The Firsts

A Palestinian companion of the Prophet ﷺ. The first to light up masjids with oil lamps. He loved the Qur’an. He famously met the Dajjal. This is the story of the incredible Tamim al-Dari (ra). The Firsts is a weekly...

How beautiful would you be if an angel wiped your face? It happened to Jarir ibn Abdullah (ra), a Yemeni companion of the Prophet ﷺ. He was called “the Yusuf of this ummah.” But he had another special gift—the power of...

A famous Christian king enters the Prophet ﷺ’s room in Madinah. A moment of unexpected humility shakes him to his core. How did a feared leader become one of Islam’s devoted companions? The Firsts is a weekly video...

He stood guard over the Muslims’ camp in the middle of the night, praying qiyam. Three enemy arrows struck him as he prayed. But the Friend of the Qur’an wouldn’t stop praying. What happened next? The Firsts is a weekly...

He was the spokesperson of the Prophet ﷺ—an eloquent man with a powerful voice. But he committed a sin that’s more serious than you might think: he raised his voice over the voice of the Prophet ﷺ. The Firsts is a...

Siblings with very different personalities can serve Islam in their own ways. Omar ibn al-Khattab (ra) was outspoken and larger-than-life. What about his older brother Zayd (ra), the silent giant of this ummah? The...

Is your faith journey complicated? Wait until you hear this story. He embraced Islam. Then he left it. Then he committed the worst sins. He thought he could repent again. After so many twists and turns, you might be...

Prior to his conversion, Ka’b ibn Zuhayr (ra) is responsible for the latest diss tracks coming out about Islam. He’s insulting the Prophet ﷺ, the Muslims, and making implications about Muslim women. But as the Prophet...

The Quraysh abuse a man who is performing umrah. But they quickly realize the consequences, because he may have been the most powerful Muslim in the world at the time. The Firsts is a weekly video series that chronicles...

He was named Muhammad before Islam. He was the knight of the Messenger ﷺ. He was the guardian of Madinah. He was the caliph’s investigator. Who was he? The Firsts is a weekly video series that chronicles the lives...

After the Battle of Badr, two cousins secretly conspired to kill the Prophet ﷺ. Neither of them could have predicted where this conspiracy would eventually take them. The Firsts is a weekly video series that chronicles...

Imagine having stoned the Prophet ﷺ as a child, only to realize who he was as an adult. How do you even become Muslim on that day? Were any of the children even listening to what he was saying while they carried out the...