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UMMIL MU’MINEEN
‘Jibreel [Peace be upon Him] came with my portrait wrapped in green silk in the
dream of The Prophet and said “This is your wife in this world and in the next
world”’1
Her Virtues
The finest example for women in terms of great authority, knowledge, devoutness,
wisdom, sincerity, and above all, love for The Prophet of Allah [Peace and blessings
of Allah be upon Him], is undoubtedly the Mother of the Believers, Sayyeda Aa’isha
[May Allah be pleased with her]. She is proof that women can excel men in all fields
and her life answers the criticism of Islam’s regard for women. Her knowledge of
Prophetic traditions was exquisite and vast of it was attained at a young age.
Along with her exceptional beauty and memory, she was from the house of Abu Bakr
as-Siddique2 [May Allah be pleased with him], so she was inevitably overflowing with
piety and morality. She was very generous and gave whatever she could to the
needy. She was tender hearted and tears would easily flow from her eyes. Whenever
she received as much as 100,000 Dirham as gift, she would always spend it in the
path of Allah Ta’ala and give it away to the poor. She was so generous and loved
giving to charity, that she even sold her house and gave the entire money received as
Sadqah. She was modest and pure and one of the most exalted personalities of her
time.
She accepted Islam with her sister Asmaa [May Allah be pleased with her] and they
are both from the first generation Muslims. There are many Ayah3 of the Holy Qur’an
1
Jami’ Tirmidhi, narrated by Aa’isha [May Allah be pleased with her].
2
Abu Bakr as-Siddique is an exceptional character in Islam’s history. According to the beliefs of the Ahlus
Sunnah (followers of Sunnah), He is the best human after all the Prophets, simply because of His overwhelming
love and closeness to The Master of both worlds, Muhammad [Peace and blessings from be upon Him]. He was
the companion of The Prophet [Peace and blessings from be upon Him] during the migration to Madinah al-
Munawwarah and sacrificed his entire life for the Holy Prophet [Peace and blessings from be upon Him]. He
was the first Caliph of Islam and one of the ’Ashara Mubashara, the ten companions who were given the good
news of heaven. He is buried in Madinah al-Munawwarah next to His beloved. May Allah Ta’ala grant Him
peace and have mercy on His family.
3
Verses of the Holy Qur’an
AL ARBA’EE
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1
Siwaak or Miswaak is the usage of a small stick from a bitter plant for cleansing the teeth. It should be one
span in length and thin like the baby finger.
2
Sunnah is also the word used to denote an act of our beloved Prophet [Peace and blessings of Allah be upon
Him].
3
Imam Tabrani (Awsat). This Hadith is also narrated by Aa’isha [May Allah be pleased with her].
4
Salaah, or prayer, is the second pillar of Islam.
5
Bazzar and Ibn Maajah, narrated by Ali [May Allah be pleased with him].
6
Abu Nu’aym, narrated by Abdullah ibn Abbas [May Allah be pleased with him].
Hadith number 21
Avoiding arguments
The Mother of the Believers Aa’isha [May Allah be pleased with her] narrated
that the Holy Prophet of Allah [Peace and blessings of Allah be upon Him]
said: “The most disliked of men to Allah Ta’ala are the quarrelsome among
them.”
(Bukhari, Muslim, Tirmidhi, !esa’i)
***
1
Tirmidhi, narrated by Abu Hurairah [May Allah be pleased with him]
Hadith number 23
Humility in prayer
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The performing of the prayer is the nearest a worshipper becomes to Allah Ta'ala and
we should have full concentration while praying as we our standing before our Creator
and He is attentive to us. If we fall short in this, The Holy Prophet [Peace and
blessings of Allah be upon Him] warned; “Allah does not stop to look the slave in
prayer, as long as
1
Shaytan is the Arabic term used for ‘devil’, however ‘the Shaytan’, in the definite form, refers to the arch-
devil Iblees.
2
Humility, complete awareness of Allah Ta’ala and focused in prayer.
3
Surah al-Mu’minoon, verses 1 & 2 (23:1-2)
GLOSSARY
Ahlul Bait – The people of the household of the Holy Prophet [Peace and blessings of
Allah be upon Him]
Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaa’ah – The saved sect from the 73 sects which the Ummah
shall split into
Ahmedi – See Qadyani
‘Amal – actions, deeds which determine our hereafter
Amr bil Ma’roof – enjoining the good
Arba’een – a term used for a compilation of forty traditions
Ar-Rahmaan – The Merciful, one of the exalted and beautiful names from the 99
Names of Allah
As’hab al-Kisa’ – The four perfect women; Aasiyah who was the wife of Fir’awn,
Maryam who was the mother of ‘Isa, Khadija who was the first wife of The Holy
Prophet [Peace and blessings of Allah be upon Him] and the first Muslim, and
Fatimah who was the favourite daughter of the Holy Prophet [Peace and blessings of
Allah be upon Him]
As’hab as-Suffa – the companions of the Holy Prophet [Peace and blessings of Allah
be upon Him] who used to stay in the Masjid an-Nabawi
Auliya – (sing. Wali) the pious servants and friends of Allah Ta'ala
Ayah – verses of the Holy Qur’an
Basheer – a name of the Holy Prophet [Peace and blessings of Allah be upon Him]
meaning the Bearer of Glad Tidings
Bayt as-Sakha – A name of one of the houses of Paradise, meaning House of The
Generous
Bid’ah – an innovation which was not present during the time of The Holy Prophet
[Peace and blessings of Allah be upon Him]
Bid’ah Hasanah – an innovation which does not contravene the Holy Qur’an and
Prophetic Sunnah
Bid’ah Muharramah – a prohibited innovation
Bid’ah Makroohah – a disliked innovation
Bid’ah Mandoobah – a recommended innovation
Bid’ah Mubaahah – a permissible innovation
Bid’ah Sayyi’ah – an innovation which is against the Holy Qur’an and Prophetic
Sunnah
PRIMARY SOURCES
The following is a list of the collections from which the Hadith used in this work
originate from.
al-Ba’labakki, Dr Roohi
Al-Mawrid, Darul ‘Ilm Lil Malaayin Beirut, 2002
Dhorat, Khalid
How well do you know the Sahaba?, Idara Isha’at-e-Dinyat, 2005
Hamid, AbdulWahid
Companions of The Prophet, Muslim Education & Literacy Services (UK), 1998
Khan, Wahiduddin
An Islamic Treasury of Virtues, Goodword Books, 2003
adwi, Abdus-Salam
Siyar as-Sahaba, English Translation, Darul Ishaat, 2000