Islamic Stories اسلامی واقعات
Stories of the Prophets and the Companions from the Quran and authentic sources, in English and Urdu – with lessons and Quran references.
Stories of the Prophets قصص الانبیاء
Prophet Adam (AS) – The First Manحضرت آدم علیہ السلام – پہلے انسانAllah created Adam (AS) from clay, honoured him above the angels with knowledge, and forgave him when he and his wife repented. Iblis, by contrast, was ruined by arrogance.Prophet Idris (AS) – Raised to a High Stationحضرت ادریس علیہ السلام – بلند مقام والے نبیIdris (AS) is praised in the Quran as truthful, patient and righteous, and Allah raised him to a high station. Little else is known about him with certainty.Prophet Nuh (AS) – The Ark and the Floodحضرت نوح علیہ السلام – کشتی اور طوفانNuh (AS) called his people to worship Allah alone for 950 years. When they persisted in disbelief, Allah saved him and the believers in the Ark and drowned the rest in the Flood.Prophet Hud (AS) – The People of 'Adحضرت ہود علیہ السلام – قومِ عادHud (AS) warned the mighty and arrogant people of 'Ad to worship Allah alone. They mocked him and were destroyed by a furious wind, while Hud and the believers were saved.Prophet Salih (AS) – The She-Camel of Thamudحضرت صالح علیہ السلام – قومِ ثمود اور اونٹنیSalih (AS) was sent to Thamud, who were given a she-camel as a clear sign. They killed it in defiance and were destroyed by a mighty blast, while Salih and the believers were saved.Prophet Ibrahim (AS) – The Friend of Allahحضرت ابراہیم علیہ السلام – خلیل اللہIbrahim (AS) stood alone against idol worship, was saved from the fire, passed every test of sacrifice, and with Ismail built the Ka'bah. Allah took him as His close friend (Khalil).Prophet Lut (AS) – Standing Against Immoralityحضرت لوط علیہ السلام – بے حیائی کے خلاف آوازLut (AS) warned his people against an unprecedented immorality and open wrongdoing. They threatened to expel him, so Allah saved him and his believing family and destroyed the towns.Prophet Ismail (AS) – The Patient Sonحضرت اسماعیل علیہ السلام – صبر والے فرزندIsmail (AS), son of Ibrahim and Hajar, grew up in the valley of Makkah where Zamzam sprang forth, submitted patiently to Allah's command of sacrifice, and helped his father build the Ka'bah.Prophet Ishaq (AS) – The Promised Sonحضرت اسحاق علیہ السلام – بشارت والے فرزندIshaq (AS) was born miraculously to Ibrahim and Sarah in their old age. Allah made him a righteous prophet and the father of a long line of prophets.Prophet Yaqub (AS) – Beautiful Patienceحضرت یعقوب علیہ السلام – صبرِ جمیلYaqub (AS), also called Israel, was the father of the twelve tribes. He bore the loss of his son Yusuf with beautiful patience, never lost hope in Allah, and was finally reunited with him.Prophet Yusuf (AS) – The Best of Storiesحضرت یوسف علیہ السلام – بہترین قصہBetrayed by his brothers, sold as a slave and unjustly imprisoned, Yusuf (AS) stayed chaste, patient and faithful. Allah raised him to authority in Egypt, and he forgave his brothers.Prophet Ayyub (AS) – The Model of Patienceحضرت ایوب علیہ السلام – صبر کی مثالAyyub (AS) was tested with severe affliction and remained patient, turning to Allah with a humble prayer. Allah cured him, restored his family and called him an excellent servant.Prophet Shu'ayb (AS) – Honesty in Tradeحضرت شعیب علیہ السلام – تجارت میں