Short Biography of The Prophe de eg tl ee & His Ten Companions Compiledby Al-Imam Al-Hafiz ‘Abdul-Ghani Al-Maqdisi (544H-6O0H) DARUSSALAM Short of Biographies The Prophet and #¢ His Ten Companions Downloaded via sunniconnect.com © Maktaba Dar-us-Salam, 2004 KingFahdNationalLibraryCataloging-in-PublicationData Al-Magqdisi,Abdul-GhanibinAbdul-Wahid ShortbiographiesoftheProphetandhistencompanions./ Abdul-GhanibinAbdul-WahidAl-Maqdisi. -Riyadh,2004 86p.; 14x21 cm ISBN: 9960-899-12-8 1-Muhammad, d. 632-Bibliography2-Prophet’scompanions &successors-Biography I-Title 239de 1425/886 LegalDepositno. 1425/886 ISBN: 9960-899-12-8 of Short Biographies _ The and Prophet 2¢ His Ten Companions Who were given the Tidings of Paradise Compiled by: Al-Imam Al-Hafiz ‘Abdul-Ghani bin Abdul-Wahid Al-Maqdisi (544 H - 600 H) B. 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SinceitisofutmostimportancethattheMuslimsknowaboutthe Prophet that Allah sent to them, we at Darussalam selected this briefbiography writtenby the famous scholar ‘Abdul-Ghani bin ‘Abdul-WahidAl-Maqdisiwhohaswrittenmanyvaluablebooks on Seerah, Figh and other important issues. He traveled extensively in search of knowledge and to spread the true teachings ofIslam. His descriptionisfoundinallthewell-known Arabic biography books. ThemainpurposeofthisbookistopresentthelifeoftheProphet #6 in a briefform so that every Muslim should know something about all the important aspects of the Prophet's life and retain theminhismemory. Themostimportantthingis to notethatthe authorhas included inthisbook such details about thelife ofthe Prophet which are not found in the general Seerah books. The book also includes biographies of the Ten Companions who were given the glad tidings of Paradise, may Allah be pleased with them all. We ask Allah to accept this from us and for the benefit of Islam andtheMuslims. PraisebetoAllah, and mayHesendpeace and blessings upon His Last Prophet and Messenger Muhammad. Abdul-Malik Mujahid General Manager Darussalam Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 7 Contents Contents Publisher’s Note 5 A Brief Biography ofthe Author 11 Short Biography of The Prophet Muhammad #% His Lineage 21 His Mother 22 His Birth 22 The Death ofHis Father, Mother, and Grandfather 23 His Nursing 24. His Names 25 His Upbringing, Trips to Syria, and Marriage to Khadijah % 27 His Migration 30 His Death 30 His Children 32 His Hajj and ‘Umrah 34 His Expeditions 35 His Scribes and Messengers 36 His Paternal Uncles and Aunts 39 His Wives 42 His Servants 46 His Freed Slaves 47 His Animals 49 His Armor 51 His Features 52 His Characteristics 54 His Miracles 58 8 Short Biographies ofthe Prophet#% and His Ten Companions Short Biographies of the Ten Companions Who were given the Tidings of Paradise Abu Bakr As-Siddiq# 69 Abu Hafs, ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab 71 Abu ‘Abdullah, ‘Uthman bin‘Affan 73 Abul-Hasan, ‘Ali bin Abu Talib 75 Abu Muhammad, Talhahbin ‘Ubaidullah# Abu Abdullah, Az-Zubair binAl--Awwam #% 78 4 Abu Ishaq, Sa‘d binAbu Waqgas 80 Abul-A‘war, Sa‘id binZaid bin ‘Amr # 81 Abu Muhammad, ‘Abdur-Rahman bin ‘Awfbin‘Abd ‘Awf4 - 82 Abu ‘Ubaidah, ‘Aamir bin ‘Abdullah bin Al-Jarrah #& %eo~ ~&~ A Brief Biography of the Author Al-Hafiz ‘Abdul-Ghani Al-Magqdisi