Imam Darimi narrated that after the Prophet left the world, Madinah faced severe drought and famine. The people of the city came to Sayyidah 'A'ishah seeking help and advice so she instructed them to make an opening above the Beloved's grave ﷺ so there would be no barrier between him and the sky. As soon as they did this, it immediately began to rain until all the plants grew and the animals became extremely healthy, and the city rejoiced. The Ottomans later build a dome on the mosque and placed a specific tile on the dome to commemorate this event. During the time when Madinah was being attacked by Yazid, the adhan was not allowed to be said out aloud and the prayer was not allowed to be performed in the Masjid. Sa'id ibn Musayyib said, "I hid in the masjid and I would know the time for the prayer because I would hear the adhan from the resting place of the Messenger of Allah." If you went to Madinah with your heart in a state of drought, famine, loneliness and darkness, Imagine what one standing before Rasūlullāh ﷺ and giving salam to would do ﷺ. It would change your dunya and akhira.

Victory in the Battle of Hattin was followed by a string of quick victories across the Kingdom of #Jerusalem , culminating on October 2, 1187, when the City of Jerusalem surrendered to Salah ud Din Ayubi's (aka #Saladin) forces after 88 years under Christian rule. The upcoming centuries brought new Islamic states but the Muslims managed to retain control of Al-Quds, the land of Jerusalem and first Qiblah, until the Allied army retook it from Ottomans in early 1900s during World War 1. Sultan Salah ud Din Ayubi Hazretleri belonged to Kurdish ethnicity. Still, he was no ethno nationalist but rather a firm Muslim leader who prioritised cause of Islam above all else. He has been deeply praised by Islamic and Western historians alike for his kind and merciful treatment of non-Muslim subjects. Important fact: Sultan Salah ud Din Ayubi and most of his troops were Sufis and disciples of Sayyid Abdul Qadir Jillani Al Hassani (The Venerable Scholar from Ahle Bayt or Prophetic Family). May Allah raise the ranks of Salah ud Din Ayubi Hazretleri (رحمه الله تعالی) Read our detailed thread with sources here:

All of these world-renowned heroes were either Ash’aris or Maturidis (Sunnis) in Creed, Followed one of the four Madhabs (Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi’i, Hanbali), and Adhered to a Sufi tariqah (order). Every single one of them. Among the Sufis who aided Islam with the sword as well as the pen were: “Such men as the Naqshbandi Shaykh Shamil al-Daghestani, who fought a prolonged war against the Russians in the Caucasus in the nineteenth century; Darqawi Faqir Al-Hajj Muhammad al-Ahrash, who fought the French in Egypt in 1799; Qadiri Shaykh ‘Uthman ibn Fodi, who led j*had in Northern Nigeria from 1804 to 1808 to establish Islamic rule; Imam Pangeran Diponegoro, The Javanese prince and one of Indonesia’s greatest National Heroes. He fought j*had against the Dutch from 1825 to 1830 and followed the Shattariya tariqah; Qadiri Shaykh ‘Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza’iri, who led the Algerians against the French from 1832 to 1847; Tijani Shaykh al-Hajj ‘Umar Tal, who led Islamic j*had in Guinea, Senegal, and Mali from 1852 to 1864; Muridiyyah Shaykh Ahmadu Bamba, who struggled against the French colonial rule of Senegal in the late 1800s; Sayyid Muhammad ‘Abdullah al-Somali, a Shaykh of the Salihiyya order who led Muslims against the British and Italians in Somalia from 1899 to 1920; Qadiri Shaykh Ma’ al-‘Aynayn al-Qalqami, who helped marshal Muslim resistance to the French in northern Mauritania and southern Morocco from 1905 to 1909; Senussi Shaykh Omar al-Mukhtar who led the resistance against the Italian colonization of Libya from 1911 to 1931 and also fought against the French colonization of Chad and the British occupation of Egypt; Shadhili Shaykh Muhammad al-Hashimi who despite his old age joined the ranks against the French colonization of Syria in 1920. He fought alongside many other ‘ulema of Damascus amongst them one of his shaykhs, Shaykh Al-Sharif al-Yaqoubi, who commanded a division of 500 people.” - Reliance of the Traveller - Tasawwuf did not prevent them from serving Islam in any way they could.

