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Utbah Ibn Ghazwan
AbdulWahid Hamid
eBook: Companions of The Prophet
Umar ibn al-Kattab, the head of the rapidly expanding Muslim State went to bed early just after the Salat al-Isha. He wanted to have a rest and feel refreshed for his nightly tour of inspection of the capital city which he often did incognito. Before he could/all asleep however, the post from the outlying regions of the State arrived informing him that the Persia... continue reading
Abdullah Ibn Mas'ud
eBook: Companions of The Prophet
When he was still a youth, not yet past the age of puberty, he used to roam the mountain trails of Makkah far away from people, tending the flocks of a Quraysh chieftain, Uqbah ibn Muayt. People called him "Ibn Umm Abd" -- the son of the mother of a slave. His real name was Abdullah and his father's name was Mas'ud. The youth had heard the news of the Prophe... continue reading
Suhayl Ibn Amr
AbdulWahid Hamid
eBook: Companions of The Prophet
At the Battle of Badr, when Suhayl fell into the hands of the Muslims as a prisoner, Umar ibn al-Khattab came up to the Prophet and said: "Messenger of God! Let me pull out the two middle incisors of Suhayl ibn Amr so that he would not stand up and be able to speak out against you after this day." "Certainly not, Umar," cautioned the Prophet. "I would not muti... continue reading