The Firsts

Yaqeen Institute

The Firsts: The Forerunners of Islam is the series that visits trailblazers of the ummah. Those that rise to the occasion, and inspire a generation. Host Sh. Dr. Omar Suleiman dives into the stories of the giants who were the first of their kind in this world, and distinguished in the next. Listen in to revive the personalities buried in history.Let’s meet the Firsts. This series is brought to you by Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research. We aim to make academic and Islamically-credible scholarship mainstream through accessible resources such as infographics, animations, podcasts, learning materials, and more. Visit www.yaqeeninstitute.org or download the Yaqeen app from the app store to continue dismantling doubts, nurturing conviction, and inspiring contribution, one truth at a time.

  • 20 minutes 12 seconds
    The Children of Ta’if Who Stoned the Prophet ﷺ

    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 brutal order to stone him? Since the Prophet ﷺ had hope in their Islam, did he get to see the fruit of that hope in his lifetime?

    2 January 2025, 1:00 am
  • 16 minutes 34 seconds
    Abu Mahdhura (ra): The Kid Who Mocked Adhan

    As the Prophet ﷺ left the siege of Ta’if, a group of youth were making fun of the adhan. The Prophet ﷺ saw past their mockery and stuck to his hope of their becoming Muslim. In one of the most beautiful stories of the Prophetic lens, we gain new insight into how he brought the best out of people even in the worst of times.

    2 January 2025, 1:00 am
  • 25 minutes 21 seconds
    The Jinn Who Became Muslim

    Imagine the first Muslims, but amongst the Jinn. Who were the first converts amongst them, and how did that happen? When did Allah send them? And what was the connection of the Jinn Muslims to the rejectors of Ta’if?

    17 December 2024, 11:00 pm
  • 28 minutes 26 seconds
    Abu Bakra (ra): The Freed Slave of Allah

    So often confused for Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (ra), this prolific narrator of hadith escaped Ta’if in such a unique way that he was named after this incident. After this lecture, you will never read his name as a typo again.

    17 December 2024, 11:00 pm
  • 31 minutes 21 seconds
    The Prophet ﷺ’s Bodyguard: Mughira ibn Shu‘ba (ra)

    He came to Islam after a severely checkered past, but never let his flaws stop him from assuming his place in the presence of the Prophet ﷺ. He used his strength and sense of movement to monitor the Prophet’s every move, and came back to Ta’if with the command to destroy their idol.

    10 December 2024, 11:00 pm
  • 39 minutes 23 seconds
    Addas (ra) of Ta’if: The Brother of Yunus (as)

    As the Prophet ﷺ lay battered and beaten in the garden after Ta’if, Allah sent him this one special slave who would be the only known human convert on the worst day of the Prophet ﷺ’s life.

    10 December 2024, 11:00 pm
  • 1 hour 3 minutes
    Hakim ibn Hizam (ra): When Money Stops Mattering

    The nephew of Khadijah (ra) and a core figure in the decade prior to the Prophet ﷺ receiving revelation. He held out on Islam because of his worldly focus, yet eventually embraced Islam and a new focus on the hereafter.

    16 September 2024, 6:00 pm
  • 1 hour 19 minutes
    The Most Honored Man By The Prophet ﷺ

    If you saw him in Madinah, you would be taken aback by how he was honored by the Prophet ﷺ and the companions like no other human being, and if you heard him speak then you would know he was special. The last uncle of the Prophet ﷺ and a blessed connection for this Ummah.

    16 September 2024, 6:00 pm
  • 46 minutes 44 seconds
    Urwa ibn Masud (ra): The Chief Who Resembled Isa (as)

    A noble leader with a striking presence, he initially resisted the call of Islam and was a chief negotiator from Quraysh to the Prophet ﷺ in Hudaybiyyah. But when Islam entered his heart, he sought to lead his people to faith and lost his life in the process.


    16 September 2024, 6:00 pm
  • 1 hour 3 minutes
    Mothers of the Prophet ﷺ: Amina and Halima al-Sa’diyya

    The Prophet ﷺ spent some of his earliest years with his foster mother Halima al-Sa’diyya (ra), and never forgot the love she nurtured him with. What was it like to find her again in his final years of life?

    16 September 2024, 6:00 pm
  • 1 hour 6 minutes
    When Allah Guided the Children of Abu Lahab

    The only enemy of the Prophet ﷺ mentioned by name in the Quran, yet his own children became Muslim and would read about their father’s punishment. The incredible story of the believing children of the Prophet ﷺ's uncle and how he received them.

    16 September 2024, 6:00 pm
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