Short Biography of the Prophet and His Ten Companions

The famous Muslim scholar Al-Hafiz Abdul-Ghani Al-Maqdisi has compiled this book by elaborating the biographies of the Prophet (PBUH) and his Ten Companions who were given the glad tidings of Paradise. It is our duty to know about the lives of the Prophet (PBUH) and his Companions in order to learn the teachings of Islam. But amongst all of them this book holds a special position as it has all the information condensed in a very simple style. Short Biographies of the Ten Companions Who were given the Titles of Paradise are mentioned below:

1. Abu Bakr As-Siddiq (R.A)
2. Abu Hafs, `Umar bin Al-Khattab (R.A)
3. Abu `Abdullah, `Uthman bin `Affan (R.A)
4. Abul-Hasan, `Ali bin Abu Talib (R.A)
5. Abu Muhammad, Talhah bin `Ubaidullah (R.A)
6. Abu Abdullah, Az-Zubair bin AI-`Awwam (R.A)
7. Abu Ishaq, Sa`d bin Abu Waqqas(R.A)
8. Abul-A`war, Said bin Zaid bin `Amr Abu Muhammad (R.A)
9. `Abdur-Rahman bin `Awf bin `Abd `Awf (R.A)
10. Abu `Ubaidah, `Aamir bin `Abdullah bin Al-Jarrah (R.A)