The Firsts | The Forerunners of Islam

There are forerunners in every age and circumstance. They rise to the occasion, and inspire a generation. They are the firsts that are chosen to lead the way for humanity. In this series, we will go through not only the famous firsts in Islamic history, but the firsts that are distinguished in the hereafter. Join Sh. Omar Suleiman weekly as he dives into stories of the Sahaba (ra), the first believers, with emphasis on how they dealt with being the firsts of their kind and how we can aspire to be like them.

Curated by: Yaqeen Institute (192 videos)

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Currently Playing: Nusaybah bint Ka'ab (ra): The Woman Warrior | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman

Nusaybah bint Ka'ab (ra) embodied sacrifice in every way, and would be seen defending the Prophet ﷺ from every direction. Every one in her family followed her noble example. #thefirsts #omarsuleiman #sahaba

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Tracks in this Playlist

• Trendsetters, Revivers, and Strangers | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Zaid Ibn Amr (ra): A One Man Ummah | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Waraqa Ibn Nawfal (ra): The First to Confirm Prophethood | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Khadijah (ra): His First Love, Our First Mother | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Umm Ayman (ra): The Woman Who Never Stopped Caring | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Ali ibn Abi Talib (ra): Courageous & Steadfast | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Ali (ra) and Fatima (ra): From Love to the Pain of Death | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• The First Family: Ali (ra) and Fatima (ra) | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Abu Bakr (ra) - Part 1: Second to None in the Pursuit of God | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Abu Bakr (ra) - Part 2: Setting His Own Standards | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Abu Bakr (ra) - Part 3: There Will Never Be Another One | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Zayd Ibn Al Haritha (ra): Loved and Liberated | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Sumayyah (ra): The First Martyr | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Khabbab Ibn Al Aratt (ra): Under Burning Hot Coals | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Bilal Ibn Rabah (ra): The Voice of Certainty | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Suhaib Ibn Sinan Al Rumi (ra): From Persia, to Rome, to Paradise | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Al-Arqam Ibn Abil Arqam (ra): The House of Islam | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Lubaba Bint Al-Harith (ra): The First Woman After Khadijah (ra) | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Zaynab (ra) Bint Muhammad ﷺ: The First Daughter | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Uthman Ibn Affan (ra) - Part 1: The Possessor of Two Lights | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Uthman Ibn Affan (ra) - Part 2: Selfless Even When Slandered | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Saad Ibn Abi Waqqas (ra): His Prayers Always Answered | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Abdullah Ibn Masood (ra): A Mighty Legacy of Qur'an | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Abu Dharr Al Ghifari (ra): Living and Dying Alone | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Saeed Ibn Zaid (ra): An Answer to His Father's Prayer | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Jafar Ibn Abi Talib (ra): Flying In Paradise | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Najashi - Ashama Ibn Abjar (ra): The Righteous King | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Umm Salama (ra) - Part 1: A Separated Family | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Umm Salama (ra) - Part 2: A Legacy of Wisdom | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Umm Habiba (ra) - Part 1: A Dream Come True | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Umm Habiba (ra) - Part 2: Royalty Redefined | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Saffiyah Bint Abdul Mutallib (ra): A Warrior Aunt | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Zubayr Ibn Awwam (ra): The Disciple | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Asma Bint Abi Bakr (ra): The Possessor of Two Waist Belts | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Talha Ibn Ubaydillah (ra): The Living Martyr | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Abu Hudhaifa Ibn Utbah (ra): Seeking Another Status | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Saalim Mawla Abu Hudhaifa (ra): The Imam of the People of Quran | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Sawda Bint Zama’a (ra): The Prophet’s Joy | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Abu Ubaydah Ibn Al Jarrah (ra): The Trustworthy One | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Abdurrahman Ibn Awf (ra): A Generous Soul | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Hamza Ibn Abdulmuttalib (ra): The Lion of Allah | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Miqdad Ibn Aswad (ra): Better Than A Thousand Men | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Khawla Bint Hakim & Uthman Ibn Madhun (ra): The Righteous Couple | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Omar Ibn Al Khattab (ra): The Convert Who Changed The World | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Omar Ibn Al Khattab (ra): 10 Unique Virtues | The Firsts with Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Omar Ibn Al Khattab (ra): The Opening of Jerusalem | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Abu Jandal, Abdullah, & Suhayl Ibn Amr (ra): Switching Sides | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Abdullah Ibn Umm Maktum (ra): After Abasa | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Musab Ibn Umair (ra): The Man Who Gave It All | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Al-Shifa bint Abdullah (ra): The Healer and Scholar | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Khunais ibn Hudhafah (ra): The First Husband of Hafsa (ra) | The Firsts with Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Abdullah ibn Hudhafah (ra): The Man Who Wouldn't Flinch | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Atika bint Zayd (ra): The Wife of Many Martyrs | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Ayyash ibn Abi Rabiah (ra): The Guilt Trip That Led To Captivity | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Utbah ibn Ghazwan (ra): The Humble Governor | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Shurahbil Ibn Hasana (ra): The Scribe and Commander | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Abdullah ibn Jahsh (ra): An Accepted Prayer | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Abu Ahmad Abd Ibn Jahsh (ra): The Other Blind Companion | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Zaynab Bint Khuzayma (ra): The Mother of the Poor | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Ukasha ibn al-Mihsan (ra): He Beat You To It | The Firsts Shorts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Nuaym Ibn Abdullah (ra): Redirecting History | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Subay'a Al-Aslamiyya (ra): The Iddah of a Widow | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Khalid Ibn Sa’id Ibn al-'As (ra): A Dream of the Prophet ﷺ | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Rayta Bint Al-Harith (ra): Poisoned on the Way | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Anisa, Al-Numan, and Amir (ra): On A Boat From Abysinnia | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Amir Ibn Fuhayra (ra): The Guide on the Hijrah | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Zinneera (ra) and Aflah (ra): The Tortured Ones | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Umm Kulthum Bint Uqbah Ibn Abi Muayt (ra): The Enemy's Daughter | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Mihja, Umayr, and Ubayda (ra): The Martyrs of Badr | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Loving the Ansar | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• As’ad Ibn Zurara (ra): The First Convert of Madinah | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Usayd Ibn Hudayr (ra): Transformed by the Quran | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Sa'ad Ibn Muadh (ra): The Man Who Shook The Throne | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Sa'ad Ibn Ubadah (ra): The Generous Chief | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Umm Sulaym (ra): Her Dowry Was Islam | The Firsts | Dr Omar Suleiman
• Anas ibn Malik (ra): In Service of the Beloved | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Umm Haram (ra): When Dreams Come True | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Ubadah ibn al-Samit (ra): A Man Equal to a Thousand Men | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Al Bara' Ibn Malik (ra): The Underestimated Hero | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Abu Ayyub Al Ansari (ra): The Host of the Prophet | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Abdullah ibn Salam (ra): The Righteous Rabbi | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Salman Al Farsi (ra): The Truth Seeker | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Salman Al Farsi (ra): Back to Persia | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Abu Darda (ra): The Scholar Who Wouldn't Sleep | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Abdullah Ibn Rawahah (ra): The Warrior Poet | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Ka'ab Ibn Malik (ra): The Greatest Story of Repentance | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Hassan ibn Thabit (ra): The Master of All Poets | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Nusaybah bint Ka'ab (ra): The Woman Warrior | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Zayd ibn Thabit (ra): The Scribe of the Prophet ﷺ | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Muadh Ibn Jabal (ra): Most Knowledgeable & Beloved | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Ubayy ibn Ka'b (ra): The Master of all Reciters | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Umm Waraqa bint Abdullah (ra): The Martyred Hafidha | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Asma Bint Yazid (ra): The Orator of the Women | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Omar Ibn Al Khattab (ra): His Leadership, His Legacy, His Death | The Firsts - Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Amr ibn Al Jamuh (ra): No Limping in Jannah | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Abdullah ibn Abdullah ibn Ubayy (ra) The Son of the Chief Hypocrite | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Hanzala Ibn Abi Amr (ra) and Jameela (ra): When Angels Bathe You | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• The Martyrs of Mu'tah: Up Close | Full Documentary
• Jabir ibn Abdullah (ra): The Orphan With 7 Sisters | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
• Kulthum ibn al-Hadm (ra) & Sa'ad ibn Khaythamah (ra): The Hosts of Masjid Quba | Dr. Omar Suleiman