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Abu Ayyub Al Ansari: The walls of Constantinople
Saturday, September 10 @ 20:56:41 EDT by ayman (7425 reads) |  The last campaign Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) took part in was the one prepared by Mu'awiyah and led by his son Yazid against Constantinople. Abu Ayyub at that time was a very old man, almost eighty years old. But that did not prevent him from joining the army and crossing the seas as a graze in the path of God. After only a short time engaged in the battle, Abu Ayyub fell ill and had to withdraw from fighting. Yazid came to him and asked..
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Khalid Bin Al-Waleed: Breaking the general's arrogance
Wednesday, June 22 @ 15:27:53 EDT by ayman (9258 reads) | When Khalid bin Waleed (may Allah be pleased with him) reached Yarmook with his army to fight the Romans, he addressed them saying:
"Oh mujahideen! This is a memorable day. It is the day on which our faith will be tested and tried. Today we should avoid every kind of arrogance, pride and not contend for individual glory or egoistic bragging..
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Talhah ibn Ubaydilla: "I, O Messenger of Allah"
Sunday, May 15 @ 19:29:16 EDT by Ayman (5950 reads) | At the Battle of Uhud, when the Muslims fell into disarray at the beginning of hostilities the Prophet became dangerously exposed. There were about eleven men of the Ansar at his side and one Muhajir - Talhah ibn Ubaydilla.
The Prophet clambered up the mountain hotly pursued by some mushrikin (non-believers). The Prophet, peace be on him, shouted:
"The one who repulses these people from us will be my companion in Paradise."
"I, O Messenger of Allah," shouted Talhah..
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Jaafar Ibn Abi Taleb: "How wonderful is Paradise as it draws near!..."
Sunday, March 20 @ 18:44:02 EST by Ayman (5866 reads) | When the Muslim army reached Mu'tah, a small village situated among hills in Jordan, they discovered that the Byzantines had amassed a hundred thousand men backed up by a massive number of Christian Arabs from the tribes of Lakhm, Judhaam, Qudaah and others. The Muslim army only numbered thirty thousand...
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Abdullah Ibn Mas'ood: I shall recite it for them
Sunday, March 06 @ 20:03:54 EST by Ayman (4699 reads) | The companions of the Prophet were together one day in Makkah. They were still few in number. weak and oppressed. They said, "The Quraysh have not yet heard the Quran being recited openly and loudly. Who is the man who could recite it for them?'
"I shall recite it for them," volunteered Abdullah ibn Masud . "We are afraid for you," they said...
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Al-Baraa Ibn Malik: ''...There is only Allah, then Paradise.''
Thursday, March 03 @ 13:36:31 EST by marsheee (5696 reads) | This particular story begins only hours after the death of the noble Prophet when many Arabian tribes took to leaving the religion of Allah in large numbers, just as they had entered it in large numbers. Within a short space of time only the people of Makkah, Madinah and Ta'if and scattered communities here and there, whose commitment to Islam was unwavering, remained within the religion.
Abu Bakr as-Seddeeq, the successor to the Prophet, stood firm against this blind and destructive movement. From the Muhajireen and Ansar, he mobilized 11 armies each under a separate commander and dispatched them to various parts of the Arabian peninsula. Their purpose was to make the apostates return to the path of guidance and truth and to confront the leaders of the rebellion.
The strongest group of apostates and the greatest in number were the Banu Hanifah among whom Musaylamah the Imposter arose, claiming that he was a prophet. Musaylamah managed to mobilize forty thousand of the best fighters among his people. Most of these however followed
him for the sake of 'asabeyyah (or tribal loyalty) and not because they believed in him. One of them in fact said, "I testify that Musaylamah is an imposter and that Muhammad is true but the imposter of Rabi'ah (Musaylamah) is dearer to us than the true man of Mudar (Muhammad)."
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Dhiraar bin Al Azwar: The Naked Champion
Friday, February 25 @ 17:34:42 EST by marsheee (6508 reads) | It was during the Battle of Ajnadein, that took place North of the Dead Sea, between the Muslims and the Romans.
Khalid bin Al Waleed was appointed commander of the Muslim army. The Roman army was under the command of a man named Wardan.
Although the strength of the Muslim army, of about 32,000 men, was the largest Muslim force yet assembled for battle, the Roman army was almost three times its size..
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Nasibah bint Ka'b: Woman Warrior of Islam
Monday, February 21 @ 15:27:43 EST by marsheee (7403 reads) | One of the most distinguished women who took part in the battle of Uhud, if not the most distinguished of them, was Nasibah bint Ka'b al-Maziniyyah, Umm 'Umarah (May Allah be pleased with her). At the beginning of the battle, she was bringing water and tending the wounded, as the other women were doing. When the battle was going in the favor of the Muslims, the archers disobeyed the command of the Prophet (saw), and this turned the victory into defeat, as the Qur'an described it:
"Behold! You were climbing up the high ground, without even casting a side glance at anyone, and the Messenger in your rear was calling you back.." (3:153)
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Ali Bin Abi Taalib: Ali and the GIANT!
Sunday, February 20 @ 17:32:18 EST by marsheee (8470 reads) | One of the most remarkable duels in history took place during the Battle of the Ditch between Ali bin Abi Taalib and Amr bin Abdu Wud. Amr (We shall call him the Giant!) was a huge man of a tremendous height and bulk, and while on his feet would tower above his fellow men. Sitting on his great horse, he looked positively unreal. Big, strong and fearless, he had a fierce countenance--an aspect which thrilled his comrades and dismayed his enemies..
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Abu Bakr Al Seddeeq: Muslims can never be defeated because of small numbers
Saturday, February 12 @ 04:35:29 EST by Ayman (3141 reads) | The need for military operations against Byzantium began to be felt in the life-time of the Holy Prophet. So Abu Bakr was bound to do something about this danger. In the year 13 A.H., he prepared a big army and divided it into four battalions. Each battalion was put under a separate commander. Each of them was to strike at a different point on the Syrian border. Abu Obaida bin Jarrah was to march on Hims, Amr bin al-Aas on Palestine, Yazid bin Abi Sufyan on Damascus and Shurjil bin Hasna on Jordan.
These battalions were to strike at the enemy at once and the same time. The aim was to keep the enemy from hitting with full force on anyone of the battalions..
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| Old Stories | | Thursday, January 20 | | · | Power of Belief |
| Wednesday, December 08 | | · | Patience and Steadfastness |
| Sunday, June 20 | | · | A Sword Amongst the Swords of Allah |
| Monday, June 07 | | · | Meet the Lion with the Red Band |
| Tuesday, May 04 | | · | Strengthened With A Spirit From Allah |
| Friday, April 30 | | · | The Living Martyr |
| Friday, April 16 | | · | An Eye Now or an Eye in Heaven? |
| Monday, March 29 | | · | Total Bravery |
| Tuesday, March 23 | | · | His love of Jihad |
| Tuesday, February 10 | | · | Bravery at the Battle of Uhud |
| Monday, January 12 | | · | I'll do it again |
| · | Blind, and insisting on going to war |
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