Alaykum as-Salam wa rahmatullah: May the blessings of the second half of Ramadan shower from heaven on us and you and all Muslims. Yes, our liegelords `Isa Ibn Maryam and Yahya b. Zakariyya b. Adi (or Awi), upon our Prophet and all of them blessings and peace, were maternal cousins,Continue Reading…
This is the tomb of Jafar-bin-Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him), the second amir appointed by the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) to lead the Muslim army in the battle of Mu’ta. Jafar (may Allah be pleased with him) was the paternal cousin ofContinue Reading…
The great Hadith expert (Hafidh), Imam Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani (Allah have mercy on Him) deals with aspects related to Sayyiduna Khadir (or as some call him, Khidar, Peace be upon him) in his monumental commentary of Sahih al-Bukhari, ‘Fath al-Bari’ in quite length. The following is the summary from hisContinue Reading…
