Chapter 9 The creation of mankind was an act of unadulterated love, an expression of divine generosity that knows no bounds. Since Allah is absolutely independent (al-Ghanī), this act was free from any possibility of remuneration, a gift given purely out of His infinite mercy. He perfected the gift of existence with guidance (hidāya), making… Read More Sīrat al-Ḥabīb ﷺ: The Flame of the Anṣār
Chapter 8 Eleven years had now transpired since the moment when Sayyiduna Jibrīl presented himself to the Prophet ﷺ in the cave of Hirā’. The Muslims emerged from a debilitating boycott, and the Prophet ﷺ lost his two protectors, Abū Ṭālib and Khadījah (Allah be pleased with her). On top of that, he returned rejected… Read More Sīrat al-Ḥabīb ﷺ: The Journey to the Divine Presence
Chapter 7 Unlike the trials of the Muslims that Baraka (Allah be pleased with her) also endured, watching the heartbreak of the Prophet ﷺ when he lost both his beloved wife Khadījah (Allah be pleased with her) and Abū Ṭālib uniquely wrenched her soul. She saw in his eyes the same orphan who years ago… Read More Sīrat al-Ḥabīb ﷺ: From Lows to Highs
Chapter Six Baraka’s eyes smiled as if to exclaim, “I knew it!” Her foster son, whom she so adored, now a man of forty years, informed her that he was a Prophet of Allah. Of course, she accepted it immediately and wholeheartedly, for she had witnessed his perfect character and extraordinary events for years. She… Read More Sīrat al-Ḥabīb ﷺ: Darkness & Light
Enter the Sunnah 