Asr-i Saadath : Age of peace, prosperity and happiness
Asr means era and saadath means happiness. This phrase is a term of Islamic history, used to describe the period of Prophet Muhammad (saw). After him, there were many different periods in Islamic history like the periods of Umayyads, Abbasids, Fatimids, Seljuks and Ottomans. Before any of these eras, it was the time and age […]
Trip to Taif : Saddest day in the life of Rasulullah(saw)
In the year Prophet Muhammad’s(saw) beloved companion Khadije(r.a) and Abu Taleb(r.a) passed away, which is also called “the year of sorrow”, he made a trip to the city of Taif with the hopes of inviting the city’s population to Islam. This was at a time when the Mecca’s population’s arrogant objection to his divine call […]
Thawr Cave : a story of a shelter from the pages of history of Islam
Thawr Cave has a special place in the history of Islam. It is the cave which Prophet Muhammed(saw) used as a hide out with his friend Abu Bakr(r.a) for three days just before the Hijrat(migration) Thawr cave is located 5 miles south of Mecca and the mountain Thawr has many hill and caves. Prophet(saw) and […]
Fuqahay-i Seba:Seven Faqih of Madina
Seven faqih who lived in Madina. They are from tabiun. Faqih is a scholar who is an expert in Islamic jurisprudence. Some children of the sahaba and tabiun moves to rural areas and kept a low profile during the reign of Umayyad Dynasty, since some of the sahaba disdained the authority of the Umayyad Dynasty. […]
Sources in studying history of Islam
When we look at all the works released under the label of “History of Islam” we’ll notice that scholars in this field have studies six different categories: 1) History of prophet and nations before Islam 2) Studies of sirat and maghazee. Sirat means life style and total sum of behavioral characteristics of one […]