2-5: Yarmouk And Qadisiyyah

The Assassination of Caliph Walid II serves as the violent climax to an era of mounting tension, marking the definitive start of the Third Fitna civil war. This episode explores the roots of this collapse, beginning with the Early History and Passive Protest of Sufism, where figu ...  Show more

Host Majid and guest Muttaqi Ismail discuss recent US enforcement actions—ICE and Border Patrol raids, the killing in Minneapolis, and community reactions—placing these events in the context of immigrant communities, politics, and public protest. They also cover how social media, ...  Show more

Name The Surah takes its name from the alphabetic letter Suad with which it begins. Period of Revelation As will be explained below, according to some traditions this Surah was sent down in the period when the Holy Prophet had started calling the people openly to Islam in Ma ...  Show more

دعاء أبي حمزة الثمالي في المصباح عَن أبي حمزة الثمالي (رضوان الله تعالى عليه) قال: كانَ زينُ العابدين (عليه السلام) يصلّي عامّة اللَّيل في شَهر رَمَضان، فاذا كانَ في السحر دعا بهذا الدُّعاء أبو حمزة الثمالي ثابت بن أبي صفية بن دينار الكوفي وكنيته ولقبه المشهور به هو أبو حمزة الثم ...  Show more

Abu Bakr_ Second to None in the Pursuit of God Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (ra) was the ultimate “first”: quick to believe, quick to do good, never hesitant to follow the Prophet ï·º, and had a natural instinct toward good. In Episode 9 of The Firsts, Sh. Omar Suleiman describes the noble ...  Show more

Name The Surah takes its name Ar-Rum from the second verse in which the words ghulibat-ir-Rum have occurred. Period of Revelation The period of the revelation of this Surah is determined absolutely by the historical event that has been mentioned at the outset. It says: "The ...  Show more