …
In the language of the Qurʼān and the sīra, ḥijāb signifies a screen or partition, and it refers in the first place to the institution introduced by the “verse of the screen” (āyat al-ḥijāb) in Sūrat al-Aḥzāb, by which the wives of the Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ were to be addressed from …
ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān (RA) was the third Caliph of Islam and one of the most prominent Companions of the Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ. Belonging to the distinguished Banū Umayyah clan of Quraysh, he was known in pre-Islamic Makkah for his noble lineage, honesty, modesty, and commercial succes …
al-Urdunn (Jordan) is a historical region of southern Bilād al-Shām corresponding largely to the territory of modern Jordan. The name derives from the Jordan River (Nahr al-Urdunn), which has served as a major geographical landmark since antiquity.
Musaylimah ibn Ḥabīb al-Ḥanafī (d. 12/633), commonly known in Islamic sources as Musaylimah al-Kadhdhāb (“Musaylimah the Liar”), was a prominent figure of Banū Ḥanīfah in al-Yamāmah whose claim to prophethood constituted one of the most significant challenges faced by the Muslim …
Umm Maʿbad al-Khuzāʿiyya was a woman of the tribe of Khuzāʿah who occupies a notable place in the sīrah tradition because of her encounter with the Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ during the Hijrah from Makkah to Madīnah in 1 AH/622 CE.
Nubuwwah or prophethood, refers to the divine institution through which Allah appoints chosen individuals to convey His guidance, revelation, and commandments to humanity. In Islamic theology, belief in prophethood constitutes one of the fundamental articles of faith.
Asmāʾ bint Abī Bakr (d. ca. 73 AH/692 CE) was a prominent Companion of the Prophet Muḥammad (peace be upon him), an early convert to Islam, and the daughter of Abū Bakr al-Ṣiddīq. She occupies an important place in sīrah literature as a figure associated with the earliest phase o …
Martin Lings (1909–2005), also known by his Muslim name Abū Bakr Sirāj al-Dīn, was a British Muslim scholar, author, literary critic, and one of the most influential modern English-language biographers of Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ.
Thābit ibn Qays ibn Shammās (d. 11 AH/633 CE) was a prominent companion of the Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ from the Khazraj tribe of Madīnah and is remembered as the foremost orator of the Anṣār. Gifted with exceptional eloquence and a powerful voice, he frequently served as the spokesman …
Najd is the vast central plateau of the Arabian Peninsula, occupying much of the interior region between the Ḥijāz in the west and the eastern coastal areas of al-Aḥsāʾ and the Arabian Gulf. The name Najd, meaning “highland” or “elevated land,” reflects its geographical character …
Bay'ah is the pledge of allegiance, the solemn undertaking by which a person bound himself in loyalty and obedience to the Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ, and after him to his successors. The word derives from the root meaning of selling or striking a bargain, the one who pledged being liken …
Iʿtikāf refers to the devotional practice of spiritual retreat and seclusion in a mosque for the purpose of worship, reflection, and increased devotion to Allah. It occupies an important place in Islamic spirituality and Prophetic practice, particularly during the last ten days o …
al-ʿAsharah al-Mubashsharūn (the Ten who were given glad tidings of Paradise) refers to a group of prominent Companions of the Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ who are named in ḥadīth literature as having been explicitly promised Paradise during their lifetimes.
Waḥshī ibn Ḥarb (d. c. 32 AH/652 CE) was a companion of the Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ whose life is remembered in the sīrah as a remarkable story of repentance and transformation. Originally an Abyssinian slave in Makkah, he entered the historical record as the man who killed Ḥamza ibn …
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