Ibraaheem ibn Bashaar narrated this story: "While I was walking towards Kufah with Ibraaheem ibn Adham, he stopped beside a grave and invoked Allah to have mercy on its dweller. "Whose grave is this?' I asked. 'It is the grave of Ḥumaid ibn Jaabir,' said Ibraa.

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When Bilaal (may Allah be pleased with him) owner, Umayyah ibn Khalaf, found out about Bilaal (may Allah be pleased with him) entry into the fold of Islam, he threatened him, and when that didn't work, he offered him incentives to abandon his faith. But Bilaal (may Allah be pleased with him) remaine.

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Allah said in Soorah Yunus: “Was there any town that believed [after seeing the punishment] and its faith [at the time] saved it [from the punishment], except the people of Yunus (Jonah). When they believed, We removed from them the torment of disgrace in the life of this world, and permitted the.

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It is related that a group of people were once seated in the company of Al-Ḥasan Al-Baṣree (may Allah have mercy on him), when some men passed by, dragging along with them a body of a dead man. When Al-Ḥasan saw the dead man, a glint of instant recognition could be discerned in his eyes, and h.

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These nations were destroyed before the time of Moosa (peace be upon him). This can be clearly seen in the verse: “And We gave Moosa the Book after We had destroyed the former generations.” (Qur’an 28:43) Ibn Jareer and Ibn Abi Hâtim reported that Abu Sa’eed al-Kudri said: “Allah did.

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Growing up in a supposedly Christian, but in fact non-religious family, I never heard the name of God being uttered, I never saw anyone pray and I learned early on that the only reason for doing things was to benefit yourself. We celebrated Christmas, Easter, Mid-summer and All Saints Day and even t.

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