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Ṣadaqah is the Arabic term for almsgiving, denoting in the Qurʼān and the sīra both the voluntary charity that the believer gives for the sake of God and, in many contexts, the obl...
Ṣafā is one of the two well-known hills located within al-Masjid al-Ḥarām in Makkah, the other being Marwah. The two hills hold great religious and historical significance in Islam...
Ṣafī al-Raḥmān al-Mubārakfūrī was a renowned Indian Muslim scholar, historian, and sīrah writer best known for his celebrated work al-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm (“The Sealed Nectar”), one of...
Ṣafiyyah bint Ḥuyayy (RA) was one of the wives of Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ and is honoured among the Ummahāt al-Muʾminīn (Mothers of the Believers). She was the daughter of Ḥuyayy ibn Ak...
Ṣafiyyah bint ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib (d. c. 20 AH/640 CE) was a paternal aunt of the Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ, a member of the Banū Hāshim of Quraysh, and one of the earliest Muslim women. She...
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 h...
Sajāḥ bint al-Ḥārith al-Tamīmiyyah was a prominent tribal leader and religious claimant who emerged during the turbulent period following the death of the Prophet Muḥammad in 11/63...
Salama ibn al-Akwaʿ (d. ca. 74 AH/693 CE) was a prominent companion of the Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ from the tribe of Aslam. He is remembered in the sīrah, maghāzī, and ḥadīth literature...
Ṣalāt, commonly translated as “ritual prayer,” is the central act of worship in Islam and one of the Five Pillars of the religion. Linguistically, the Arabic word ṣalāt conveys the...
Ṣalāt al-khawf, the “prayer of fear,” is the form of the ritual prayer prescribed for the believers when they are in the presence of an enemy and cannot perform the prayer in the o...
Salih, known in Arabic as Ṣāliḥ, is a prophet mentioned in the Qurʾān who was sent to the people of Thamūd, an ancient Arabian tribe renowned for their architectural skill and mate...
Salmān al-Fārisī (RA) was among the most distinguished companions of the Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ and is remembered for his remarkable spiritual journey, devotion to Islam, and significa...
Qāḍī Muḥammad Sulaymān Salmān Manṣūrpūrī was a distinguished Indian Muslim scholar, historian, jurist, and sīrah writer of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He was...
Ṣanʿāʾ was one of the principal cities of Yemen and among the most important urban centers of southern Arabia in Late Antiquity. Situated in the fertile highlands of Yemen, the cit...
Saqīfat Banī Sāʿidah refers to the assembly that took place immediately after the death of the Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ in 11 AH/632 CE at the meeting hall (saqīfah) of the Banū Sāʿidah...
Sarah (Sārah) was the wife of the Prophet Ibrāhīm (AS) and is regarded in Islamic tradition as one of the righteous women associated with the prophetic household. She is honoured a...
Sarāyā (sing. sariyyah) refers to the military expeditions dispatched by the Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ in which he did not personally participate. These expeditions constituted an importa...
The Sariyyah of Abū al-ʿUjāʾ was a military expedition organized by the Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ during the Madinan period and entrusted to Abū al-ʿUjāʾ al-Sulamī. The expedition is gene...
The Sariyyah of Abū Salamah was an early military expedition dispatched by the Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ during the Madinan period. The expedition was led by Abū Salamah ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿA...
Sariyyat al-Bishr was one of the military expeditions dispatched by the Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ during the Madīnan period to maintain security around Madīnah and to monitor hostile trib...
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