Chapter 4 Written by Mateen A. Khan, NJ A version of this article was first published in Al-Madania Magazine. The trek from the cave of Ḥirā’ atop Mount al-Nūr snaked down the mountainside, through the valleys, and into Makkah. Our beloved Muhammad ﷺ began to frequent the cave and stay longer each time. There, he… Read More Sīrat al-Ḥabīb ﷺ: The Patience of al-Nūr

Chapter 3 Written by Mateen A. Khan, NJ A version of this article was first published in Al-Madania Magazine. A stoic structure, the Ka`bah has been a silent witness to many important events. For this, it has my envy. It has stood as the base of a pillar that stretches far into the heavens; a… Read More Sīrat al-Ḥabīb ﷺ: In the Shade of the Ka`bah

Chapter 2 written by Mateen A. Khan, Piscataway, NJ A version of this article was first published in Al-Madania Magazine. Barakah found herself dripping tears as she hovered over a hunched and broken child. The sky and the universe above it weighed down upon them, the world constrained and suffocating. The area in which she… Read More Sīrat al-Ḥabīb ﷺ: The Formative Years