Stories of Sahabah By Dr. Ali M. Es-Sawi & Dr. Abdel-Hamid Eliwa New Islamic Books and Dhul-Qarnayn against the trial

and Dhul-Qarnayn against the trial of power

what makes it invalid

The author draws on classical scholarship to show how an ordinary Muslim fulfills this obligation in their everyday context

Ibn Abi Dunya presents the narrations warning against kibr (arrogance) — including the hadith that the one who has even a mustard seed's weight of arrogance in his heart will not enter Paradise

and his life of the Prophet is The Noble Life of the Prophet

Stories of Sahabah By Dr. Ali M. Es-Sawi & Dr. Abdel-Hamid Eliwa New Islamic Books and Dhul-Qarnayn against the trialThe companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) are the greatest generation of human beings after the prophets. They received Islam directly from the Messenger of Allah, sacrificed their wealth and lives for it, carried it to the four corners of the earth, and preserved it for every generation that followed. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The best of people are those of my generation." Understanding who they were