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Islamic Chronology 6th Century (500-599) C.E. to 13th Century (1200-1299) C.E.
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| » BIOGRAPHY OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD (pbuh)
Prophet Muhammad (s) was born in 570 CE in Makkah (Bakka, Baca, Mecca). His father, Abdullah, died several weeks before his birth in Yathrib (Medin...
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| » Abbad ibn Bishr
It was the fourth year after the Hijrah. The city of the Prophet was still under threat from within and without. From within, the influential Jewis...
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| » Abdullah ibn Hudhafah as-Sahmi
History would have by-passed this man as it had bypassed thousands of Arabs before him...
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| » Abdullah ibn Jahsh
Abdullah ibn Jahsh was a cousin of the Prophet and his sister, Zaynab bint Jahsh, was a wife of the Prophet. He was the first to head a group of Mu...
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| » Abdullah ibn Masud
When he was still a youth, not yet past the age of puberty, he used to roam the mountain trails of Makkah far away from people, tending the flocks ...
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| » Abdullah Ibn Sailam
Al-Husayn ibn Sailam was a Jewish rabbi in Yathrib who was widely respected and honoured by the people of the city even by those who were not Jewis...
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| » Abdullah ibn Umar
At Shaykhan, halfway between Madinah and Uhud, the thousand strong Muslim army led by the Prophet stopped. The sun had begun to sink beneath the ho...
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| » 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...
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| » Abdur-Rahman ibn Awf
He was one of the first eight persons to accept Islam. He was one of the ten persons (al-asharatu-l mubashshirin) who were assured of entering Para...
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| » Abu-d Dardaa
Early in the morning, Abu-d Dardaa awoke and went straight to his idol which he kept in the best part of his house. He greeted it and made obeisanc...
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| » Abu-l Aas ibn ar-Rabiah
Abu-l Aas belonged to the Abd ash-Shams clan of the Quraysh. He was in the prime of his youth, handsome and very impressive looking...
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| » Abu Ayyub al-Ansari
Khalid ibn Zayd ibn Kulayb from the Banu Najjar was a great and close companion of the Prophet. He was known as Abu Ayyub (the father of Ayyub) and...
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| » 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 tra...
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| » Abu Hurayrah
"An Abi Hurayrata, radiyallahu anhu, qal.' qala rasul Allahi, sallallahu alayhi wa sailam..."
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| » Abu Musa al-Ashari
When he went to Basrah as governor of the city, he called the inhabitants to a meeting and addressed them: "The Amir al-Muminin, Umar, has sent me ...
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| » 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. (Th...
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| » Abu Ubaydah 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 ...
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| » Adiyy ibn Hatim
In the ninth year of the Hijrah, an Arab king made the first positive moves to Islam after years of feeling hatred for it. He drew closer to faith ...
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| » Aishah bint Abi Bakr
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...
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| » Al-Baraa ibn Malik al-Ansari
His hair looked dishevelled and his whole appearance was unkempt. He was thin and wiry with so little flesh on his bones that it was painful to loo...
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| » Amr ibn al-Jamuh
Amr ibn al-Jamuh was one of the leading men in Yathrib in the days of Jahiliyyah. He was the chief of the Banu Salamah and was known to be one of t...
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| » An-Nuayman ibn Amr
In spite of the fact that he fought in the battles of Badr, Uhud, Khandaq and other major encounters, an-Nuayman remained a light-hearted person wh...
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| » An-Numan ibn Muqarrin
The tribe of Muzaynah had their habitations some distance from Yathrib on the caravan route which linked the city to Makkah. News of the Prophet's ...
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| » Asmaa bint Abu Bakr
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...
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| » At-Tufayl ibn Amr ad-Dawsi
At-Tufayl ibn Amr was the chief of the Daws tribe in preQuranic times and a distinguished Arab notable known for his manly virtues and good works...
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| » Barakah
We do not know precisely how the young Abyssinian girl ended up for sale in Makkah. We do not know her 'roots', who her mother was, or her father o...
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| » Fatimah bint Muhammad
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 ...
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| » Fayruz ad-Daylami
When the Prophet, peace be on him, returned to Madinah from the Farewell Pilgrimage in the tenth year after the Hijrah, he fell ill, News of his il...
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| » Habib ibn Zayd al-Ansari
He grew up in a home filled with the fragrance of iman, and in a family where everyone was imbued with the spirit of sacrifice...
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| » Hakim ibn Hazm
History has recorded that he is the only person who was born inside the Kabah itself...
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| » Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman
"If you wish you may consider yourself among the Muhajirin or, if you wish, you may consider yourself one of the Ansar. Choose whichever is dearer ...
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| » Ikrimah ibn Abi Jahl
He was at the end of the third decade of his life on the day the Prophet made public his call to guidance and truth...
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| » Jafar ibn Abi Talib
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...
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| » Julaybib
His name was unusual and incomplete. Julaybib means "small grown" being the diminutive form of the word "Jalbab ".
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| » Khabbab ibn al-Aratt
A woman named Umm Anmaar who belonged to the Khuza-a tribe in Makkah went to the slave market in the city...
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| » Muadh ibn Jabal
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...
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| » Muhammad ibn Maslamah
Black, tall and sturdy, Muhammad ibn Maslamah towered above his contemporaries. He was a giant among the companions of the Prophet, a giant in body...
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| » Musab ibn Umayr
Musab ibn Umayr was born and grew up in the lap of affluence and luxury. His rich parents lavished a great deal of care and attention on him. He wo...
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| » Nuaym ibn Masud
Nuaym ibn Masud was from Najd in the northern highlands of Arabia. He belonged to the powerful Ghatafan tribe...
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| » Rabiah ibn Kab
Here is the story of Rabiah told in his own words: "I was still quite young when the light of iman shone through me and my heart was opened to the ...
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| » Ramlah bint Abi 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 al...
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| » Rumaysa bint Milhan
Even before Islam was introduced to Yathrib, Rumaysa was known for her excellent character, the power of her intellect and her independent attitude...
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| » 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 ...
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| » Said ibn Zayd
Zayd the son of Amr stood away from the Quraysh crowd as they celebrated one of their festivals. Men were dressed in rich turbans of brocade and ex...
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| » Salim Mawla Abi Hudhayfah
In giving advice to his companions, the noble Prophet, peace be on him, once said: "Learn the Quran from four persons: Abdullah ibn Masud, Salim Ma...
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| » Salman al-Farsi
This is a story of a seeker of Truth, the story of Salman the Persian, gleaned, to begin with, from his own words...
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| » Suhayb ar-Rumi
About twenty years before the start of the Prophet's mission, that is about the middle of the sixth century CE, an Arab named Sinan ibn Malik gover...
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| » Suhayl ibn Amr
At the Battle of Badr, when Suhayl fell into the hands of the Muslims as a prisoner, Umar ibn al-Khattab came up to the Prophet and said...
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| » Talhah ibn Ubaydullah
Returning to Makkah in haste after a trading trip to Syria, Talhah asked his family: "Did anything happen in Makkah since we left?"
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