Tag Archives: CALIPH

Did you know 'Umar b. al Khattab was accused of burning down the Alexandrian Library?

Between politicised religious institutions and tempting salaries, how did Islam’s scholars maintain their independence?

In the age of fictional superheroes, Sh Shaqur Rehman tells the story of a boy who really did change the world.

This history which consists of 1,300 years of vast territorial expansion, economic prosperity and intellectual enlightenment is also known for its civil wars, dynastic power struggles and instances of oppressive rule, writes Dilly Hussain

Z A Rahman brings some historical background to the recent smearing of Fahreddin Pasha by UAE's foreign minister...

On Wednesday 20 April 2016, David Cameron defamed Imām Sulaiman Ghani from Tooting at Prime Minister’s Questions as an “IS supporter” – a popular acronym for ISIS.[1] Downing Street’s Press Office later clarified that Mr Cameron really meant Imām Ghani supported ...

Are Muslims anti-democratic subversives or champions of a more democratic way? Under a dictatorship it is clear that the ruler is in full control of where the nation is going and how to get there. Any attempt to change the ...

Sister Hadeel – How many more murdered will it take? On 22 September 2015, a teenage Palestinian Muslimah, Hadeel al-Hashlamun (rahimahallāh) who was 18 years of age, was targeted and unlawfully executed by Israeli troops in the illegally occupied Hebron, ...

“How often a small group overcame a mighty host by Allāh’s Leave?”[1] Many years before Salāh al-Dīn’s magnanimity towards the defeated barbaric crusaders, another Muslim leader had shown the world how a Muslim ruler behaves with mercy and restraint in ...

Muslims vs Vikings “And were it not for Allāh’s repelling some men with others, the earth would certainly be in a state of disorder; but Allāh is Gracious to the creatures”[1] The Ummah of the best of the Messengers, the ...