Sunday, September 26, 2010

Greatest Muslims of All Times

Five Greatest Persons in All Human History

1Habib u'l A'zam, Imam u'l Anbiya Sayyidina Muhammad ibn 'Abdillah,Sallallahu 'alayhi wa Sallam. (53 B.H-11 A.H; 571-632 C.E)

Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, the leader of all the Prophets and the final Prophet sent by Allah for the whole of humanity till the end of time. He is referred to as Habibullah, the most beloved of Allah. His father's name was 'Abdullah ibn 'AbdulMuttalib and his mother's name was Amina bint Wahb az-Zuhriyya.

2. Sayyidina Nabi Ibrahim, 'alayhissalam.

Prophet Abraham, peace be upon him. He is referred to as Khalilullah, the friend of Allah.

3. Sayyidina Nabi Musa 'Alayhissalam.

Prophet Moses, peace be upon him. He is referred to as Kalimullah, the one who talked with Allah.

4. Sayyidina Nabi 'Isa ibn Maryam, 'alayhissalam.

Prophet Jesus, peace be upon him, son of the blessed Virgin Mary, peace be upon her. He is referred to as Ruhullah, the Spirit of Allah.

5. Sayyidina Nabi Nuh 'alayhissalam.

Prophet Noah, peace be upon him. He is referred to as Najiyullah, the Confidant of Allah.
Appreciative Explanation
1. These five greatest Messengers and Prophets sent by Allah, peace be upon them, are the greatest persons in all human history till the end of time. In the Holy Qur'an, they are referred to as Ulul 'Azm, Possessors of strong will and perseverance. (33:7) (46:35)

The Rightly Guided Successors of Prophet Muhammad (Khulafa ar-Rashidin, Rady Allahu 'Anhum)

(These are the greatest companions of the noble Prophet Sayyidina Muhammad, peace be upon him, who succeeded him as Amir u'l Mu'minin, leaders of Muslims).

1. Sayyidina Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (51 B.H-13 A.H; 573-634 C.E)
2. Sayyidina 'Umar al-Faruq (40 B.H-23 A.H; 584-644 C.E)
3. Sayyidina 'Uthman Dhun-Nurayn (47 B.H-35 A.H; 577-656 C.E)
4. Sayyidina 'Ali al-Murtada (23 B.H-40 A.H; 600-661 C.E)
may Allah be pleased with them all.

The Family of Prophet Muhammad under his mantle (Ahl al-Kisa, Rady Allahu 'Anhum)

(These are the "Five Pure Souls", purified by Allah)

1. The Beloved Holy Prophet Sayyidina Muhammad ibn 'Abdillah, Nurin min Nurillah, may Allah's blessings and peace be upon him (53 B.H-11 A.H; 571-632 C.E)

2. Sayyidina 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him (23 B.H-40 A.H; 600-661 C.E)
(the son-in-law and cousin of Prophet Muhammad)

3. Sayyidatina Fatima az-Zahra, may Allah be pleased with her (18 B.H-11 A.H)
(the daughter of Prophet Muhammad)

4. Imam Hasan ibn 'Ali, may Allah be pleased with him (3-50 A.H)
(the grandson of Prophet Muhammad)

5. Sayyid u'sh shuhadaa Imam Husayn ibn 'Ali, may Allah be pleased with him (4-61 A.H).
(the grandson of Prophet Muhammad)

Mothers of Faithful Believers (Ummahaatu'l Mu'minin)

(The Blessed Wives of the Beloved Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him)

1. Sayyidatina Khadija bint Khuwaylid (68 B.H-3 B.H; 556-619 C.E)

2. Sayyidatina 'Aisha Siddiqah bint Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (9 B.H-58 A.H; 613-678 C.E)

3. Sayyidatina Sawda bint Zam'a (passed away 54 A.H/673 C.E)

4. Sayyidatina Hafsa bint 'Umar al-Faruq (passed away 45 A.H/665 C.E)

5. Sayyidatina Umm Salama, Hind bint Abi Umayya al-Makhzumiyya (passed away 62 A.H/681 C.E)

6. Sayyidatina Juwayriya bint al-Harith (passed away 56 A.H/675 C.E)

7. Sayyidatina Zaynab bint Jahsh al-Asadiya (passed away 20 A.H/641 C.E)

8. Sayyidatina Zaynab bint Khuzayma al-Hilaliyya (passed away 4 A.H/625 C.E)
(she was called the "mother of the poor")

9. Sayyidatina Umm Habiba, Ramla bint Abi Sufyan (passed away 44 A.H/664 C.E)

10. Sayyidatina Safiyya bint Huyayy (passed away 50 A.H/670 C.E or 52 A.H/672 C.E)

11. Sayyidatina Maymuna bint al-Harith al-Hilaliyya (passed away 61 A.H/680 C.E),

may Allah be pleased with them all.

The Daughters of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him

1. Sayyidatina Fatima (18 B.H-11 A.H)

2. Sayyidatina Zaynab (23 B.H-8 A.H)

3. Sayyidatina Ruqayya (20 B.H-2 A.H)

4. Sayyidatina Umm Kulthum (19 B.H-9 A.H),

may Allah be pleased with them all.

