Story of The Tortures of Khabbab ibn al-Aratt Khabbab (raiyallahu anhu) is also one of those fortunate persons who offered themselves for sacrifice and suffering for the cause of Allah ta’ala. He was the sixth or seventh person to embrace Islam and, therefore, he suffered long. He was made to put on steel armour and […]

Abu Dharr Al-Ghifari Embraces Islam :  Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (radiyallahu anhu) is famous among the sahabah for his piety and knowledge. Ali (radiyallahu anhu) used to say: “Abu Dharr possesses such knowledge as other people are unable to learn.”       When he first got news of Rasulullah’s nabuwwah, he sent his brother to Makkah […]

Story of Hazrrat Bilal And His Sufferings Bilal And His Sufferings: Bilal (radiyallahu anhu) is well known as the sahabi who was responsible for calling “adhan” in the masjid of the Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam). He was an Ethiopian slave of a nonbeliever in Makkah. His acceptance of Islam was, naturally, not liked by his […]

   In 6 hijri, Rasulullah (sallallahu Alaihi wasallam) along with his sahabah left for Makkah to perform the “Umra” journey to Makkah. The Quraysh heard of the news and decided to stop his entry into Makkah even as a pilgrim, and so he had to camp at Hudaybiyah.The devoted sahabah, 1400 in number, however, wanted […]