PREFACE

Muslim religion does not stand by words but it stands on men’s shoulders, who carry the holy duties and do not fight over their passions.. They are not attracted by lights and they are not looking for power and leadership.. They do not prefer life to religion.

They struggle in the Cause of Allah.. They also do not fear to be blamed.. They say the truth even if it is sour.. They protect the Holy Book and Sunnah[1] their Prophet Muhammad, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, and practice what’s in them acting in the same way as their Prophet and following his steps.. –Prophet Muhammad, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, was a Qur’an walking on earth- They were not harmed by those who rejected them or objected to what they say till the hour comes.. They competed in spreading the religion.. They brought up generations of youth (whom we do not fear and whom we are not worried about).. They paved the way and cultivated the land with the principles of religion.. They do not wait to gather the crops in their life time because this is not their actual home but their home is there, with their god.. They seek it and work for it.. Their hearts loved and their souls were purified and their hands tied, so they became like one strong body that is not affected by temptations or fight over passions.. They resembling one body, so that, if any part of the body is not well, then the whole body shares the sleeplessness (insomnia) and fever with it.

Allah, Praise and Glory be to Him, chose companions for His Prophet and made them ministers and assistants and privileged them over all nations.. He raised, lifted and mentioned them in the Holy Qur’an.. They were overwhelmed by content and contentedness.. Blessing on them and for those who saw them and loved them and for every human knew their value and followed their way and steps.. They were the ones who spread the Islam and held the Qur’an and transferred to us Sunnah Muhammad, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him,.. All Islamic scientists asked for their opinions, so it is the duty of every Muslim to praise them and not to discuss their private lives nor their disagreements and wars.. Prophet Muhammad, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, warned those who came after them saying: “Allah.. Allah concerning my companions.. Do not make them your target after I go away”[2].

“If my companions are mentioned, then refrain. And if fate is mentioned, then refrain”[3].

Dear reader, we think we have to introduce samples of those outstanding characters who are like shiny stars, whoever you follow is a good guidance especially that we are in a period of time in which we lack the good, proper example and in an age where all standards are mixed up and principles are destroyed.. Football players and actors became stars who are pointed at with praise.. Newspapers relate all their news and show their photos. This affected badly our young generations. Our youth became victims of deviations and intellectual and cultural invasion that produces deformed weak characters with sick imagination, generations that cannot build their futures nor their nations future. They care only for fun, play and imitate blindly all traditions that do not coincide with the principles of a nation that Allah said in its favour: [You [true believers in Islamic Monotheism, and real followers of Prophet Muhammad, Allâh’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, and his Sunnah] are the best of peoples ever raised up for mankind; you enjoin Al-Ma‘rûf (i.e. Islamic Monotheism and all that Islam has ordained) and forbid Al-Munkar (polytheism, disbelief and all that Islam has forbidden), and you believe in Allâh. And had the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) believed, it would have been better for them; among them are some who have faith, but most of them are Al-Fâsiqûn (disobedient to Allâh and rebellious against Allâh’s Command]. (Âl-Imrân, “The Family of Imran”, 110).

No doubt, the best who represented this nation were the beginners who followed the manners and principles of their Prophet, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him,.. They were a credit to Islam, they dominated the nations and spread the civilization in the whole world.

I would like to ask Allah to help our youth follow the path of the beginners who were worriers in the morning and nuns in night. Mohammad, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, admitted that saying: “The best people are those of my generation, then those who come next, and then those who come next”[4].   

Yassin Rushdy