The Ten Blessed Companions of Prophet Muhammad(Asharatul Mubash-sharah)

(the ten companions who were promised Paradise by the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him)

1. Sayyidina Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (51 B.H-13 A.H; 573-634 C.E)

2. Sayyidina 'Umar al-Faruq (40 B.H-23 A.H; 584-644 C.E)

3. Sayyidina 'Uthman Dhun-Nurayn (47 B.H- 35 A.H; 577-656 C.E)

4. Sayyidina 'Ali al-Murtada (23 B.H- 40 A.H; 600-661 C.E)

5. Sayyidina Talha ibn 'Ubaydillah (28 B.H-36 A.H; 596-656 C.E)

6. Sayyidina Zubayr ibn al-'Awwaam (28 B.H-36 A.H; 596-656 C.E)

7. Sayyidina 'AbdurRahman ibn 'Awf (passed away 31 A.H/654 C.E)

8. Sayyidina Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (23 B.H-55 A.H; 600-675 C.E)

9. Sayyidina Sa'id ibn Zayd (passed away 51 A.H)

10. Sayyidina Abu 'Ubayda, 'Aamir ibn 'Abdillah ibn al-Jarrah,

may Allah be pleased with them all.


The First To Accept Islam (As-Saabiqun al-Awwalun)
As-Saabiqun al-Awwalun are the first and the foremost sahaba (companions) who believed in the message of Islam brought by Prophet Muhammad, those who made the first hijra (migration) to al-Habash (Abyssinia, now Ethiopia), those among the Ansar (Helpers from Madina) who pledged their loyalty to Prophet Muhammad at 'Aqaba, the first and the second time, and those who migrated to Madina prior to Prophet Muhammad, may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him.
As-Saabiqul al-Awwalun are mentioned in the Holy Qur'an in verse (9:100) Some of the well-known companions who were the first to accept Islam and follow Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, are:

1. Sayyidatina Khadija bint Khuwaylid
2. Sayyidina 'Ali ibn Abi Talib
3. Sayyidina Abu Bakr as-Siddiq
4. Sayyidina Zayd ibn Harithah
5. Sayyidina 'Uthman ibn 'Affan
6. Sayyidina Zubayr ibn al-'Awwaam
7. Sayyidina 'AbdurRahman ibn 'Awf
8. Sayyidina Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas
9. Sayyidina Talha ibn 'Ubaydillah
10. Sayyidina Abu 'Ubayda, 'Aamir ibn 'Abdillah ibn al-Jarrah
11. Sayyidina Sa'id ibn Zayd
12. Sayyidatina Fatima bint al-Khattab
(she was the wife of Sayyidina Sa'id ibn Zayd mentioned above and the sister of Sayyidina 'Umar al-Faruq)
13. Sayyidina al-Arqam ibn Abu'l Arqam
14. Sayyidina 'Uthman ibn Maz'un
15. Sayyidatina Khawlah, the wife of Sayyidina 'Uthman ibn Maz'un
16. Sayyidina Bilal ibn Rabah
17. Sayyidina Abu Dharr al-Ghifari
18. Sayyidina 'Amir ibn Fuhayrah
19. Sayyidina 'Ammar ibn Yasir
20. Sayyidatina Sumayya bint Khubbat, mother of Sayyidina 'Ammar ibn Yasir
21. Sayyidina Suhayb ibn Sinan ar-Rumi
22. Sayyidina Miqdad ibn 'Amr (also known as Sayyidina Miqdad al-Aswad)
23. Sayyidina Mus'ab ibn 'Umayr
24. Sayyidina Ja'far ibn Abi Talib
25. Sayyidatina Asma' bint 'Umays ibn an-Nu'man
(wife of Sayyidina Ja'far ibn Abi Talib mentioned above)
26. Sayyidatina Umm al-Fadl, Lubaba bint al-Harith
(the aunt of the Holy Prophet Muhammad and the wife of his uncle Sayyidina 'Abbas ibn 'Abdul Muttalib)
27. Sayyidatina Safiyya
(the aunt of the Holy Prophet Muhammad and the mother of Sayyidina Zubayr ibn al-'Awwaam)
28. Sayyidatina Umm Ruman, wife of Sayyidina Abu Bakr as-Siddiq
29. Sayyidatina Asma' bint Abu Bakr as-Siddiq
30. Sayyidatina Umm Ayman, who married Sayyidina Zayd ibn Harithah
31. Sayyidina Khabbab ibn al-Aratt
32. Sayyidina 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud
33. Sayyidina 'Abdullah ibn Jahsh ibn Ri'ab
34. Sayyidina Abu Hudhayfa ibn 'Utba
35. Sayyidina Hamza ibn 'Abdul Muttalib
36. Sayyidina 'Umar ibn al-Khattab,

may Allah be pleased with them all.

Appreciative Explanation

1. The above list is partial rather than comprehensive. It includes the names of only the more well-known companions of the beloved Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, who were the first to accept Islam.
2. An attempt has been made to sequence these in the order in which they accepted Islam, based on Hadith sources though no such sequence can claim complete accuracy.

