In the seventh century, Arabia was in a terrible state and had gone out of order. The humanity was savage and monstrous, and was away from nice qualities; there was not a period worse and more deviated from that one in the history of humanity....
The word Sahabi (Companion) is derived from the same root as the words “suhbah” (talk/conversation) and “sahib” (owner). A person who saw the Messenger of Allah as a believer and died as a believer is called a “Companion” (Sahabi). Sahaba and ashab are the plural...
The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) mentioned his Companions by appreciating them and showed Muslims how they should act toward them. Some of the hadiths regarding the issue are as follows: “How happy is he who sees and believes in me. How happy is he who sees...
The Companions are in the highest level because they received light directly from the sun of the prophethood. The reason why saints cannot catch up with them no matter what they do is the Companions’ talking and listening to the Prophet. Conversation has a different...
The being that deserves to be loved after Allah is definitely the Messenger of Allah. Those who loved the Messenger of Allah most were the Companions. This fact is stated as follows: in the Quran: “The Prophet is closer to the believers than their own selves.”...
A believer who saw the Prophet even for a very short time is called a Companion but among the people who saw him, there are those who became Muslims before the others, those who lived near him throughout their lives and those who made jihad...
There is no definite knowledge about the number of the Companions who were alive when the Prophet (pbuh) died but it is stated that the number is more than 100.000. For instance, 40.000 Companions took part in Farewell Hajj and 70.000 Companions took part in...
“Suffa” is the name of the place where the Companions who devoted their material-spiritual beings and lives to the service of our beloved Prophet (pbuh). It was a place built behind the Mosque of the Prophet for the Companions who did not have a house,...
We believed in the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) without seeing him; on the other hand, the companions believed in him by seeing. Is our belief superior or is the belief of companions superior? The birth of every human is based on (divine) providence and wisdom. Humans do...
The second greatest person of Islam after the Prophet is Hz. Abu Bakr (r.a.). He was an example of self-sacrifice and a symbol of loyalty. His life is full of examples of high ethics, virtues and humanity. Hz. Abu Bakr (r.a.) was a luminous person in...
Six years passed after the sun of prophethood started to illuminate the universe. The struggle between shirk (polytheism) and tawhid (oneness) was increasing day by day. The more the number of the believers increased, the more the oppression and cruelty of the polytheists increased. The...
Hz. Uthman, who was the third caliph of the Prophet and an example of modesty and good manners, was one of the lucky people who were promised Paradise when they were alive. Hz. Abu Bakr started to convey the message of the true religion to...
Hz. Ali was the son of Abu Talib, the paternal uncle of the Prophet. Abu Talib brought up the Prophet and took care of him for a long time though he was poor. He would not let anyone from his family start eating before Hz....
Abdurrahman was one of the first eight people who became Muslims and the fifth person who became a Muslim through Hz. Abu Bakr (r.a.). He was born in the year of the Incident of Elephant and was at the same age as Hz. Prophet (pbuh). His...
Abu Ubayda bin Jarrah, who was one of the 10 luckiest people who were given the glad tidings of Paradise when they were alive, was one of the first people who accepted Islam. His names was “Amir,”; his nickname was “Abu Ubayda”. He was known...
One of the ten Companions who were given the glad tidings of Paradise while they were alive is Hz. Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas. He became a Muslim through Hz. Abu Bakr. He was the eighth Muslim. He was a relative of the Prophet (pbuh) through...
The stars of the Prophet in sky of the guidance were appearing one by one. As each star appeared, the darkness of the ignorance started to disappear and the world got brighter. The luminous horizon that will bring happiness to man was becoming more and...
Hz. Talha bin Ubaydullah, who was praised and complemented by Allah and His Messenger many times due to his heroism and unmatched virtues and whose heroism during the Battle of Uhud has always been mentioned admiringly, was one of the closest Companions of the Messenger...
Hz. Zubayr, whom the Prophet (pbuh) praised by saying, “Every prophet has a disciple; my disciple is Zubayr” [ Muslim, Fadail as-Sahaba: 48. ], is one of the first lucky people that became Muslims. He is the closest friend of the Prophet in his cause....
The Islamic state established in Madinah was growing day by day. The people who flocked to Madinah in tribes and clans listened to the talk of the Prophet and the lofty truths of Islam; then, they became Muslims. On the one hand, the Prophet was...
