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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
Saad Ibn Abi Waqqas
AbdulWahid Hamid
eBook: Companions of The Prophet
We are now in a small town in a narrow valley. There is no vegetation, no livestock, no gardens, no rivers. Desert after desert separates the town from the rest of the world. During the day the heat of the sun is unbearable and the nights are still and lonely. Tribes flock to it like animals in the open country flock to a water-hole. No government rules. There is... 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