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The Incident of Pen and Paper

April 18, 2014 hesham102001 0

Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne day, when the senior companions came to enquire about his health, he lowered his head a little and reflected for some time. Then he said to them: “Bring me […]

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Israaf of Mutawakkil

April 12, 2014 hesham102001 0

Reading Time: 2 minutesMutawakkil spent the wealth of Muslims on his lusts and pleasures over the limit. The treasury was as his own property and he spent from it as he liked. Al-Mas’oudi […]

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Abu Dharr’s plain talk

April 10, 2014 hesham102001 0

Reading Time: 2 minutesAbu al-Jahdham al-Azdi, from his father (who was from the people of Sham),said: When Uthman expelled Abu Dharr from Madinah to Damascus, he (i.e. Abu Dharr) used to narrate to […]

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Uthman and Banu Umayya

April 10, 2014 hesham102001 0

Reading Time: 3 minutesMuaz ibn Afra’ al-Ansari  said: Uthman ibn Affan once sent for al-Arqam ibn Abdillah, who was the treasurer of the Baitul Mal of the Muslims, and said: “Advance me one […]