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His saliva is sweeter than honey, and his cheeks are more radiant than roses, while his sweat is more fragrant than an-nadd [a type of perfume blended with musk].

O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad, as numerous as the raindrops, as countless as the sands of valleys and deserts, as abundant as the leaves of trees, as plentiful as the foam of seas, as vast as the waters of rivers, as heavy as the weights of mountains and stones, as numerous as the inhabitants of Paradise and Hell, as plentiful as the righteous and the wicked, and as varied as the fluctuations that occur through the night and day.

  Allah, ta^ala, said to His Prophet Muhammad ﷺ in Suratu l-Fath: ﴾إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ شَاهِدًا وَمُبَشِّرًا وَنَذِيرًا، لِتُؤْمِنُوا بِاللهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَتُعَزِّرُوهُ وَتُوَقِّرُوهُ﴿ “Indeed, We have sent you as a witness, a bringer of glad tidings, and a warner of punishment so that you may believe in Allah and His Messenger, and that you may glorify him and show him respect.”

He is ‘Ahmad, also known as Abu Bakr, the son of ^Aliyy, the son of Thabit, the son of ‘Ahmad, the son of Mahdiyy al-Baghdadiyy. He was born in the year 392 AH to a father who delivered the Friday sermon every week in Darzayjan, a village near Baghdad, situated to the west of the Tigris.

Al-Khatib Al-Baghdadiyy has approximately fifty works attributed to him, although Abu Sa^d As-Sam^aniyy estimated them at fifty-six.

Among the statements of our master Abu Bakr As-Siddiq confirming that God exists without place or how. Az-Zarkachiyy reported in Tachnifu l-Masami^, and the master Ahmad Ar-Rifa^iyy Al-Kabir reported in Al-Bourhan Al-Mu'ayyad from our master Ab u Bakr As-Siddiq who died in the year 13 of the Hegira, that he said (al-^ajzu ^an daraki l-'idraki 'idraku): This means "Recognizing one's inability to comprehend the reality of Allah is a realization of the essence of faith." The acknowledgement that our intellect is unable to comprehend the reality of Allah constitutes true knowledge…

Sa^id ibnu Zayd was one of the first to embrace Islam. He was one of the ten granted the glad tidings of Paradise and known for his prayers being answered.

Lady Nafisah was a highly respected descendant of the Messenger of God. She was renowned for her unwavering devotion to God and her exceptional acts of worship. Her holiness and karamat were acknowledged by everyone who knew her.     A virtuous woman Allah ta^ala says: ﴿أَلا إِنَّ أَوْلِيَاءَ اللَّهِ لاَ خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلاَ هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ وَكَانُواْ يَتَّقُونَ﴾ This means, "Surely the saints have no cause for fear or sorrow, those who have believed and shown piety" [ Suratu Yunus / 62-63]. The saint is a believer who is upright in obedience to Al…

Her Esteemed Lineage Fatimah, the illustrious progeny of the Messenger of Allah, and Khadijah bintu Khuwaylid , stands as the epitome of womanhood in her era. Hailing from the esteemed Quraysh tribe and the noble Hashemite lineage, she assumed the honoured mantle of being the mother of Al-Hasan and Al-Husayn. Fatimah transmitted Hadiths from her father, and among those who relayed these narrations were her esteemed son Al-Husayn, along with notable figures such as ^A'ishah, Ummu Salamah, Anas ibnu Malik , and others. Her teachings find their place within the six most reputable compilati…