About This Book
This book teaches the basics of Islam through short accounts from the lives of righteous people of earlier generations, including Companions and later figures such as Al-Hasan Al-Basri, Sa'id bin Al-Musayyib, and 'Umar bin 'Abdul-'Aziz.
It is made up of stories, sermons, and words of advice. Themes include fear of Allah, repentance, forgiveness, and sincerity in worship. Separate sections collect accounts of extraordinary events that happened to righteous people by Allah's permission, and the words that notable figures spoke on their deathbeds.
What's Inside
- Stories on sincere advice, fear of Allah, forgiveness, and repentance
- Glimpses of the lives of 'Umar bin Al-Khattab, 'Ali bin Abu Talib, 'Abdullah bin Jahsh, and others
- Extraordinary events granted to righteous people, from Abu Bakr and Khubaib bin 'Adi to Al-Hasan Al-Basri
- Sermons of Al-Hasan Al-Basri
- Deathbed words of the Rightly Guided Caliphs and many others
- Accounts of the righteous weeping when they recited the Qur'an
Who It's For
- Readers looking for short, reflective stories
- Speakers and teachers who need examples for reminders
- Anyone working on their own faith and character