As’ad Ibn Zurara (ra): The First Convert of Madinah

By | July 27, 2024

In the name of Allah, the most gracious, the most merciful. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds. No one is worthy of worship except against the wrongdoers. The right path is for the righteous. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon Your servant and Messenger, Muhammad, peace be upon him and his family and companions. It is wonderful to be back in session, alhamdulillah. And we are now on episode 98. Now, before I get started insha’Allah ta’ala with tonight’s lesson,

alhamdulillah, we’ve been doing groupings. And because we’re on episode 98, we’re coming to 100 episodes. And insha’Allah ta’ala, at episode 100, we will begin with the seerah of A’ishah, radiyaAllahu ta’ala, our mother A’ishah, radiyaAllahu ta’ala. And if you’re wondering why we took so long, because some of you caught on to the series a little bit later,

we were going in order of the people embracing Islam. And A’ishah, radiyaAllahu ta’ala, we spoke about her in the capacity of the life of Abu Bakr as-Siddiq, radiyaAllahu ta’ala, but now insha’Allah ta’ala, we’ll be sort of setting the stage for when she becomes an adult in Medina, marries the Prophet, salallahu alayhi wa sallam, and that home becomes the center of Medina until today.

And then after, A’ishah, radiyaAllahu ta’ala, will cover the prominent companions of the Prophet, salallahu alayhi wa sallam, that we have not yet covered. So this week and next week, we’re going to tell two very important stories that intersect the spirit of the Ansar with the welcoming of the Prophet, salallahu alayhi wa sallam, through Quba, to settle in Medina,

insha’Allah ta’ala, and set the stage for what is left of the series, bi’idhnillahi ta’ala. And the next two stories, you know, we’ve talked about parents and children quite a bit. So you had the stories of righteous parents and righteous children from the Ansar. So for example, Amr ibn al-Jamuh, radiyaAllahu ta’ala, who we spoke about, and his children, Mu’adh and Mu’awwidh, may Allah be pleased with them.

As'ad Ibn Zurara (ra) The First Convert of Madinah
As'ad Ibn Zurara (ra) The First Convert of Madinah