Amr ibn al-As (ra): His Wicked Father & “Better” Brother

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Amr ibn al-As (ra): From Rafah to Egypt

From his moments of opposing the Prophet ﷺ in practically every battle of Islam, and his seeking to remove the one place of refuge for the Muslims in Abyssinia, Amr (ra) doesn’t just turn a corner and embrace Islam, but he spreads it to Egypt and many places of the world inclu ...

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The Prophet ﷺ’s Brother: Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith (ra)

He was the first cousin of the Prophet ﷺ, and his brother in that he was nursed by the same woman. He was one of the closest and most beloved people to him. When Islam came, he turned his back on the Prophet ﷺ and became a bitter enemy until the very end where after a painful ...

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