Maulana Wahiduddin Khan | Speaking Tree Website | May 30, 2016
Umar Faruq, the second caliph of Islam, was a man of great wisdom. One of his traits is reported in these words: Kana yatallamu min…
The Quran, according to Muslim belief, is a book of revelations from God. Today, it exists in the form of a book, but all the 114 chapters of the Quran were not revealed at one time. They were sent…
Dhiba Ibn Mahsan, a follower of the companions, says that he once said to Umer that he was a better man than Abu Bakr. On hearing this, Umer started weeping. “By God,” he said, “one night and one day…
Zayd Ibn Sana, a Jewish scholar of Medina who later accepted Islam, says that when he saw the Prophet, he found on his face all the signs of prophethood but one, and that was the unshakable…
The Prophet Muhammad used to confer with his Companions over every matter that arose. He would call them together and, after explaining the situation, ask them for their opinion. Though he appeared…
The first four Caliphs after the Prophet are known as the ‘Rightly Guided Caliphs’. They were successors of the Prophet in the real sense of the word. They were all senior Companions of the Prophet.…