History

"...the Muslims were welcomed by a large proportion of the ruling aristocracy and the Jews."

On December 25th, most Christians around the world will be celebrating Christmas, a day that commemorates the birth of who they believe is their Lord and saviour, Jesus Christ. A lot of Muslim commentaries at this time of the year ...

Bayt-Lahm Bethlehem is a city that is famous for being the alleged birth place of one of the greatest and mightiest Messengers of Allāh, ʿĪsā / Jesus (ʿalayhi al-Salām). Bethlehem is taken from the Arabic ‘Bayt Laḥm’ (“House of Meat”). ...

In this Face to Face episode, Fahad Ansari discusses some pertinent lessons from the wisdom of Al-Hajj Malik el-Shabbaz, more popularly known as Malcolm X, rahimahullah.

Allāh The Exalted blessed me with an ascension up into and through the skies, to the blessed land of al-Quds...

This agreement is said to have been one of the most just and “progressive” treaties in history, with guarantees for religious minorities unheard of sadly until today...

As European leaders commemorate in Paris this week, we take a look at the gathering there a century ago that carved up the Muslim world ushering in an unprecedented era of strife...

Promises, Agreements and Declarations that shaped the modern Muslim World

"Be aware of key moments in history in order to understand the Ummah's current position today..."

On this day 87 years ago (16th September 1931) Omar Mukhtar (rahimahullāh) at the age of 73, was executed and hanged to martyrdom by Italian colonial forces. Omar Mukhtar was born in the year 1858 in an impoverished household in the region ...