Tag: conversion

Unnamed Muslim Woman Tortured By Quraysh Idolaters

Kaleef K. Karim In Makkah, a unnamed Muslim woman was tortured  for being accused of stealing. The polytheists even touched and searched her private parts: Narrated `Aisha: A black lady slave of some of the Arabs embraced Islam and she had a hut in the mosque. She used to visit us and talk to us,… Read More ›

Umar Ibn Al-Khattab Attacked For Publicly Declaring That He Became A Muslim

Kaleef K. Karim In the early Makkan period, Umar Ibn Al-Khattab got attacked for publicly declaring that he believed in Islam. This incident is recorded by the early biographer, Ibn Ishaq (704 – 768 AD): “Nafi freedman of Abdullah b. Umar on the authority of Ibn Umar said: ‘When my father Umar became a Muslim… Read More ›

Arqam Ibn Abi Arqam’s Treatment In Makkah And His Exile To Abyssinia

Arqam Ibn Abi Arqam relates how in the early days of Islam in Makkah he converted to Islam and kept it a secret for fear of him being persecuted or murdered by polytheists. When some polytheists found out he has converted to the new faith (i.e., Islam), they captured and jailed him. He eventually fled… Read More ›

Conversion To Islam And Persecution: Uthman Ibn Affan’s Early Life In Makkah

Uthman Ibn Affan in his early days in Makkah was was punched in the face by a qurayshi polytheist for merely having a different opinion to his. This is recorded by Ibn Ishaq (704 – 768 AD) : “[On another occasion when] Labid b. Rabi’a b. Malik b Ja’far b. Kilab was in an assembly of the… Read More ›