ABU UBAIDAH IBN AL-JARRAH

ABU UBAIDAH  IBN  AL-JARRAH

  His appearance was striking. He was slim and tall. His face was bright and he had a sparse beard. It was pleasing to look at him and refreshing

to meet him. He was extremely courteous and humble and quite shy. Yet in a tough situation he would become strikingly serious and alert,

resembling the flashing blade of a sword in his severity and sharpness.

He was described as the Amin or Custodian of Muhammad's community. His full name was Aamir ibn Abdullah ibn al-Jarrah. He was known as Abu

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Umm Salmah

 Umm Salmah

Umm Salamah! What an eventful life she had! Her real name was Hind. She was the daughter of one of the notables in the Makhzum clan

nicknamed "Zad ar-Rakib" because he was well known for his generosity particularly to travelers. Umm Salamah's husband was Abdullah ibn

Abdulasad and they both were among the first persons to accept Islam. Only Abu Bakr and a few others, who could be counted on the fingers of

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Ramlah Bint Abu Sufyan

Ramlah   Bint Abu Sufyan

Abu Sufyan ibn Harb could not conceive of anyone among the Quraysh who would dare challenge his authority or go against his orders. He was

after all, the sayyid or chieftain of Makkah who had to be obeyed and followed.

His daughter, Ramlah, known as Umm Habibah, however dared to challenge his authority when she rejected the deities of the Quraysh and their

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Muadh Ibn Jabar

Muadh Ibn Jabar Muadh ibn Jabal was a young man growing up in Yathrib as the light of guidance and truth began to spread over the Arabian peninsula. He was a handsome and imposing character with black eyes and curly hair and immediately impressed whoever he met. He was already distinguished for

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Abdullah Ibn Umm Maktum

Abdullah Ibn Umm Maktum

Abdullah ibn Umm Maktum was a cousin of Khadijah bint Khuwaylid, Mother of the Believers, may God be pleased with her. His father was Qays

ibn Said and his mother was Aatikah bint Abdullah. She was called Umm Maktum (Mother of the Concealed One) because she gave birth to a

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Said ibn Aamir Al-Jumahi

SAID IBN AAMIR AL-JUMAHI
 

Said ibn Aamir al-Jumahi was one of thousands who left for the region of Tanim on the outskirts of Makkah at the invitation of the Quraysh leaders to witness the killing of Khubayb ibn Adiy, one of the companions of Muhammad whom they had captured treacherously.

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Jafar Ibn Abutaleeb

Jafar Ibn Abutaleeb  In spite of his noble standing among the Quraysh, Abu Talib, an uncle of the Prophet, was quite poor. He had a large family and did not have enough means to support them adequately. His poverty-stricken situation became much worse when a severe drought hit the Arabian peninsula.

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Abu Dharr Al-Ghifari

Abu Dharr Al-Ghifari

 

In the Waddan valley which connects Makkah with the outside world, lived the tribe of Ghifar. The Ghifar existed on the meagre offerings of the trade caravans of the Quraysh which plied between Syria and Makkah. It is likely that they also lived by raiding these caravans when they were

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Fateemah bint Muhammad [saw]

Fateemah bint Muhammad [saw]   Fatimah was the fifth child of Muhammad and Khadijah. She was born at a time when her noble father had begun to spend long periods in the solitude of mountains around Makkah, meditating and reflecting on the great mysteries of creation.

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Asmah Bint Abubakar

Asmah Bint Abubakar

  Asmaa bint Abu Bakr belonged to a distinguished Muslim family. Her father, Abu Bakr, was a close friend of the Prophet and the first Khalifah after

his death. Her halfsister, Aishah, was a wife of the Prophet and one of the Ummahat al-Mumineen. Her husband, Zubayr ibn al-Awwam, was one

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Aisha Bint Abubakar

 Aisha Bint Abubakar   

  The life of Aishah is proof that a woman can be far more learned than men and that she can be the teacher of scholars and experts. Her life is

also proof that a woman can exert influence over men and women and provide them with inspiration and leadership. Her life is also proof that

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Abu Sufyan Ibn Al-Harith

Abu Sufyan Ibn Al-Harith

Rarely can one find a closer bond between two persons such as existed between Muhammad the son of Abdullah and Abu Sufyan the son of al-Harith. (This Abu Sufyan of course was not the same as Abu Sufyan ibn Harb, the powerful Quraysh chieftain.)

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Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari

Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari

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Abdullah ibn Abbas

 Abdullah ibn Abbas

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