In 1164AD, Salah ud Din Ayubi officially became a state employee of the Ismaili Fatimid Empire. He rose up the ranks owing to his charisma and military successes against Crusaders. Salah ud, as a Sunni Muslim began to undermine Fatimid regime by feigning loyalty. He managed to get the rank of a Vizer. After the death of Al-Adid in 1171AD, Salah ud Din Ayubi abolished the Cairo based Fatimid state and established Ayubbid Sultanate with himself as the First Sultan. This shows that Salah ud Din Ayubi was indeed a man who possessed cunningness and also employed deception to achieve his goal of realigning Egypt with the Sunni based Abbasid Caliphate. The force behind Sultan Salah ud Din Ayubi Hazretleri was Sayyidina Abdul Qadir Jillani (رحمه الله تعالی) the leader of all Awliyah, Imam of all Orthodox Sunnis, and the 13th direct descendant of the Fifth Rightly Guided Caliph Sayyidina Imam Hassan ibn Ali رضي الله عنهم. Source: "Saladin" Longman

"The life of a single Muslim soldier (Mujahid) is more beloved to me than the entire state itself" ~ Sayyidna Umar Al Farooq رضي الله عنه 2nd Rightly Guided Caliph of Islam He was extremely concerned about his troops. Hence, Caliph Umar personally supervised the military strategy and territorial expansion plans. Due to risk of high casualties, he didn't allow Sayyidina Amir Muawiyah رضي الله عنه the Syrian governor to start naval attacks on the Roman empire via the Mediterranean sea. #prophetmuhammad #Umar #muslim #soldier #military #statement #quotes #expansion

𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐚𝐲𝐲𝐢𝐝𝐚 𝐅𝐚̄𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐡 𝐚𝐥-𝐙𝐚𝐡𝐫𝐚̄' Sayyida Fatima Bint Muhammad Al Zahra رضي الله عنها was one of the four daughters of the Prince of All Prophets Sayyidna RasulAllah Muhammad ﷺ. She is titled as "Sayyida Tul Nisa Al Alameen" or "Leader of all Women of both worlds". Sayyida Fatima passed away on the 3rd of Ramadan ul Mubarak in Medina during the year 632 AD. May Allah's endless peace and benediction be upon her lofty soul. Sayyidah Ā’isha relates that the Prophet of Allāh ﷺ said to Sayyidah Fātima: “Are you not pleased that you are the leader of all believing women or [he said] leader of the women of this nation?” [Agreed upon] The Prophet ﷺ said to Sayyidunā Ḥudhayfa: “Before this night, this angel has never descended to Earth. He sought permission from his Lord to [descend and] convey greetings to me and give me the good news that Fātima is the leader of the women of Paradise…” [Al-Tirmidhī: 3781] Sayyidah Ā’isha said: “I have not seen anyone who resembled the Prophet ﷺ more in behaviour, habits, character, and in sitting and standing than Fātima.” [Abū Dāwūd: 5219] Sayyidah 'Ā’isha also said: “I did not see anyone more truthful than Fātima, apart from her father.” [Al-Ḥākim: 4765] The Prophet ﷺ said: “Fātima is an integral part of me. Whatever delights her, it delights me. Whatever upsets her, it upsets me.” [Al-Ḥākim: 3/168] It is reported by ‘Imrān b. Ḥusayn that: “The Prophet ﷺ placed his hand on below the neck of Fātima – where the necklace is placed – and prayed: ‘O You who satiates hunger, fulfills needs, and raises ranks! Do not let Fātima bint Muḥammad be hungry.’ I met her afterwards and asked about it. She replied: ‘Since then, I have never been hungry.’” [Al-Bayhaqī and others] The Prophet ﷺ said: “The Maḥdī is from my offspring, from the children of Fātima.” [Abū Dāwūd: 4286] Caption credits: Clarifying Light