دیانتShu'ayb (AS) called the people of Madyan to worship Allah alone and to stop cheating in weights and measures. They mocked and threatened him, and were destroyed, while the believers were saved.Prophet Musa (AS) – Against Pharaohحضرت موسیٰ علیہ السلام – فرعون کے مقابلے میںMusa (AS) was saved as a baby from Pharaoh, spoken to by Allah at Mount Tur, and sent to free the Children of Israel. Allah parted the sea for them and drowned Pharaoh.Prophet Harun (AS) – Musa's Brother and Helperحضرت ہارون علیہ السلام – حضرت موسیٰ کے بھائی اور مددگارHarun (AS) was made a prophet at Musa's request to support him in calling Pharaoh. He tried to stop the Children of Israel from worshipping the golden calf and was honoured alongside Musa.Prophet Dhul-Kifl (AS) – Among the Patientحضرت ذوالکفل علیہ السلام – صبر کرنے والوں میںDhul-Kifl (AS) is named twice in the Quran among the patient, the righteous and the best. Little else about him is known with certainty.Prophet Dawud (AS) – King, Prophet and Worshipperحضرت داؤد علیہ السلام – بادشاہ، نبی اور عبادت گزارDawud (AS) defeated Jalut (Goliath), was given kingship, wisdom and the Zabur, and was known for his just judgement, his beautiful glorification of Allah, and his constant worship.Prophet Sulaiman (AS) – A Kingdom Like No Otherحضرت سلیمان علیہ السلام – بے مثال سلطنتSulaiman (AS) was given wisdom, a unique kingdom, command over the wind and jinn, and the speech of birds. He remained grateful, and invited the Queen of Saba to submit to Allah.Prophet Ilyas (AS) – Against the Worship of Ba'lحضرت الیاس علیہ السلام – بعل پرستی کے خلافIlyas (AS) called his people away from worshipping the idol Ba'l to the worship of Allah, the Best of creators. Allah honoured him with lasting praise.Prophet Al-Yasa' (AS) – Among the Bestحضرت الیسع علیہ السلام – بہترین لوگوں میںAl-Yasa' (AS) is mentioned twice in the Quran as preferred over the worlds and among the best. The Quran and authentic hadith give no further details of his life.Prophet Yunus (AS) – In the Belly of the Fishحضرت یونس علیہ السلام – مچھلی کے پیٹ میںYunus (AS) left his people in anger, was swallowed by a great fish, and was saved after calling on Allah with a famous supplication. His people believed and were spared.Prophet Zakariya (AS) – A Prayer Answered in Old Ageحضرت زکریا علیہ السلام – بڑھاپے میں قبول ہونے والی دعاZakariya (AS), the guardian of Maryam, prayed quietly for a righteous heir despite his old age and his wife's barrenness. Allah answered him with the gift of Yahya.Prophet Yahya (AS) – Pure from Childhoodحضرت یحییٰ علیہ السلام – بچپن سے پاکبازYahya (AS), the miracle son of Zakariya, was given wisdom as a child, was pure, devout and dutiful to his parents, and confirmed the coming of Isa (AS).Prophet Isa (AS) – The Messiah, Son of Maryamحضرت عیسیٰ علیہ السلام – مسیح ابنِ مریمIsa (AS) was born miraculously to the virgin Maryam, spoke from the cradle, performed miracles by Allah's permission and called people to worship Allah alone. Allah raised him up, and he will return before the Last Day.Prophet Muhammad ﷺ – The Seal of the Prophetsحضرت محمد ﷺ – خاتم النبیینMuhammad ﷺ, born in Makkah, received the first revelation at forty, endured years of persecution, migrated to Madinah, conquered Makkah with mercy, and completed the message before passing away at sixty-three.
