All stories in this collection are grounded in classical Islamic scholarship. Sources are cited per story. The primary references for this collection are listed below.
Scripture
ٱلْقُرْآنُ ٱلْكَرِيمُ
Al-Qurʾān al-Karīm
The Holy Quran — English translations: Sahih International. Arabic recitation verification: Madinah Mushaf (1405H edition). All āyāt cited by Sūrah name, Sūrah number, and āyah number.
Hadith
صَحِيحُ ٱلْبُخَارِيِّ · صَحِيحُ مُسْلِمٍ
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī & Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim
The two most authentic collections of Prophetic narrations. Compiled by Imam Muḥammad ibn Ismāʿīl al-Bukhārī (d. 256H) and Imam Muslim ibn al-Ḥajjāj (d. 261H). Referenced by Book and Hadith number.
Classical Text
قِصَصُ ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ — ٱبْنُ كَثِيرٍ
Qiṣaṣ al-Anbiyāʾ — Ibn Kathīr (d. 774H)
Stories of the Prophets by Imam Ismāʿīl ibn Kathīr al-Dimashqī. The most widely referenced classical compilation of prophetic stories, drawing on Qurʾānic exegesis and authenticated ḥadīth.
Seerah
ٱلسِّيرَةُ ٱلنَّبَوِيَّةُ — ٱبْنُ هِشَامٍ
Al-Sīrah al-Nabawiyyah — Ibn Hishām (d. 218H)
The Biography of the Prophet ﷺ, edited and transmitted by Imam Ibn Hishām from the original work of Ibn Isḥāq (d. 151H). Primary source for the lives of the Companions and early Islamic history.
History
ٱلْبِدَايَةُ وَٱلنِّهَايَةُ — ٱبْنُ كَثِيرٍ
Al-Bidāyah wa al-Nihāyah — Ibn Kathīr (d. 774H)
The Beginning and the End — a comprehensive history of creation through Islamic history. Used primarily for stories of the Companions and righteous predecessors.
Piety
حِلْيَةُ ٱلْأَوْلِيَاءِ — أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ
Ḥilyat al-Awliyāʾ — Abū Nuʿaym al-Iṣfahānī (d. 430H)
The Adornment of the Saints — biographical accounts of righteous Muslims across generations, used for stories of the Tābiʿūn and lesser-known righteous souls.