...When the verse “Do not call the Prophet like the way you call one another”(24:63) was revealed, even Fātima, like everyone else, started to address him as “O the Messenger of Allah” instead of saying “O Father!” After hearing Fātima calling him in this very formal manner, the Prophet said, “O Fātima, this verse does not apply to you or your childr...
...Mutawakkil, on the one hand, started promoting the Shāfi‘i madhhab in order to dis...
One of the teachings of Islam -and indeed of all religions of heavenly origin-is that...
It is related that a companion of Amir al-mu'minin called Hammam1 who was a man devot...
One day when the Prophet and his companions were crossing a desert, they decided to s...