A newlywed woman who single-handedly killed seven Roman soldiers with a tent pole after they martyred her husband. Umm Ḥakīm bint al-Ḥārith (the niece of Khālid ibn al-Walīd.) 1. In Futūḥ al-Buldān by Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyā ibn Jābir al-Balādhurī (d. 279 AH), he recounts the…
🌿 The Lionesses of Yarmuk 🌿 At the Battle of Yarmuk, while 24,000 Muslim warriors fought fiercely against the Romans, it was the women, standing behind them, who not only fought with great intensity but rebuked those who tried to retreat. 📜 Hafiz ad-Dhahabi said:…
1. Ibn Qudama Hanbali and other great hanabila took part in the battle of Hattin and liberation of al quds with Sultan salah ud din. Al-Hafiz Ibn Kathir said, in his biography of the righteous shaykh Abu ‘Umar al-Maqdisi, the brother of Ibn Qudama Hanbali.…
Ibn Taymiyya wrote to a Christian king in Cyprus who was holding Muslim prisoners. He reminded him that he asked the Mongol leaders to free the Christian prisoners. And they were all set free. 1. Ibn Taymiyah said to the king in his letter: ثم…
Shaykh al Islam Ibn taymiyyah revived Syria during the Mongol Invasion. Ibn al Imad quoted ad-Dhahabi from his book Mu’jam al Shuyukh: وأحيا به الشام، بل والإسلام، بعد أن كاد ينثلم خصوصا في كائنة التتار، وهو أكبر من أن ينبّه على سيرته مثلي، فلو حلّفت…
Bilal bin Rabah, his hardships and love for Tawheed and Prophet peace be upon him. 1. Ata al Khurasani said: كنت عند سعيد بن المسيب فذكرت بلالا فقال : كان شحيحا على دينه وكان يعذب في الله ، وكان يعذب على دينه فإذا أراد المشركون…
Great scholars were fit and excelled in fighting and Archery. 1. Imam al-Shafi’i who excelled in Archery. قال عمرو بن سواد: قال لي الشافعي: كانت نهمتي في الرمي وطلب العلم، فنلت من الرمي حتى كنت أصيب من عشرة عشرة، وسكت عن العلم، فقلت: أنت والله…
The Sahabi who had long hair. Ibn al-Hanzaliya, one of the Prophet’s Companions, reported the Prophet peace be upon him as saying, : «نِعْمَ الرَّجُلُ خُرَيْمٌ الْأَسْدِيُّ لَوْلَا طُولُ جُمَّتِه وإسبال إزراه» فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ خُرَيْمًا فَأَخَذَ شَفْرَةً فَقَطَعَ بِهَا جمته إِلَى أُذُنَيْهِ وَرفع إزراه إِلَى…
Sumayyah Umm Ammar the first Martyr of Islam. Ibn Hajr al asqalani said: والدة عمار بن ياسر كانت سابعة سبعة في الاسلام عذبها أبو جهل وطعنها في قبلها فماتت فكانت أول شهيدة في الاسلام ..قال بن إسحاق في المغازي حدثني رجال من آل عمار بن…
When parenting is done well, a daughter becomes pride of women. The pride of women, Shahda bint Ahmad (484 h to 574 h), THE TEACHER OF GREATEST OF THE SCHOLARS. She is the daughter of Abu Nasr Ahmed bin Al-Faraj Al-Dinawari. Her grandfather was a…