Naqib al-ashraf ( نقيب الأشراف) was an important governmental post in various different Islamic states like Mamluk and Ottoman Sultanates. The holder of this post was a member of Sayyids or Ashraf class which denoted the rank of supervisor of descendants of Prince of all Prophets, Muhammad ﷺ . The descendants of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ were popularly known as Ashraf and throughout Islamic history. Both Shia and Sunni Sayyids in Ottoman state were accorded special privileges, including personal inviolability, certain tax exemptions and immunity from regular prosecution. In the event of a legal complaint against a member of the Ashraf, Naqib al-ashraf would prosecute and judge alleged offender. This was done to ensure their special place in Muslim society & thus maintain their socio-political privileges to honor them as they were considered a living link to the Noble Prophet ﷺ. Source: The Ottoman State and Descendants of the Prophet ﷺ in Anatolia and Balkans (1500-1700 AD) by the author Hülya Canbaka #prophetmuhammad #sayyid #Muhammad

The Gallipoli conflict was a military campaign in the First World War that took place on Gallipoli peninsula, from 19 February 1915 to 9 January 1916. The Entente powers, Britain, France and the Russian Empire, sought to fully dismantle Ottoman Caliphate by taking over its capital city of Istanbul (Constantinople). The Allied forces-comprised of mega industrial empires such as Britain and Russia-expected a rather swift victory against the war-torn Ottoman state which lacked the manpower and technology. To the surprise of the Allied, Ottoman state gave a phenomenal resistance during the entire conflict which lasted a little over 10 months. It is a fact that Allied command underestimated the courage of Ottoman Islamic military which included Muslim troops from various races like Arabs, Turks, Kurds, Balkans etc. When faced with an existential crisis, the entire Ottoman citizens and troops became united under the Islamic Flag of the Khilafah and to defend their homeland from the infidels. We should all be aware of this reality since many dirty Kemalist propogandists disguised under the profession of historians are trying to portray Gallipoli only as a "Turkish" victory which is a huge myth. In fact, around 30% of the entire Ottoman military conscripts were Arab Muslims who served the Islamic state with endless bravery and fought with distinction at all the military fronts in WW1. The Ottoman forces foiled multiple organised attempts of the Allied navy to infiltrate through the Dardanelles using amphibious landings. In the process Ottomans gave 56,643 thousand martyrs and over 90,000 troops wounded. The Allied forces suffered over 56,000 casualties as well which shows the scale and intensity of the warfare experienced in the whole conflict. We present our Salute to Ottoman Ghazis and the Shahuda (Martyrs) who sacrificed their future for the safety of the Muslim Ummah. May Jenab e Haqq Allah Azzawajal illumine their graves and May they be admitted into Jannah ul Firdous in the neighbourhood of the King of all the Prophets, Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ. The Ottoman victory at Gallipoli represents the collective victory of Islamdom over the infidels of the Allied group. We all should remember this glorious triumph as a point of unity and strength irrespective of modern nationalities since the Faithful have an ancient union ❤️ I would also like to pay special tribute to Mehmed Esad Pasha Hazretleri who was the main Ottoman Commander in Gallipoli war and the mastermind behind the brilliant defense strategy employed by the Ottoman military. It is a pity that the credit for Gallipoli victory is falsely given to Kemal Pasha (later Atatürk) when in reality he was simply a junior officer and had no role in formulation of strategy. This is also another form of ridiculous Kemalist rewriting of history which needs to be refuted. The glorious Ottoman victory in Gallipoli sent shock waves around Europe and Britain. The British leadership was faced with a huge crisis as they had never imagined such a defeat. So, after a bitter clash Winston Churchill was finally demoted from the position of First Lord of the Admiralty. Following the failure of Gallipoli expedition, Sir Ian Hamilton, commander of the MEF, was recalled to London in October 1915, which ended his military career. Opposition from New Zealand and Australia grew strongly due to them receiving highest casualties in Gallipoli conflict and thus this episode also paved the way for independence of New Zealand and Australia from the British Empire. Main sources: Ottoman Empire lecture series by Professor Kenneth W Harl (Phd historian from Yale university USA 🇺🇸 and an expert on Ottoman history) Broadbent, Harvey (2005). Gallipoli: The Fatal Shore. Camberwell, VIC: Viking/Penguin. Holmes, Richard, ed. (2001). The Oxford Companion to Military History. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Yusuf ibn Ayyub ibn Shadhi (1137 – 4 March 1193), commonly known by the title Salah ud Din ,was the founder of the Ayyubid Sultanate. Hailing from an ethnic Kurdish family, he was the first Sultan of both Egypt and Syria. He is popularly known for liberating Al-Quds, the land of Jerusalem or the first Islamic Qiblah. Sultan Salah ud Din spearheaded the Muslim military effort against the Crusader states in the Levant. At the height of his power, Ayyubid territorial limit spanned Egypt, Syria, Upper Mesopotamia, the Hejaz, Yemen, the Maghreb, and Nubia. The Sultan was indeed Kurdish by race but far from being any ethno nationalist. He was an Orthodox Sunni Muslim and also a disciple of the Sultan ul Awliyah, Shaykh Sayyid Abdul Qadir Jillani (رحمه الله تعالی) the leader of Sunni Orthodoxy and 13th direct descendant of the Fifth Rightly Guided Caliph Sayyidina Imam Hassan ibn Ali رضي الله عنهم . So, Sultan Salah ud Din Ayubi Hazretleri has the honor of having this unique spiritual link which reaches to the King of all Prophets Sayyidna Muhammad ﷺ. [Source: Saladin, Pearson Longman. p. 48] Sultan Salah ud Din was famous for his kind, generous, and forgiving nature. Despite the horrendous slaughter of Muslims by Crusaders' when they originally conquered Jerusalem in 1099, Sultan granted amnesty to all common Catholics and even to the defeated Christian army, as long as they were able to pay the aforementioned ransom (the Greek Orthodox Christians were treated even better because they often opposed the western Crusaders). 20th-century French author Albert Champdor described Sultan Salah ud Din as "Le plus pur héros de l'Islam" (English: The purest Hero of Islam) through his book. As early as 1202/03, Walther von der Vogelweide urged the German King Philip of Swabia to be more generous like Salah ud Din, who believed that a king's hands should have holes to let the gold fall through. [Introduction to the History of the Muslim East, Historical Bibliography. University of California Press. p. 166.] In April 1191, a Frankish woman's three month old baby had been stolen from her camp and sold on the market. The Franks urged her to approach Salah ud Din herself with her grievance. According to Baha ad-Din, Sultan used his own money to buy the child back: He gave it to the mother and she took it; with tears streaming down her face, and hugged the baby to her chest. The people were watching her and weeping and I (Ibn Shaddad) was standing amongst them. She suckled it for some time and then Sultan ordered a horse to be fetched for her and she went back to camp. [Lyons, Malcolm Cameron; Jackson, D. E. P. (1982). Saladin: The Politics of the Holy War] Sultan Salah ud Din died of a fever on 4 March 1193 (27 Safar 589 AH) at Damascus, not long after King Richard's departure. In Sultan Salah ud Din's possession at the time of his death were one piece of gold and forty silver pieces. He had given away wealth to his poor subjects, leaving nothing to pay for his funeral. He was buried in a mausoleum in the garden outside the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria. [Baha ad-Din ibn Shaddad (2002). The Rare and Excellent History of Saladin] May the Nur of Jenab e Haqq Allah Azzawajal fill the grave of Sultan Salah ud Din. Amin 🤲 #islamicknowledge #tarih #Saladin #Egypt #kurdish #IslamicHistory #March #today #TodayInHistory #knowledge #historical

It is narrated that after the Holy Prophet ‎ﷺ left the world, Madīnah faced severe drought and famine. The people of the city came to Sayyidah 'Ā'ishah seeking help and advice so she instructed them to make an opening above the grave of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ so there would be no barrier between him and the sky. As soon as they did this, it immediately began to rain until all the plants grew and the animals became extremely healthy, and the city rejoiced. [Al-Dārimī] The Ottomans later placed a specific tile on the Dome to commemorate this event as you can see on the picture below where he ‎ﷺ is resting. (Look at this picture