On the eighth night of Żul-Hajj, Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm عَـلَيْـهِ الـصَّلٰوة ُ وَالـسَّلَام dreamt that someone said, ‘Indeed Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has ordered you to slaughter your son.’ From dawn to dusk, he عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام continued to contemplate whether the dream was …
When the brothers of Sayyiduna Yusuf علیہ السلام threw him inside the well, a person called Maalik Bin Za’ar, who lived in Madyan, reached that well with a caravan. He lowered down his bucket into the well. Sayyiduna Yusuf …
Allah sent Sayyiduna Yunus علیہ السلام as a Prophet for the guidance of the people of the city called ‘Naynawa’. Naynawa It was a big city of Mosul. The people of the area were idolworshippers and were indulged in unbelief …
Bal’am Bin Ba’oora This man was a scholarly dignitary of his times. He was a very pious and devout person. He also had the information about Ism-e-A’zam. He was so spiritual that he could see ‘Arsh-e-A’zam [the Divine Throne] whilst …
Sayyiduna Musa علیہ السلام read the rulings from Tawrah before the Bani Israel and instructed to abide by those rulings. When the Bani Israel heard the rulings of Tawrah, they straight away refused to accept these commandments. As a consequence …
After the death of pharaoh, the Bani Israel got freedom from his subjugation and they embraced faith in Sayyiduna Musa علیہ السلام . Sayyiduna Musa علیہ السلام was then ordered by Allah to observe I’tikaf (ritual seclusion) on Mount Sinai [Kauh-e-Toor] …
The city of Sayyiduna Loot علیہ السلام was known as ‘Sodom’. It was a popular city of Syria located in the province ‘Homs’. Sayyiduna Loot Bin Haaraan Bin Taarakh was the nephew of Sayyiduna Ibraheem علیہ السلام . These people …
The people of ‘Aad lived at a place called ‘Ahqaaf’, which is a vast desert situated between Oman and Hadramites (Hidarmaut). Their tribe is known from the name of their ancestor whose name was ‘Aad Bin ‘Aws Bin Arum Bin …
Sayyiduna Saalih علیہ السلام was sent as a Prophet towards the people of Samood. When he علیہ السلام delivered them the message of Allah and called them towards the righteous path, the insolent people demanded miracle that he علیہ السلام …
When the holy staff of Sayyiduna Musa علیہ السلام turned into a serpent and swallowed the snakes of the magicians, then they (the magicians) fell prostrate and embraced the true faith. But pharaoh and his followers still did not embrace …
The scholars of the Holy Quran have described that Namrood Bin Kin’aan was a very cruel king. He was the first one to put on crown; no king had ever put on crown before him. He would force his people …