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True Beauty vol. 2
In a day and age where society obsesses over external beauty, the quest for internal beauty is often overlooked – whereas it is one’s internal beauty that fetches value in the sight of Allah Ta‘ala.
In the quest to develop inner beauty, incidents from the lives of others treading the path of piety prove very beneficial. Studying these incidents and pondering over the lessons learnt from their lives will assist us to reflect over our own lives and inspire us to acquire the …
Enduring through Difficulty
(Sayyidah Asmaa bintu Abi Bakr [radhiyallahu ‘anhuma] – Part Four)
Sayyidah Asmaa (radhiyallahu ‘anha) was married to Sayyiduna Zubair bin ‘Awwaam (radhiyallahu ‘anhu). He was the cousin of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) and was also one of the ‘Asharah Mubash-sharah (the ten Sahaabah [radhiyallahu ‘anhum] given the glad tidings of Jannah in one gathering by Rasulullah [sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam]).
Sayyidah Asmaa (radhiyallahu ‘anha) mentioned the following, describing the life she led with Sayyiduna Zubair (radhiyallahu ‘anhu):
The First People to Accept Islam
Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) received nubuwwah (prophethood) on a Monday, and he was around forty years old at the time. After Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) was made the Nabi and prophet of Allah Ta‘ala, the first thing that the angel, Jibreel (‘alaihis salaam), taught him, was to perform wudhu and salaah.
Jibreel (‘alaihis salaam) stamped his heel on the ground, and this made a spring of water start to flow. He then made wudhu to show Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) how to …
