Heroes of Islam

CONTENTS

I. THE FOUR RIGHTEOUS CALIPHS
1. ABU BAKR AL-SIDDIQ (radiy-Allahu 'anhu)
2. UMAR IBN AL-KHATTAB (radiy-Allahu 'anhu)
3. UTHMAN IBN AFFAN (radiy-Allahu 'anhu)
4. ALI IBN ABI TALIB (radiy-Allahu 'anhu)


II. OTHER COMPANIONS OF THE PROPHET
  (salla-Llaahu 'alayhi wa-sallam) 
1. AL-ABBAS IBN ABDUL-MUTTALIB (radiy-Allahu 'anhu) (d. 32 A.H.)
2. ABDULLAH IBN ABBAS (radiy-Allahu 'anhu)
The Scholar of the Community of Islam (d. 70 A.H)
3. ABDULLAH IBN 'AMR IBN AL-AS (radiy-Allahu 'anhu)
The Pious Man Whose Devotion Was Curbed (d. 63 A.H.)
4. ABDULLAH IBN 'UMAR (radiy-Allahu 'anhu)
Son of Umar ibn Al-Khattab (d. 73 A.H)
5. ABDULLAH IBN SALAAM (radiy-Allahu 'anhu)
The Honest Jewish Rabbi Who Became a Teacher of Islam (d. 43 A.H)
6. ABDUR-RAHMAN IBN AUF (radiy-Allahu 'anhu)
 The Man of Gold Fingers (d. 31 A.H)
7. ABU OBAIDAH IBN AL-JARRAH (radiy-Allahu 'anhu) (d. 18 A.H.)
The Trustee of The Muslim Ummah
8. KHALID IBN AL-WALID (radiy-Allahu 'anhu) (d. 21 A.H.)
The Sword of Allah
9. MUS'AB IBN 'UMAIR (radiy-Allahu 'anhu) (d. 37 A.H.)
The First Muslim Missionary and Ambassador of the Prophet (s)
10. SA'AD IBN ABI WQQAS (radiy-Allahu 'anhu) (d. 55 A.H.)
The Conqueror of the Persian Empire


III.FOLLOWERS OF THE COMPANIONS
1. UMAR IBN ABDUL AZIZ
2. AL-HASAN AL-BASRI
3. ATA IBN RABAH
4. AMIR IBN ABDULLAH AT-TAMIMI
5.TARIQ IBN ZIYAD


IV. SCHOLARS
1. AL-IMAM ABU HANIFA AN-NUMAN
2. AL-IMAM MALIK IBN ANAS
3. AL-IMAM ASH-SHAFI'I
4. AL-IMAM AHMAD IBN HANBAL
5. AL-IMAM AL-BUKHARI
6. AL-IMAM ABU ZAKARIYA YAHYA AL-NAWAWI
7. SHEIKH MUHAMMAD NASIRUDDIN AL-ALBANEE (1914-1999)



V. SCIENTIST
1. ABU RAIHAN MUHAMMAD AL-BAYRUNI (362- 440 A.H.)
The Polyglot and Versatile Scientist
2. ABU BAKR MUHAMMAD IBN ZAKARIYYA AR-RAZI (251-320 A.H.)
Rhazes: 'Galenus of the Arabs'
3. ABUL-WALID MUHAMMAD IBN RUSHD (520- 595 A.H.)
Averroes: 'The Great Commentator'
4. IBN KHALDUN (732- 808 A.H.)
The Founding Father of Sociology and Science of History

VI. REFORMERS

1. SALAHUDDIN AL-AYYUBI (d. 589 A.H)

The Charitable Liberator of Jerusalem
2. AL-'IZZ IBN ABDU-SALAM (577-660 A.H)
Sultan of the Ulama
3. SHAIKHUL-ISLAM IMAM AHMAD IBN TAYMIYYAH (661-728 A.H)
Revivalist of Islam
4. IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYA (691-751 A.H)
The seeker of Truth
5. ASH-SHEIKH MUHAMMAD IBN ABDUL WAHHAB (1115-1206 A.H)
Reformer and the Spiritual Founder of the Saudi State
6. JAMALUDDIN AL-AFGHANI (1254-1314 A.H)
The Muslim Revolutionary and caller to Islamic Unity
7. ASH-SHEIKH MUHAMMAD ABDUH (1266-1323 A.H)
13th Century Religious and Social Reformer
8. SAYYID ABUL-A’LA MAWDUDI (1903-1979 C.E)
The Islamic politician and leader of the righteous vanguard


Inspiring Muslims of our time;
1. MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD
The People's President
2. SHEIKH DR YUSUF AL QARADAWI
Head of the International Union of Muslim Scholars
3. MOHAMMAD MAHDI AKEF
Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood
4. HODJAEFENDI FETHULLAH GÜLEN
Figure of spiritual and social leadership
5. MOTIUR RAHMAN NIZAMI
Political, Social and religious guide
6. KHALED MASHAAL
Leader of the Palestinian resistance to the Israeli occupation.
7. ZAKIR ABDUL KARIM NAIK
Orator in Islam and Comparative Religions
8. ALLAMA DELAWAR HUSSAIN SAYDI
Figure of spiritual and social leadership
9. SHEIKH YUSUF ESTES
Former Christian Minister
10. SHEIKH AHMED DEEDAT (1918-2005)
The founder of  Islamic Propagation Centre International (IPCI) 
11. USTADH KHURRAM MURAD (1932-1996)
The architect of current Islamic resurgence

12. DR. JAMAL BADAWI

Director of the Islamic Information Foundation

13. SHAYKH ABU YUSUF RIYADH UL HAQ
Founder of The Al Kawthar Academy

14. YUSUF ISLAM

Globally influential British singer-songwriter

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