Did you know son of blood thirsty Hulagu (Halaku) Khan accepted Islam and was martyred. His name is Sultan ash-Shaheed Ahmed Tekuder bin Hulagu (Halaku) Khan (d 683 h). When he became Sultan in 681 h and accepted Islam openly, and named himself Ahmed. He…
When a student of hadith narrated a hadith on smiling in front of Nur ud din Zangi while Damietta (Egypt) was besieged by crusaders. Ibn Kathir said: وقد كان الملك نور الدين شديد الاهتمام قوي الاغتمام بذلك، حتى قرأ عليه بعض طلبة الحديث جزءا…
When a Christian priest claimed he saw Jesus in his dream who promised him to conquer Damascus. Crusaders i.e. Franks and Germans vs Noor ud din Zangi from Aleppo, Saif ud din Ghazi of Mosul and Muslim army of Damascus. Ibn Kathir said: وفيها: حاصرت…
Noor Ad-Deen Zangi who had a dream to take Bayt al Maqdas back from Crusaders. 1. Ibn Al-Atheer may Allaah have mercy upon him wrote, “I have read the biographies of the Muslim commanders and I have not found any of them, after the rightly-guided…
Nikephoros, bloodthirsty King VS Ibn Hazm. Nikephoros not only took the lives of numerous Muslims but also wrote poetic verses againstbIslam and dehumanized Muslim women and girls by comparing them to animals, asserting they were soft and beautiful and therefore permissible for him. Additionally, he…
Contents: 1. Abu Sufyan on the day of Yarmuk. 2. General George met Khalid bin Al Waleed at battle of Yarmuk, asked him questions, accepted Islam, prayed only prayer of his life behind Khalid and was martyred. 3. Muslims prayed Zuhr and Asr by doing…
Why Imam at-Tahawi left Shafiee Madhab and accepted Hanafi Madhab. Ibn Kathir said: at-Tahawi left Shafiee madhab because his uncle, al Muzni (student of Imam ash-Shafiee) said to him in anger: والله لا يجيء منك شيء. By Allah, Nothing will come from you. At-Tahawi became…
Appearance of Ibn Taymiyyah. Shaykh Abdul Fattah Abu Ghuddah quoted from Syrian historian Ibn al Wardi AH 691- AH 749: Apart from few hair on his head and beard all of his hair were black, his hair reached the lobes of his ears. He had…
A woman forgave her husband just because of his over protectiveness. Ibn Kathir quoted from al Muntazim Ibn Jawzi: أن امرأة تقدمت إلى قاضي الري، فادعت على زوجها بصداقها خمسمائة دينار، فأنكره، فجاءت ببينه تشهد لها به، فقالوا: نريد أن تسفر لنا عن وجهها حتى…
When Ibn Qadhi Jabal (Student of Ibn Taymiyyah) silenced Taj al Subki with his good manners on his foul mouth. Ibn Tulun mentioned: Ibn Qadi al-Jabal had a strong relationship with Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya and Muhammad ibn Abd al-Hadi al-Maqdisi, and he used to discuss…