Biographies Prophets - Prophet Adam

When Allah had created the heavens and the earth,He said to the
angels, "I will create a Khalifa on earth, someone to carry out my
orders." They asked Allah, "Will you place someone on earth who will
make mischief and shed blood, while we praise you and glorify
yourname?" And Allah said, "I know what you know not."
The Creation of Prophet Adam
So Allah created Prophet Adam (Alayhis-salam) out of clay, and taught
him thenames of all things. He placed the things before the angels and
asked the angels to tell Him the names of them, but the angels
answered, "You arethe exalted, and we know nothing except what you
have taught us." Allah then asked Adam (Alayhis-salam) the same
question, and Adam (Alayhis-salam) was able to answer correctly.
Allah ordered the angels to bow down to Prophet Adam (Alayhis-salam)
and they did so. But Iblis, or Shaitan, did not bow down. When Allah
asked, "What kept you from bowing down when I commanded you ?" Iblis
answered, "I am better than he. I was created from fire while he was
made from clay."
Upon hearing this response, Allah threw Shaitan out of paradise, but
Shaitan vowed that hewould lie in wait for Prophet Adam
(Alayhis-salam) and his descendants, trying to divert them from the
Straight Way. To which Allah replied, "If any of them follow you, Hell
will Ifill with you all."
Meanwhile, Allah had created a wife, Hawa, for Prophet Adam
(Alayhis-salam), and he told them to live in the garden of paradise,
Jannah, but he warned them to stay awayfrom one particular tree, lest
it bring harm to them. Shaitan started whisperingsuggestions to
Prophet Adam and Hawa (Alayhis-salam). He spoke in such a clever way
that they were convinced he was only concerned for their well-being.
He told them that the forbidden tree would make them immortal and that
they would live forever like the angels if they ate from it. Shaitan
spoke so convincingly that Adam and Hawa (Alayhis-salam) believed him.
As soon as they tasted the tree, they realized that they were naked,
and started trying to cover themselves with leaves from the garden,
for it now seemed wrong to be uncovered.
Then Allah called to them, "Did I not tell you to stay away from that
tree, and didn't I warn you that Shaitan was your sworn enemy?"
Prophet Adam & Hawa sent to earth
Prophet Adam and Hawa (Alayhis-salam) were immediately full of remorse
and begged for forgiveness and mercy from Allah. Allah ordered them
out of Jannah and sent them to live on earth.He said, "Therein shall
you live, and therein shall you die, but from it you shall be taken
out at last." Prophet Adam (Alayhis-salam) and his offspring began to
live on earth according to Allah's command.
And so we are all the descendants of Prophet Adam and Hawa
(Alayhis-salam), the first humans tobe placed on earth. Here on earth
we shall all live and die, and from here we shall all be made to
return to Allah. It is our choice whether we shall be takento Jannah
or join the disobedient and deceitful Shaitan in Hell. Allah, in
Hisinfinite mercy, realizes that we will sometimes beled astray by
Shaitan. Allahtaught Prophet Adam (Alayhis-salam) some prayers for
repentance andseeking pardon for wrongdoing.
Prophet Adam (Alayhis-salam) was the first prophet to bring Allah's
message to mankind, so that we might know how to worship Allah and how
to seek forgiveness for ourmistakes. This message was completed to
perfection by Allah through his last prophet Muhammad (peace be upon
him).
The story of Prophet Adam(Alayhis-salam) can be found in the Quran,
Surah 2, Ayat 30-37 and Surah 7, Ayat 10-27.

Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal

Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal was born in the city of Baghdad during the month of Rabi-ul Awwal 164 A.H. His father passed away either before he wasborn or shortly afterwards,and it was his mother whodiligently brought up the Imam.
Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal’s Education
He acquired his childhood education through the Maktab but even there his piety and scholarly character were recognised. Abu Afeef (r.a) has reported, Ahmad Ibn Hanbal (r.a) was within our learning group at the Maktab. At that time he was very young, and we, as students were aware of his piety. Having completed his basic education at the age of 16,the Imam went on to study ahadith by attending the study circles of Qazi Imam Abu Yusuf (r.a).
Having acquired knowledge from the scholars of Baghdad, his zeal for learning took him to different parts of the world including Kufa, Basra, Yemen, Makkah , Madinah and Syria, to benefit from their great scholars. Sometimes, during long and difficult journies to acquire ahadith, the Imam had to resort to manual work in order to cover his expenses.
Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal’s Teachers
Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal had many teachers, amongst the most prominent was Imam Shafiee (r.a) whom he met on several separate occasions and each time he took full benefit of the opportunity. Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal commented, ‘Only after sitting in the Majlis of Imam Shafiee (r.a)did I understand and comprehend nasikh and mansukh hadith.’ One should remember , the Imam was an accomplished scholar evenbefore he met Imam Shafiee.
It was only at the age of forty, in 204 A.H., the Imam began formally teaching hadith. Whilst his teachers were still alivehe refused to teach and narrate hadith out of humility and respect for them. Imam Ahmad was acknowledged by the Ulama of his time as the Imam ul Hadith.
Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal’s books
Amongst his publications, the more famous are Kitabul Musnad (based upon 30,000 ahadith), Kitab ul Tafseer, Kitab us Salaah, Kitab us Sunnah, Kitab un Nasikh and Mansukh and others.
The Imam dressed very simply and disliked clotheswhich created a false awe. He wore a turban, white clothes and a shawl. He never accepted gifts offered by rulers and the affluent out of caution.
Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal died on the blessed day of Friday in Rabi ul Awwal 241 A.H at the age 77, after a period of illness which lasted nine days. The news of the Imams death soon spread and after Jumuah more than 850,000 people performedhis janazah prayer with the rows formed in the city, streets, bazaars and even on boats on the river Tigris. Even the non-Muslims mourned the passing away of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal./ - - - :-> Transtors: 1.http://free-translation.imtranslator.net/lowres.asp 2.http://translate.google.com/m?twu=1&hl=en&vi=m&sl=auto&tl=en

Imam ibn Majah

Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Majah (r.a) – [209 - 273 A.H.]
Imam Ibn Majah was born in the city of Qazvin in the northern Persian province of Dailam. After gaining ahadith from the many great religious scholars of his city, he travelled to seek knowledge at the young age of 21. Imam IbnMajah is said to have visited Basrah, Kufah, Baghdad, the Hijaz, Makkah , Syria and Egypt to hear and gather ahadith.
Amongst his teachers wereJabbara ibn al Mughlis, Ibrahim ibn al-Munzar, Hisham ibn Umar and more Abu Bakr ibn Shaibah.
His status
Ibn Khallikan writes that Imam ibn Majah held the position of an Imam in thesubject of hadith.
Abu al-Ali Khalili says he was a great scholar of Qur’anic exegesis, ahadith and history.
Adh Dhahabi stated that he was a hafiz and warehouse of Prophetic knowledge.
Imam ibn Majah is known to have authored 3 books, popularly known Sunan ibn Majah, at-Tafsir and at-Tarikh.
Imam Ibn Majah departed from this world during theblessed month of Ramadan 273 A.H. in Qazvin, the city of his birth.
May Allah Ta’ala fill his Qabar with Noor.
Ameen./ - - - :-> Transtors: 1.http://free-translation.imtranslator.net/lowres.asp 2.http://translate.google.com/m?twu=1&hl=en&vi=m&sl=auto&tl=en

Carrying a Mus-haf with a Tafseer whilst praying qiyaam al-layl

Is it permissible for a person to carry a Mus-haf which has footnotes (Tafseer or commentary) whilst praying qiyaam al-layl, and if he comes across a word he does notunderstand, he looks at what it means whilst he ispraying?
Praise be to Allaah.
I put this question to my shaykh, Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him), and he answered as follows:
That’s OK/ - - - :-> Transtors: 1.http://free-translation.imtranslator.net/lowres.asp 2.http://translate.google.com/m?twu=1&hl=en&vi=m&sl=auto&tl=en