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Hazrat Hamzah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), the paternal uncle of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), was among the first forty Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) to embrace Islam. Below is the incident of how he embraced Islam: One day, Abu Jahl happened to pass by Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) at Mt Safaa. On seeing Rasulullah …

Hazrat Amr bin Abasah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) had brought imaan in the early days of Islam. He had come to Makkah Mukarramah to embrace Islam at the hands of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) at the time when the kuffaar of the Quraish were persecuting the Muslims. Some narrations mention that he …

Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas’ood (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was among the first Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) to embrace Islam. He had embraced Islam around the time when Hazrat Sa’eed bin Zaid and his wife, Hazrat Faatimah bint Khattaab (the sister of Hazrat Umar [radhiyallahu ‘anhu]) had embraced Islam. (Usdul Ghaabah 3/381) Below is …

It was during the pre-Islamic era that Hazrat Zaid (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was once travelling in a caravan with his mother, who was going to her father’s town, when the caravan was waylaid and looted by the Banu Qais clan. They took Hazrat Zaid (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) as a slave and sold …

Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was the fortieth person to embrace Islam. At the time when he embraced Islam, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) and the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) were in the home of Hazrat Arqam (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), and Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) was propagating Islam in secret. Below is the incident …

  On the day when Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddeeq (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) embraced Islam, he began to invite people towards Islam. Allah Ta‘ala made him the means of many other Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) entering into the fold of Islam. Among them were Hazrat Talhah bin Ubaidillah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) and Hazrat Sa’d …

On the day when Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddeeq (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) embraced Islam, he began to invite people towards Islam. Allah Ta‘ala made him the means of many other Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) entering into the fold of Islam. Among them was Hazrat Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu). Hazrat Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) explains: I …

After Hazrat Khadijah (radhiyallahu ‘anha) and Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) embraced Islam, the first person who Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) invited to Islam was his faithful friend from childhood, Hazrat Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu ‘anhu). The moment Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) extended the invitation of Islam to him, he did not …

The very first person to embrace Islam was Hazrat Khadijah (radhiyallahu ‘anha). She embraced Islam on the very same day Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) received prophethood. (Isaabah 8/99-100, Sharhuz Zurqaani 1/444) According to some Ulama, the second person to embrace Islam was Waraqah bin Nawfal. He embraced Islam when Hazrat …

Even before receiving nubuwwah, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) always believed in Allah Ta‘ala. However, at that time, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) was not given the detailed knowledge of the laws of shari’ah and the manner in which to carry out ibaadah, etc. The Muhadditheen explain that after being blessed with …