O! "The Sealed Nectar" later on mentions how Abu Bakr (R) acquired his epithet of "As-Siddiq"- i will definitely share this while we're on the topic :) Some background: Once (roughly during the 12th year of his (S) mission) when the Prophet (S) was sitting at the Kaabah, Angel Gebriel (A) came to him with a horse (al-Buraq) whom he (S) was told to ( Read more... )

I know i am suppose to be on hiatus :-X but i just had to share this excerpt from "The Sealed Nectar" about how Umar ibn Khattab (R) got the title Al-Farooq ("he who distinguishes truth from falsehood")- it is something i always wondered about! This is shortly after two prominent figures (Hamza (R)- the Prophet's (S) uncle- and Umar (R)) embraced ( Read more... )