The Night the Moon Split

This book is about the lives of those Noble Companions and Commanders who led the Islamic forces in the violent and strife-torn arenas of conflict against the kuffar. They struck terror in the hearts of the enemy, and the strong forts and palaces of Caesar and Chosroes trembled before their might. In this compilation there are not only stories of the battlefields but also the stories of bravery and courage, valour and piety, austerity and simplicity.

This book is about the life stories of the Mothers of the Believers and 16 other Sahabyat who had been given the good news of the paradise in this world by Prophet Muhammad (S). There are good examples in the lifestyle of the Mothers of the believers and women Companions especially for the Muslim women. It is necessary for all of us to study the Seerah of these noble and fortunate women. Besides the Mothers of the believers, the compiler of the book has included the description of those sixteen women who had been given the good News of the Paradise in this world by the Prophet Muhammad (S). Although the original book is in the Urdu language but the efforts of the translator had made it more beneficial for the readers.

Description from the publisher:
These 178 companions are those who accepted Islam in their childhood and spent it being around Prophet صلی الله علیه وآله وسلّم and getting benefits from his teachings and learning from his manners. The Prophet used to love the children and his behaviour with them is model to follow. He taught them the manners of eating, talking to theirs elders, behaving with other children, along with guiding them to the basic points of Islamic teachings.

It includes the biography of the following companions:

Hasan bin ‘Ali رضی الله عنه

Husain bin ‘Ali رضی الله عنه

Abdullah bin Zoubir رضی الله عنه

Abdullah bin ‘Abbas رضی الله عنه

Abdullah bin Ja’far رضی الله عنه

Abdullah bin ‘Umar رضی الله عنه

Abdullah bin ‘Amr رضی الله عنه

Usamah bin Zaid رضی الله عنه

Anas bin Malik رضی الله عنه

Sa’eed bin Al-‘Aasرضی الله عنه