The Lasting Legacy of Islam in Malta
Many today question whether Islām and Muslims have a place in Europe. Yet not many of us know that Muslims ruled not only Spain but other countries in Europe like Portugal, southern France, parts of Italy, Greece and Albania. Among them was the Mediterranean island of Malta. The Invitation to Conquer Malta Malta is an island state in the Mediterranean Sea. Islām came to Malta in the year 870 CE. Along with Sicily, Malta fell into Muslim hands following an appeal for Muslim support from its Byzantine ruler, Euphemius in his power struggle with the Byzantine emperor, Michael II. …
Japan & the Last Caliphate: Dawn of Robotics?
When the Rising Sun met the Crescent Moon The history of robots has its origins in the ancient world. Even as early as the 12th Century, Muslims such as al-Jazari were making significant advances in the field of automata/automations which are self-operating machines, or machines or control mechanisms designed to automatically follow predetermined sequences of operations or respond to predetermined instructions. In short - robots. Ibn Jazari built a number of automated objects such as the automated moving peacocks driven by hydropower. One of al-Jazari's humanoid automata was a waitress that could serve water, tea or drinks. The drink was…
The Islamic History of the Champions of Europe – Portugal
Portugal was once an Islamic kingdom The Portugal football team were crowned champions of Europe for the first time in their history after overcoming France in the Euro 2016, European Cup. It may come as a surprise to many that much of Portugal once lived under Islamic rule for over 500 years from the early 8th century during the period when Muslims ruled Spain, Andalusia. At that time Portugal was called Al-Garb Al-Andalus (the west of Al-Andalus, Spain). Whilst first Seville and then Cordoba came to be known as the capital of the Muslim Kingdom of Spain, the city of Silves was the…
The Jihad of Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali’s biggest fight outside of the boxing ring was in the arena of the U.S. Supreme Court, and the court’s 1971 decision is a huge part of his legacy. What is also very interesting is that his case at the Supreme Court was all about the concept of Jihad as we will come to see below. In 1964, Ali failed the U.S. Armed Forces qualifying test because his writing and spelling skills were sub-standard. With the escalation of the Vietnam War, the test standards were lowered in November 1965 and Ali was reclassified as 1-A in February 1966, which…
Muhammad Ali, supporter of Palestine denouncer of Zionism, dies
Innā lillāhi wa innā ilayhi rāji'ūn To Allāh we certainly belong, and certainly to Him is our return. It is with a heavy heart we announce the passing away of the beloved former heavyweight boxing champion, Muhammad Ali (rahimahullāh) at the age of 74. Anyone who ever heard of him knew he was far more than just a boxer, but a cultural icon for Muslims in the last century. Through his career not only in boxing but his anti-war and civil rights activism, he became more than just a black Muslim celebrity: what Professor Sherman Jackson called recently in an…
The Rise and Fall of Islamic Seville
Seville’s Islāmic Heritage The city of Seville has once again been propelled to our attentions with Sevilla FC recently being crowned champions of the Europa League for a third successive year, this time overcoming an average looking Liverpool team from England. The city of Seville does of course have its rich Islamic heritage which had made it one of the greatest cities in the western world during medieval times. The Beginning By 694, corresponding to 92AH, Islām had spread across North Africa, Persia and Shām. Al-Andalus (Spain) was under the tyrannical rule of King Roderic of the Visigoths who persecuted,…
Zionist Ideology is the Struggle of Our Generation
As many of you will have seen from recent events, there has been a real aggressive push from the Zionist lobby in aiming to shut down debate of Israel once and for all by seeking to equate anti-Zionism with ant-Semitism. Allegations such as ‘when someone attacks Zionism they are indirectly attacking Jews because the two go hand in hand’ are dangerous and make a mockery out of the serious issue of anti-Semitism which must be strongly opposed like any other form of racism. Zionism is a political project which has the support of many Jews as well some evangelical Christians.…
The History of Muslim Resistance in the West Indies
The recent victory of the West Indies over England in the recent cricket World Cup reminded me of the great struggle that was faced by millions of Muslims, many of whom were likely to be the ancestors of those who heroically defeated this very nation. Their struggle contributed significantly to the introduction of Muslims in this part of the world (though it is accepted that Muslims were already present in these lands). Even the very name "West Indies" reminds us of the fall of Andalusia in 1492 which sparked the age of "Discovery" by the European powers, led by Spain. Christopher…
Why the world needs to know about Edwin S Montagu
Edwin S Montagu - The Jewish MP who opposed the Balfour Declaration On 23 August 1917, when the question of fraudulently giving the land of Palestine to Zionists was discussed in the Commons (what was to be known as the Balfour Declaration), the only Jew in the cabinet in parliament that day was Edwin Samuel Montagu. He passionately rejected the motion where he submitted a memorandum entitled 'Anti-Semitism of the British Government' which stated the following: I have chosen the above title for this memorandum, not in any hostile sense, not by any means as quarrelling with an anti-Semitic view…
The Prophecy of Islam Liberating Europe
On this day, 29th May in 1453, Sultan Muhammad al-Fatih was in the state of prostration to his lord at the entrance gate of Constantinople (Istanbul), praying for the conquest of Constantinople at his hands.
