Rayhana Research Center

Discover the exceptional life of Imam Mālik ibn Anas, the founder of the Maliki school of law and ritual!
In this episode: Growing up in Medina – Mālik & Knowledge – Teaching & Writing – Appearance & Virtues
Sources:
Ibn Farḥūn: Al-Dībāj
Al-Aṣbahānī: Ḥilyat al-awliyāʾ
Al-Shablanjī: Nūr al-Abṣār
Al-Shaʿrānī: Al-Ṭabaqāt
Abū Zahra: Mālik
U.F. Abd-Allah: “Theological dimensions”

Discover the exceptional life of Lady Fāṭima, the luminous daughter of the Prophet, peace be upon him!

In this episode: Intro & Beginnings – Household, Family & Service in Battle – The Prophet’s Illness ﷺ & Aftermath – Qualities & Closing

Sources:
Al-Aṣbahānī: Ḥilyat al-awliyāʾ
Al-Ṭabarī: Dhakhāʾir al-ʿUqbā
Al-Zurqānī: Sharḥ al-Zurqānī ʿalā al-Mawāhib
İslâm Ansiklopedisi

Discover the extraordinary life of Sayyidunā ʿAlī, the forth of the Rightly Guided Caliphs!

In this episode: Intro & Biography – Marriage to Lady Fāṭima – Sd. ʿAlī as Caliph – Character and Appearance – Famous sayings

Sources:
Al-Aṣbahānī: Ḥilyat al-awliyāʾ
Al-Ṭabarī: Al-Riyāḍ al-Naḍira
Al-Shablanjī: Nūr al-Abṣār
Musnad Aḥmad
İslâm Ansiklopedisi

Discover life and legacy of Sd. ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān, the Possessor of Two Lights and preserver of the Quran!

I this episode: Intro & Life – Mushaf of Osman – Possessor of Two Lights & Character – Appearance & Closing

Sources:
Abū Nuʿaym al-Aṣbahānī: Ḥilyat al-awliyāʾ
Al-Muḥibb al-Ṭabarī: Al-Riyāḍ al-Naḍira
İslâm Ansiklopedisi

Discover the story of Sd. ʿUmar, called al-Fārūq – the Distinguisher between truth and falsehood. 

In this episode: Intro – Who Was Umar? – Physical Appearance – Respect for Other Faiths – The Title Al-Faruq – Legacy

Sources:
– Al-Aṣbahānī: Ḥilyat al-awliyāʾ
– Al-Ṭabarī: Al-Riyāḍ al-Naḍira
– Shah-Kazemi, The Spirit of Tolerance in Islam, 2011
– İslâm Ansiklopedisi