History

From minaret to Miʿrāj — the return to al-Aqsa

al-Asqa’s continued closure is affecting the entire Ummah

Dr. Osman Latiff 15 Shw 47 ◦︎ 3 Apr 26

al-Aqsa stands closed while the Ummah gathers elsewhere. What happens when a masjid is left without its worshippers?

This Welsh mosque was destroyed 85 years ago

This Welsh mosque was destroyed 85 years ago

Edward Rowe 13 Raj 47 ◦︎ 2 Jan 26

Lessons from the Euphrates for a world chasing gold

Lessons from the Euphrates for a world chasing gold

Shaykh Ali Hammuda 23 Jm1 47 ◦︎ 14 Nov 25

Stop talking about October 7

Ustadh Hamza Tzortzis 30 Ram 47 ◦︎ 19 Mar 26

The October 7 Fallacy

Ustadh Hamza Tzortzis 18 Rb2 47 ◦︎ 10 Oct 25

Rabbi gives an Islamic history lesson

Rabbi Haim Sofer 24 Rb2 47 ◦︎ 16 Oct 25

Why I produced the Bosnia series

Muhammad Isa 20 Rb1 47 ◦︎ 12 Sep 25

Why Muslim anti-racism must begin with justice as defined by Allah

Yahya Muhammed 16 Saf 47 ◦︎ 10 Aug 25

Tracing the City of London’s Ottoman links

Tracing the City of London’s Ottoman links

Edward Rowe 10 Muh 47 ◦︎ 5 Jul 25 12 Min Read

Did you know that London’s primary financial centre has many Ottoman connections?

Muharram and ʿĀshūra in the age of unabated genocide

Muharram and ʿĀshūra in the age of unabated genocide

Shaykh Ali Hammuda 9 Muh 47 ◦︎ 4 Jul 25 20 Min Read

Reducing Muharram to history and law misses its deeper message — one that speaks to a wounded but rising Ummah in Gaza and beyond.

Leo Tolstoy’s fascination with Islam

A Russian Confession, Tolstoy’s fascination with Islam

Shaymaa Khalid 25 Hij 46 ◦︎ 21 Jun 25 14 Min Read

This is the tale of a Russian confession, of one of the greatest European thinkers of recent times.

Vikings, Turks, and an Abbasid Envoy

Vikings, Turks, and an Abbasid Envoy

Edward Rowe 8 Hij 46 ◦︎ 4 Jun 25 15 Min Read

The works of the 10th-century Muslim diplomat Ahmad ibn Fadlān help us better understand Viking history, including here in Britain.

Battle for truth has endured from Badr to Gaza

Battle for truth has endured from Badr to Gaza

Dr. Miraj Din 14 Shw 46 ◦︎ 12 Apr 25 5 Min Read

Take a look at the 313 who shaped our civilisation and we can reclaim the meaning of heroism.

Journalist writes Andalusian nashīd for persecuted Balkan Muslims

Journalist writes Andalusian nashīd for persecuted Balkan Muslims

Edward Rowe Haris Tagari 22 Ram 46 ◦︎ 22 Mar 25 10 Min Read

A British Muslim journalist has composed a nashīd commemorating the massacre and displacement of Balkan Muslims over the 19th and 20th centuries.