It is possible for those who adopt a cause without evidence and without investigation, and only by imitation to hesitate and even to give up the cause in the face of small problems they will encounter in the future. It is seen that those who...
Hz. Abdurrahman was Hz. Abu Bakr’s son. He was also the Prophet’s brother-in-law. Hz. Abdurrahman did not become a Muslim though all of Abu Bakr’s family became Muslims. He took part in the battles of Badir and Uhud in the ranks of the polytheists. He...
When the Messenger of Allah announced the truths of the Quran with a universal sound, he also cleansed the deep-rooted wrong customs and beliefs of the Era of Jahiliyyah. There was no such great revolution in the history of humanity. When the Prophet infused the...
Abdullah was the son of Hz. Abu Bakr’s daughter Asma and Zubayr bin Awwam, who was one of the ten Companions that were given the glad tidings of Paradise. He was the first child born out of muhajirs after the Migration. He was born in...
Hz. Abdullah was of Ansar. He took part in the Pledge of Aqabah. He was adherent to the Messenger of Allah with his whole heart. He took part in all battles with the Prophet. He fought heroically. He carried the flag of Sons of Harith...
After some of the students of Suffa School got married, they continued attending this school. One of them was Abdullah bin Unays al-Juhani. He was so adherent to the Messenger of Allah that he was ready to sacrifice his life. Abdullah bin Unays, who gave...
Hz. Abdullah, who became a Muslim in the first years of Islam, who was one of the muezzins of Prophet Muhammad, who was one of the first muhajjrs who migrated to Madinah and who was appointed as deputy 13 times by the Prophet during the...
Hz. Abdullah bin Suhayl became a Muslim in the first years of Islam. He was subjected to unbearable tortures of the polytheists. Upon the permission of the Prophet, he migrated to Abyssinia. He stayed there for a while. He was fine there. Nobody prevented him...
Islam had just started to win hearts. The verses sent down to the Prophet, who was the sun of bliss, called the whole humanity to the truth and true religion on the one hand and especially the people of the Book to this lofty religion...
Our Prophet had not migrated to Madinah yet. However, Islam was spreading rapidly in Madinah. The Messenger of Allah sent Mus'ab bin Umayr to Madinah to spread the light of Islam in Madinah and to teach Islam to Muslims. Fulfilling this duty in the best...
There is no doubt that all of the Companions made great efforts to value the Sunnah and to be subject to it. However, some of them were more adherent and devoted to the Sunnah than others. One of them was so adherent to it that...
In the first years of Islam, one of the rare people who accepted the sacred invitation of the Messenger of Allah, strived to spread the true religion to the world with their intelligent, power, strength and knowledge, spent their lives in this way, declared, the...
Abu Aqil was an individual who embraced the Messenger of Allah and sacrificed his life, property and wealth for his sake, who was eager to benefit from his blessed talk and who was praised by the Quran. He was a member of Ansar. Abu Aqil...
After the declaration of Islam, families were divided into two. While some of them were lucky enough to believe in the truths brought by the Prophet from his Lord, others continued to believe in wrong faiths blindly and insistently in. One of the people who...
There was sensational news all around Makkah. People were mentioning something in the street, at home and in the market. Everybody was talking about the cause brought by Muhammad (pbuh). Some people were astonished by what they heard and accepted his cause while others increased...
Hz. Dihya was from Madinah. His real name was “Dihya bin Khalifa”. However, he was famous for his name “Dihyatul-Kalbi”. He was the person with the most beautiful face among the Companions. Gabriel (Jibril) came to the Prophet disguised as Dihya several times. When the...
Hz. Julaybib was from Ansar; he was a bachelor. The Prophet wanted to marry him off. He asked somebody from Ansar to marry his daughter. That person said, “I will ask her mother about it.” He went to his wife and said that the Messenger...
It was the 10th year of the Migration. Makkah had been conquered and Islam had spread to more places. The surrounding tribes came to Madinah in groups and became Muslims. The saving hand of Islam also reached Sons of Bajila. They were on the way...
Hz. Jabbar was from Madinah. He was present in the Second Pledge of Aqaba. He participated in all wars with the Prophet beginning with the Battle of Badr. After Khaybar was conquered, Prophet appointed him to collect tax in Khaybar. Jabbar continued the same duty during...
The Prophet carried out the duty of conveying the message of Islam to people secretly at first; he also worshipped secretly. For this reason, the way of Islam’s worshipping had not been known very well. Once, the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) was performing a prayer...