In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.
Snapshots and pulses.
Scenes from the Prophetic biography (Seerah) as read by Muhammad.
Written by Professor Ali Ibn Muhammad Ibn Ali al-Qarni.
I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.
Just one single stance.
Some people are defined by nothing more than a single stance.
Yet it is worth a thousand other stances.
'Abdullah Ibn Unays went forth.
He extinguished a major sedition that Khalid al-Hudhali was preparing.
For he had gathered the masses for war.
Thumamah Ibn Uthal.
He swore that not a single grain of wheat from al-Yamamah would reach the Quraysh.
Until the leader of the Ummah gave permission for it.
Al-Tufayl Ibn 'Amr al-Dawsi.
It is enough for him that his record includes his father, Hurayrah.
The Muslims dug the trench.
Upon the counsel of the Persian youth, Salman.
By the grace of Allah, it repelled the confederates from Medina.
'Asim Ibn Thabit.
He swore that he would not touch a polytheist.
So Allah protected him from them, both in life and in death.
Nu'aym Ibn Mas'ud sowed discord among the allies during the Battle of the Trench.
And their trust was shaken.
Abu Basir and Abu Jandal.
They lived as strangers for the sake of their faith.
And the pride of the Quraysh bowed before them.
The words of al-Miqdad Ibn 'Amr before Badr.
They elevated the spirits of the people.
Zayd Ibn Sa'nah.
He was a seeker of the truth.
Neither bigoted nor obstinate.
Hanzalah Ibn Abi 'Amir.
He left his wife while he was still a newlywed.
Answering the call to set out for Uhud.
Do not always look for the accumulation of stances and the heroism of years.
For perhaps a word of solace that comes in a time of pain.
Is more beautiful than the entire world.
And perhaps a sincere participation that comes in a time of joy.
Is greater than all the cheers of time.
"Be patient, O family of Yasir."
"For your appointment is in Paradise."
It is one of the expressions of loyalty.
To a family that all the factions of Mecca had turned against.
"O Allah, guide the tribe of Daws and bring them forth."
Another expression.
Through which the lands of Daws in the south of the Arabian Peninsula were illuminated.
A sincere word.
Reaches the heart without asking for permission.