Qur'an & Tafsir
The only Surah in the Qur'an that does not begin with the Bismillah.
At-Tawbah
The year the Prophet ﷺ lost both Khadijah (RA) and Abu Talib.
The Year of Sorrow (ʿĀm al-Ḥuzn)
This prophet is mentioned by name more times in the Qur'an than any other — over 130 times.
Prophet Musa (Moses) (AS)
Founded by Abd ar-Rahman I, this Umayyad emirate in Iberia became a center of Islamic learning for centuries.
Al-Andalus
This Companion was the Prophet's ﷺ cousin and is known as "the Scholar of the Ummah" and "the Translator of the Qur'an" for his deep knowledge of tafsir.
Abdullah ibn Abbas
Known as the "heart of the Qur'an," this surah was recommended to be recited over the deceased.
Surah Ya-Sin
The treaty initially seen as a setback that the Qur'an described as a "manifest victory."
The Treaty of Hudaybiyyah
This prophet was given the ability to understand the speech of birds and ants, and commanded an army of jinn and humans.
Prophet Sulayman (Solomon) (AS)
The Ottoman sultan who conquered Constantinople in 1453, fulfilling a prophecy of the Prophet ﷺ.
Sultan Mehmed II
This female Companion was the first martyr in Islam, killed by Abu Jahl for refusing to renounce her faith.
Sumayyah bint Khayyat (RA)
The longest verse in the Qur'an, found in Surah Al-Baqarah, dealing with rules of recording debts.
Ayat ad-Dayn
This Companion was the Prophet's ﷺ scribe for revelation and later compiled the Qur'an under Abu Bakr
Zayd ibn Thabit (RA)
This prophet is described in the Qur'an as having been given wisdom as a child, and his mother was falsely accused upon his miraculous birth.
Prophet Isa (Jesus)
This Mongol-Mamluk battle in 1260 in Palestine halted the Mongol advance into the Muslim heartlands.
The Battle of Ayn Jalut
This Persian Companion suggested digging a trench around Madinah to defend against the Confederate armies, a strategy that gave the Battle of the Trench its name.
Salman al-Farisi (RA)
This Madinan surah, the 49th in the Qur'an, lays out etiquette with the Prophet ﷺ and prohibits mockery, suspicion, and backbiting.
Surah Al-Hujurat
At this battle, the Muslims initially won but suffered losses after archers left their post on Jabal ar-Rumat.
The Battle of Uhud
This prophet was sent to the people of Madyan and is associated with the trial of Prophet Musa (AS), who worked for him for ten years in exchange for marriage to his daughter.
Prophet Shu'ayb (AS)
This caliph established the Diwan (administrative register) and the Hijri calendar.
Umar ibn al-Khattab (RA)
This Companion narrated the famous "Hadith of Jibril" in which the angel appeared in the form of a man and asked the Prophet ﷺ about Iman, Islam, and Ihsan.
Umar ibn al-Khattab (RA)
This classical mufassir, a student of Ibn Taymiyyah, authored a tafsir famous for its narrations from the Salaf and emphasis on tafsir bil-ma'thur.
Ibn Kathir (Ismail ibn Kathir)
The Abyssinian Christian king who granted refuge to the early Muslims; the Prophet ﷺ prayed Salat al-Janazah in absentia for him.
An-Najashi (Ashama ibn Abjar)
This prophet was given a miracle of a she-camel that emerged from a rock; his people, the tribe of Thamud, were destroyed when they hamstrung her.
Prophet Salih (AS)
This Ayyubid sultan recaptured Jerusalem from the Crusaders in 1187 after the Battle of Hattin.
Salah ad-Din al-Ayyubi (Saladin)
This Companion was the standard-bearer of the Muslims at the Battle of Mu'tah and was martyred after both his arms were severed; the Prophet ﷺ said Allah replaced his arms with two wings in Paradise.
Ja'far ibn Abi Talib