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Sirah Stories
Short, source-aware stories from the life of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and his companions — the people, places, and turning points of the Sirah. Read in a few minutes; carry it for a lifetime.
Jaʿfar Before the Negus: The Christian King Who Wept
▶ Watch the 90-sec storyTold to renounce his faith or be sent home to die, Jaʿfar ibn Abi Talib (ra) recited the Qur'an on Jesus and Mary — and the Christian king wept.
Nusaybah bint Kaʿb (ra): The Shield of Uhud
▶ Watch the 60-sec storyShe walked onto the field at Uhud to give the fighters water. She ended the day as one of the last people standing in front of the Prophet ﷺ.
Umm Salamah (ra): They Tore Her Family in Three
▶ Watch the storyOne morning split a family three ways. A year later she crossed the desert to Madinah alone — and became one of the wisest voices in Islam.
Umm Ayman (ra): The Woman Who Raised an Orphan Prophet
▶ Watch the storyA freed Abyssinian woman raised the orphaned Prophet ﷺ and stayed family for life. Her grief at his death is in Sahih Muslim 2454.
Julaybib (ra): He Is of Me and I Am of Him
▶ Watch the storyHe had no lineage anyone could name. After the battle, one person noticed he was gone — and it was the one whose noticing counts.
He Asked Their Opinion: The Prophet ﷺ and Shūrā
▶ Watch the 60-sec storyRevelation came from above — and still he asked, “What do you think?” Badr, the Trench, Uhud and Hudaybiyyah: four moments of shūrā.
From Slaves to Companions: Bilal, Zayd, Salman & Suhayb (ra)
▶ Watch the 60-sec storyEnslaved, captured, or foreign-born — four men the world threw away, whom Islam raised to the front rank beside the Prophet ﷺ.
Asma bint Abi Bakr (ra): She of the Two Belts
▶ Watch the 60-sec storyA teenage girl tore her own belt in two to provision the Hijra — and would not betray the Prophet ﷺ even when struck.
The Hijra Was a Plan, Not a Flight
Intelligence, supply, covering tracks, a decoy, and a guide — meet the team behind the migration from Makkah to Madinah.
Why the Islamic Year Begins with the Hijra
Not a birth, not a battle — the Muslim calendar counts from the migration. Here's why ʿUmar (ra) and the companions chose it.
Khadija (ra): The First to Believe
Before anyone else on earth, one person believed the Prophet ﷺ — his wife, the first Muslim, Khadija bint Khuwaylid.
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