This is a short piece translated from Ibn Qudamah’s Mukhtasar Minhaj al-Qasidin. It distills a picture the Quran and hadiths build up of the Prophet’s virtues and character, peace be upon him: integrity, honesty, steadfastness, courage, kindness, compassion, courtesy, and other qualities too numerous to list. To say the Prophet’s is a life well documented…
The Prophet ﷺ and His Lovers
Believing men and women down the centuries have not just affirmed the Prophet Muhammad's prophethood and teachings, they experienced him as an intimate and intensely beloved presence in their lives too. ‘None of you truly has faith,' said the Prophet, peace be upon him, 'until I become more beloved to him than his father, son and…
Beholding the Prophet’s Status ﷺ
Mainstream, orthodox Islam (Ahl al-Sunnah wa’l-Jama‘ah) has long prided itself on preserving and transmitting the descriptions and distinctions of the blessed Prophet, peace be upon him. Tirmidhi’s much celebrated Shama’il, that depicts the beautiful attributes - physical and moral - of the Prophet, peace be upon him, is one such work in this heritage. Imam…