Sahaba
Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (RA): The Truthful Friendحضرت ابوبکر صدیق رضی اللہ عنہ: سچے اور وفادار دوستThe first free adult man to believe in the Prophet ﷺ, his companion in the Cave of Thawr, and the first Caliph who held the Ummah together when the Prophet ﷺ passed away.How Umar ibn al-Khattab (RA) Accepted Islamحضرت عمر بن خطاب رضی اللہ عنہ کا قبولِ اسلامUmar was one of the fiercest opponents of Islam in Makkah until the Prophet ﷺ prayed for him. His acceptance of Islam brought strength and honour to the believers.Uthman ibn Affan (RA): The Possessor of Two Lightsحضرت عثمان بن عفان رضی اللہ عنہ: ذوالنورینA wealthy, generous and deeply modest companion who bought the well of Rumah for the Muslims, equipped the army of Tabuk and united the Ummah on one written text of the Quran.Ali ibn Abi Talib (RA): The Lion of Courage and Knowledgeحضرت علی بن ابی طالب رضی اللہ عنہ: شجاعت اور علم کا پیکرThe Prophet's cousin, raised in his home, the first child to accept Islam, who slept in the Prophet's bed on the night of the Hijrah and carried the flag of victory at Khaybar.Bilal ibn Rabah (RA): "Ahad, Ahad!"حضرت بلال بن رباح رضی اللہ عنہ: ”احد، احد!“A slave tortured under the Makkan sun who refused to give up his faith, freed by Abu Bakr (RA), and honoured as the first muezzin of Islam.Mus'ab ibn Umair (RA): The First Ambassador of Islamحضرت مصعب بن عمیر رضی اللہ عنہ: اسلام کے پہلے سفیرThe most pampered young man of Makkah who gave up luxury for Islam, became the first teacher sent to Madinah, and was martyred at Uhud with a shroud too short to cover him.Salman al-Farisi (RA): The Seeker of Truthحضرت سلمان فارسی رضی اللہ عنہ: حق کے متلاشیA Persian who left his home, his father's religion and his comfort to search for the truth, passed through slavery, and found it at the hands of the Prophet ﷺ in Madinah.Abu Hurairah (RA): The Guardian of the Prophet's Wordsحضرت ابوہریرہ رضی اللہ عنہ: احادیثِ نبوی کے امینA poor companion of the Suffah who spent only about four years with the Prophet ﷺ, yet preserved more hadith than any other companion.Khalid ibn al-Walid (RA): The Sword of Allahحضرت خالد بن ولید رضی اللہ عنہ: سیف اللہOnce the commander who turned the Battle of Uhud against the Muslims, Khalid accepted Islam and became Sayfullah, the Sword of Allah, saving the army at Mu'tah and leading great campaigns.Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (RA): The Shepherd Who Became a Teacher of the Quranحضرت عبداللہ بن مسعود رضی اللہ عنہ: چرواہے سے معلمِ قرآن تکA humble shepherd of Makkah who became one of the greatest reciters and scholars of the Quran, and whose recitation brought tears to the eyes of the Prophet ﷺ.Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (RA): Faith Above Even a Mother's Loveحضرت سعد بن ابی وقاص رضی اللہ عنہ: ماں کی محبت سے بڑھ کر ایمانAn early believer who stayed firm when his beloved mother refused food to make him leave Islam, the first to shoot an arrow in Allah's cause, and the victor of al-Qadisiyyah.Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah (RA): The Trustworthy One of the Ummahحضرت ابو عبیدہ بن جراح رضی اللہ عنہ: امینِ امتThe humble companion whom the Prophet ﷺ called "the trustworthy one of this Ummah", who led the Muslim armies in Syria and died in the plague of Amwas among his soldiers.
