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Love and Loyalty to Allah Ta‘ala and His Rasul (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam)
(Sayyidah Asmaa bintu Abi Bakr [radhiyallahu ‘anhuma] – Part Seven)
As mentioned previously, the mother of Sayyidah Asmaa (radhiyallahu ‘anha), Qutailah bintu ‘Abdil ‘Uzza, had been divorced by Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) in the days of Jaahiliyyah (the pre-Islamic period). Thereafter, when Sayyidah Asmaa (radhiyallahu ‘anha) embraced Islam (at the young age of approximately fourteen), her mother still remained upon disbelief.
Years later, during the period of peace between the Muslims and the disbelievers of …
The Islam of Sayyiduna Ja’far (r.a.)
In the beginning of Islam, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) would perform salaah in secret. The reason is that if the Quraish saw him performing salaah, then they would trouble him. They worshipped idols and did not want people to worship Allah Ta‘ala.
When the time for salaah would come, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) would go out of Makkah Mukarramah, to a mountain or a valley, and he would perform his salaah there, away from people.
One day, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) …
Verify before You Amplify
“To see is to believe.” This expression, often quoted, aims to explain that if a person beholds something with his own eyes, he will readily accept it and believe it. While this is certainly accurate, we should not forget that “hearing” is also believing.
This is glaringly evident in today’s times when information is rapidly disseminated across different platforms, and people gullibly believe it, seldom pausing to ponder over whether there is any substance to the information, or whether it …
