No account is preserved about the early life of Umar during the days of ignorance. Umar belonged to an ordinary family of average means and there was nothing conspicuous about Umar or his family during the days of ignorance to be recorded or chronicled. We can merely pick up stray accounts here and there, and […]
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Having arrived in the neighbourhood of Madina, Umar and his party chose to stay at Quba, a suburb of Madina. Umar had about twenty persons with him including his brother Zaid, Khunais bin Hudaifah his son-in-law; Waqid bin Abdullah al Tamimi, and Ayyash. At Quba Umar and his party were the guests of Rifa’a bin
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International background. When Islam appeared on the world stage, the then world was dominated by two powers, Byzantium in the east and Persia in the west. There were spells of war as well as peace between these two years. During the sixth century, Justinian (507-565 C.E.) was the emperor of Byzantium, while Anaushirwan (531-579 C.E.)
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Conversion to Islam. He accepted Islam without any hesitation, argument or reluctance. His conversion to Islam became a landmark in the history of Islam. His conversion according to Muir proved to be the greatest guarantee of the sincerity of Muhammad (peace be on him). Missionary of Islam. He was the greatest missionary of Islam after
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Most virtuous. The Holy Prophet said that if all the virtues were catalogued these would be three sixty in number and Abu Bakr possessed all the three sixty virtues. Among the Companions Abu Bakr was the most virtuous. Special way. The Holy Prophet said, “Allah will show His glory to the people in a general
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Abu Bakr married four wives in all. He had six children, three sons and three daughters. Qutaila. His first wife was Qutaila. She belonged to the Bani Aamir tribe. She was the mother of two children, Asma and Abdullah. She did not accept Islam, and Abu Bakr divorced her. Some time after ‘Hijrat’, Qutaila went
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Marriage of Ayesha. When the Muslims were duly settled in Madina, and the families of the Holy Prophet and Abu Bakr had come to Madina, it was decided that the formal ceremony of the marriage of Ayesha the daughter of Abu Bakr to the Holy Prophet should be performed. Ayesha was now of age. The
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*Understand Islam * *When is it Permissible to Fight in Islam?* War may become necessary only to stop evil from triumphing in a way would corrupt the earth (Quran 2:251). For Muslims to participate in war there must be valid justifications, and strict conditions must be fulfilled. A thorough survey of the relevant verses of
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Islam – Elevation of Women’s Status Shaikh Ali Al-Timimi Assalaamu `Alaykum Wa Rahmatullaahi Wa Barakaatuhu Al hamdu lillaah was salaatu was salaamu `alaa rasoolillaah, `amma ba`d: The matter that I used to be requested to debate right here at McGill University is the elevation of the standing of ladies in Islam. Many, upon listening to
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This Life : “Your Poverty Will be Over. A Ghost Will Be Bringing You N5 Million Naira Every Night”- Alfa Assured Greedy Teenager Who Later Died After a Failed Night Ritual A suspected web fraudster died shortly after he underwent cash rituals within the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State, the Nation has reported.
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