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Said Ibn Zayd
AbdulWahid Hamid
eBook: Companions of The Prophet
Zayd the son of Amr stood away from the Quraysh crowd as they celebrated one of their festivals. Men were dressed in rich turbans of brocade and expensive Yemeni burdabs. Women and children were also exquisitely turned out in their fine clothes and glittering jewelry. Zayd watched as sacrificial animals, gaily caparisoned were led out to slaughter before the Qura... continue reading
An-Numan Ibn Muqarrin
AbdulWahid Hamid
eBook: Companions of The Prophet
The tribe of Muzaynah had their habitations some distance from Yathrib on the caravan route which linked the city to Makkah. News of the Prophet's arrival in Yathrib spread rapidly and soon reached the Muzaynah through members of the tribe who had left and returned. One evening the chieftain of the tribe, an-Numan ibn Maqarrin, sat among the elders and other m... continue reading
The Third Caliph: Uthman Ibn 'Affaan
MSA National Publication
eBook: The Rightly Guided Caliphs
The Third Caliph, Uthman (644-656 A.C.) "Every Prophet has an assistant, and my assistant will be Uthman." [Hadith] Uthman's Election When 'Umar fell under the assassin's dagger, before he died the people asked him to nominate his successor. 'Umar appointed a committee consisting of six of the ten companions of the Prophet (peace be on him) about whom the Pr... continue reading