Tag: HISTORY
Giants of Islam: An Introduction
Sh Ali Hammuda introduces a new collaborative series with Dr Uthman Lateef, Ust Fatima Barkatulla, Sh Bilal Ismail, Moazzam Begg, Dilly Hussain, and many more on a very important theme
Did Muslim Caliphs Burn Libraries?
Did you know 'Umar b. al Khattab was accused of burning down the Alexandrian Library?
Unmasking Western Modernity: Farangism Studies
“It isn’t atheism per se that the apostate Muslim is embracing,” writes sociologist Mirza Safwat. “It isn’t an intellectual matter but a civilizational one; it needs to be understood not philosophically but sociologically…”
Islam reached Africa before Madinah even existed
In this short article, I share some historical notes about Islam’s first connections with Sub-Saharan (i.e. Black) Africa.
Hagia Sophia: What Western news isn’t telling you | Dr Yakoob Ahmed | Unscripted #55
On the grand reopening of Masjid Aya Sophia, Ottoman historian Dr Yakoob Ahmed discusses the history and broader Eurocentric discourses surrounding the Hagia Sophia, Islamic history and conquest.
Moazzam Begg & Dr Uthman Lateef give a crash course on Srebrenica | Unscripted #53
Moazzam Begg & Dr Uthman Lateef talk Srebrenica
The Battle between the Islamic Caliphate and China
"The battle determined the question which of the two civilisations, the Chinese or the Muslim, should predominate in the land..."
Unscripted #14 | Understanding Kashmir with Adnan Rashid
Join us this week on a special Unscripted podcast with Adnan Rashid.
Understanding the Caliphate: Between Romanticism and Cynicism
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
Tariq Ibn Ziyad: Invader or Liberator?
"...the Muslims were welcomed by a large proportion of the ruling aristocracy and the Jews."