The Companions Who Made the Hijra (Migration) to al-Habash (Ethiopia)

Those who accepted Islam were persecuted by the polytheists of Makkah. To escape this persecution, the beloved Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, advised the Muslims to migrate to al-Habash (Abyssinia, which is now called Ethiopia). This migration took place in the fifth year of the mission of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. They were given asylum there by the great and pious King of al-Habash named King As-hamah Najjaashi (the Negus). Some of the more well-known of these migrants were:

1. Sayyidina 'Uthman ibn 'Affan

2. Sayyidatina Ruqayya bint Rasulillah
(wife of Sayyidina 'Uthman ibn 'Affan)
3. Sayyidina Ja'far ibn Abi Talib
(He was the spokesperson before King As-hamah Najjaashi)
4. Sayyidatina Asma bint 'Umays
(wife of Sayyidina Ja'far ibn Abi Talib)
5. Sayyidina Zubayr ibn al-'Awwaam
6. Sayyidina 'AbdurRahman ibn 'Awf
7. Sayyidina Abu 'Ubayda, 'Aamir ibn 'Abdillah ibn al-Jarrah
8. Sayyidina 'Uthman ibn Maz'un
9. Sayyidina Mus'ab ibn 'Umayr
10. Sayyidina 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud
11. Sayyidina 'Abdullah ibn Jahsh
12. Sayyidina Miqdad ibn 'Amr,
13. Sayyidina as-Sakraan ibn 'Amr
14. Sayyidatina Sawda bint Zam'a
(wife of Sayyidina as-Sakraan ibn 'Amr mentioned above. The beloved Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, married her when she was widowed)
15. Sayyidina Abu Salama, 'Abdullah ibn 'Abdul Asad
16. Sayyidatina Umm Salama, Hind bint Abi Umayya
(wife of Sayyidina Abu Salama mentioned above. The beloved Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, married her when she was widowed)
17. Sayyidatina Umm Habiba, Ramla bint Abi Sufyan (She had gone with her husband 'Ubaydullah ibn Jahsh. The Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, married her when she was widowed),

may Allah be pleased with them all.

The Ansar (Helpers) of Madina Who First Pledged Allegiance
To The Holy Prophet Muhammad at Aqaba

These Ansar (Helpers) from Madina accepted Islam and pledged loyalty (gave their bay'a) at the hands of the beloved Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, at Aqaba on the outskirts of Makkah in the year 2 B.H/620 C.E. A year earlier, the first five of them together with Sayyidina Jabir ibn 'Abdillah al-Khazraji had accepted Islam at Aqaba and pledged their loyalty at the hands of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him.

1. Sayyidina Abu Umamah, As'ad ibn Zuraara al-Khazraji

2. Sayyidina 'Awf ibn al-Harith al-Khazraji
3. Sayyidina Raafi' ibn Maalik al-Khazraji
4. Sayyidina Qutba ibn 'Aamir al-Khazraji
5. Sayyidina 'Uqba ibn 'Aamir ibn Naabi al-Khazraji
6. Sayyidina Mu'adh ibn al-Harith al-Khazraji
7. Sayyidina Dhakwaan ibn 'Abdu Qays al-Khazraji
8. Sayyidina 'Ubada ibn as-Saamit al-Khazraji
9. Sayyidina Abu 'AbdurRahman, Yazid ibn Tha'laba al-Khazraji
10. Sayyidina al-'Abbas bin 'Ubada ibn Nadlah al-Khazraji
11. Sayyidina Abu'l Haytham, Maalik ibn al-Tayyihaan al-Awsi
12. Sayyidina 'Uwaym ibn Saa'ida al-Awsi,

may Allah be pleased with them all.

The twelve leaders from Madina who pledged allegiance
to Prophet Muhammad at Aqaba the second time

73 men and 2 women of Madina pledged allegiance to the beloved Holy Prophet Muhammad, Sallallahu 'alayhi wa Sallam at Aqaba on the outskirts of Madina in the year 1 B.H/621 C.E. Their leaders were:

1. Sayyidina Abu Umamah, As'ad ibn Zuraara al-Khazraji

2. Sayyidina Sa'd ibn Rabi' al-Khazraji
3. Sayyidina 'Abdullah bin Rawaha al-Khazraji
4. Sayyidina Raafi' ibn Maalik al-Khazraji
5. Sayyidina al-Baraa' ibn Ma'rur al-Khazraji
6. Sayyidina 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr al-Khazraji
7. Sayyidina 'Ubada ibn as-Saamit al-Khazraji
8. Sayyidina Sa'd ibn 'Ubada al-Khazraji
9. Sayyidina al-Mundhir ibn 'Amr al-Khazraji
10. Sayyidina Usayd ibn Hudayr al-Awsi
11. Sayyidina Sa'd ibn Khaythama al-Awsi
12. Sayyidina Rifa'a ibn 'Abdu'l Mundhir al-Awsi,

may Allah be pleased with them all.


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