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As-Sabiqun: The Forerunners (Volume I): The Meccan Vanguard: Pioneers of the Secret Call and Dar al-Arqam
Paperback
Historical FiguresIslamArabian PeninsulaGeneral Middle Eastern History
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 22 2026
Pages: 86
Weight: 0.28
Height: 0.18 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
And the first forerunners [in the faith] among the Muhājirūn and the Anṣār and those who followed them with good conduct-Allah is pleased with them and they are pleased with Him, and He has prepared for them gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide forever. That is the great attainment.
AS-SĀBIQŪN: THE FORERUNNERS (Volume I) presents a masterly, emotionally arresting historical chronicle of the earliest believers who embraced the message of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ in Mecca when the earth was enveloped in idolatrous darkness: the As-Sābiqūn al-Awwalūn.
Long before the historic migrations, sovereign city-states, or geopolitical victories, Islam was sustained within a clandestine sanctuary of faith at the foot of Mount Ṣafā Dār al-Arqam. Here, a small cohort of persecuted slaves, noble youths, and steadfast outcasts formed the unbreakable moral bedrock of early Islam.
Inside this foundational first volume, author FAIZAN chronicles:
- The Sanctuary of Dār al-Arqam: How Sayyidunā al-Arqam ibn Abī al-Arqam opened his private home as a clandestine command center for spiritual brotherhood and community resilience.
- Sayyidunā Zayd ibn Ḥārithah (رضي الله عنه): The Beloved of the Prophet-choosing prophetic companionship over tribal royalty and bearing the banner of unwavering loyalty.
- The Crimson Crucible of Āl Yāsir: The heroic martyrdom of Sumayyah bint Khayyāṭ (the first martyr of Islam) and her husband Yāsir beneath the scorching sun of Mecca.
- Sayyidunā Bilāl ibn Rabāḥ (رضي الله عنه): Enduring torture under heavy desert boulders, proclaiming the triumphant declaration of primordial monotheism: Aḥad, Aḥad!
- Sayyidunā Khabbāb ibn al-Aratt (رضي الله عنه): The enslaved blacksmith whose flesh was branded on burning coals, preserving the parchment of Sūrah Ṭāhā that guided 'Umar to Islam.
- Sayyidunā 'Abdullāh ibn Mas'ūd (رضي الله عنه): The humble shepherd who boldly stepped into the courtyard of the Ka'bah to recite Sūrah ar-Raḥmān aloud before hostile Qurayshi chieftains.
- Sayyidunā Abū Dharr al-Ghifārī (رضي الله عنه): The solitary highway seeker who renounced paganism and returned to convert his entire desert tribe.
Grounded strictly in the authoritative classical chronicles of Ibn Ḥajar al-'Asqalānī, Ibn Kathīr, Ibn Sa'd, and Adh-Dhahabī, As-Sābiqūn (Volume I) is an indispensable tribute to the transcendent power of steadfast conviction, sacrificial brotherhood, and unyielding faith.
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