Women
Khadijah bint Khuwaylid (RA): The First to Believeحضرت خدیجہ بنت خویلد رضی اللہ عنہا: سب سے پہلے ایمان لانے والیThe noble businesswoman who married the Prophet ﷺ, comforted him after the first revelation, became the first believer, and received greetings of peace from Allah Himself.Aishah bint Abi Bakr (RA): The Scholar of the Ummahحضرت عائشہ بنت ابی بکر رضی اللہ عنہا: امت کی عظیم معلمہThe beloved wife of the Prophet ﷺ and daughter of Abu Bakr (RA), whose innocence Allah declared in the Quran and who became one of the greatest teachers of Islam.Fatimah az-Zahra (RA): A Part of the Prophet ﷺحضرت فاطمۃ الزہراء رضی اللہ عنہا: رسول اللہ ﷺ کے جگر کا ٹکڑاThe youngest daughter of the Prophet ﷺ, who defended her father in Makkah, lived a life of patience and simplicity, and was given the glad tidings of being the leader of the women of Paradise.Sumayyah bint Khayyat (RA): The First Martyr of Islamحضرت سمیہ بنت خیاط رضی اللہ عنہا: اسلام کی پہلی شہیدہAn elderly, poor woman without a tribe to protect her, who endured torture with her husband and son and gave her life rather than abandon her faith.Asma bint Abi Bakr (RA): She of the Two Waistbandsحضرت اسماء بنت ابی بکر رضی اللہ عنہا: ذات النطاقینThe brave daughter of Abu Bakr (RA) who tore her waistband in two to tie the provisions for the Hijrah, kept the secret of the journey, and lived a long life of faith and dignity.Maryam (AS): Chosen Above the Women of the Worldsحضرت مریم علیہا السلام: تمام جہانوں کی عورتوں میں برگزیدہThe devout daughter of Imran, dedicated to Allah before birth, nourished in her place of worship, and honoured by Allah with a miraculous son and a surah bearing her name.Asiyah (AS): Faith in the Palace of Pharaohحضرت آسیہ علیہا السلام: فرعون کے محل میں ایمانThe wife of the greatest tyrant of her age, who saved the baby Musa, believed in Allah, and asked for a house near her Lord in Paradise rather than the palace of Pharaoh.
Seerah
The Year of the Elephantعام الفیل: ہاتھی والوں کا واقعہAbraha marched on Makkah with an army and elephants to destroy the Ka'bah, and Allah destroyed his army with flocks of birds. In that same year, the Prophet ﷺ was born.The First Revelation in the Cave of Hiraغارِ حرا میں پہلی وحیAt the age of forty, while worshipping in the Cave of Hira, Muhammad ﷺ was visited by the angel Jibril with the first words of the Quran: "Read in the name of your Lord who created."The Year of Sorrow and the Journey to Ta'ifغم کا سال اور طائف کا سفرIn one year the Prophet ﷺ lost his uncle Abu Talib and his wife Khadijah (RA). He then went to Ta'if seeking support and was driven out with stones, yet he chose mercy over revenge.Al-Isra wal-Mi'raj: The Night Journey and Ascensionاسراء و معراج: رات کا سفر اور آسمانوں کی سیرIn a single night Allah took the Prophet ﷺ from Makkah to Jerusalem and then through the heavens, where the five daily prayers were made obligatory.The Hijrah and the Cave of Thawrہجرت اور غارِ ثورWhen Quraysh plotted to kill him, the Prophet ﷺ left Makkah with Abu Bakr (RA), hid in the Cave of Thawr, and reached Madinah, beginning a new chapter of Islam in 622 CE.The Battle of Badr: The Day of the Criterionغزوۂ بدر: یوم الفرقانIn Ramadan 2 AH, about 313 lightly armed believers faced an army of around a thousand from Quraysh, and Allah granted them a decisive victory with the help of the angels.The Battle of Uhud: A Lesson in Obedienceغزوۂ احد: اطاعت کا سبقIn 3 AH the Muslims were winning at Uhud until most of the archers left their post. The battle turned, the Prophet ﷺ was wounded and about seventy companions were martyred.The Battle of the Trench (al-Khandaq)غزوۂ خندق (غزوۂ احزاب)In 5 AH the allied tribes besieged Madinah with a vast army. The believers dug a trench, endured hunger, cold and fear, and Allah sent a wind that drove the confederates away.The Treaty of Hudaybiyyah: The Clear Victoryصلح حدیبیہ: فتحِ مبینIn 6 AH the Prophet ﷺ set out for Umrah and agreed a peace treaty with Quraysh whose terms seemed unfair to many companions, yet Allah called it "a clear victory".The Conquest of Makkah: Victory with Mercyفتحِ مکہ: رحمت کے ساتھ فتحIn Ramadan 8 AH the Prophet ﷺ entered Makkah with ten thousand believers, cleansed the Ka'bah of idols, and forgave the people who had persecuted him for years.The Farewell Pilgrimage and Sermonحجۃ الوداع اور خطبۂ حجۃ الوداعIn 10 AH the Prophet ﷺ performed his only Hajj and addressed the believers at Arafah, declaring the sanctity of life, property and honour, and leaving them the Book of Allah.