This book " Those Who Followed " is a collection of interesting and inspiring short biographies of the selected torchbearers of Islam from the generations that followed the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace be upon him). Lessons from how they dealt with civil strife and their appraisal of life in this world and the hereafter hold a lot of relevance today. This book is a must-have for every family library. It can be used by parents and teachers effectively to introduce role models like Imam Bukhari, Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Abdull?h ibn al-Mub?rak, Imam Abu Haneefah, Imam Malik Ibn Anas, Imam Mohammad Ibn Idress as-Shafee, Imam al-Hasan Al-Badriya, the fifth Khalif Umar Ibn AbdelAziz and many others to preteens and teenagers.