Islamic History
Ibn Faḍlān’s Account of the Vikings: Appearance, Customs and Burial Rites
Explore Ibn Faḍlān’s account of Norse traders during his Volga journey of 921–922 CE, describing their appearance, hygiene, customs and burial rites.
Articles
History and Biography
Islamic History
Malcolm X and His Salafī Mentor in Harlem, New York
Explore Malcolm X’s relationship with Shaykh Aḥmad Ḥassūn, their connections in Makkah and Harlem, and the account of the shaykh’s role at his funeral.
Scholars
Ibn Ḥazm and the Beginning of His Study of Fiqh
How a correction in prayer led Ibn Ḥazm to begin studying fiqh at twenty-six, study Mālik’s al-Muwaṭṭaʾ and enter scholarly debate, as related in Siyar Aʿlām an-Nubalāʾ.
Islamic History
The Claim That al-Ḥusayn or Ibn az-Zubayr Rebelled
Shaykh Rabīʿ al-Madkhalī explains the events surrounding al-Ḥusayn and Ibn az-Zubayr and refutes the claim that the Companions rebelled.
Islamic History
Egyptian Women After the Drowning of Pharaoh: A Historical Observation
Ibn Kathīr and Ibn ʿAbd al-Ḥakam relate a historical account of Egyptian women’s marriages and authority after Pharaoh’s drowning.
Islamic History
Fayrūz ad-Daylamī: The Persian Companion Who Killed al-Aswad al-ʿAnsī
The reported biography of Fayrūz ad-Daylamī, his Persian ancestry, the killing of the false prophet al-Aswad al-ʿAnsī and the scholarly legacy of his son.
Islamic History
The Islamic Dīnār and Dirham: Ibn al-Athīr’s Account of Coinage Reform
Ibn al-Athīr’s account of ʿAbd al-Malik’s coinage reform, the control of minting and weights, and the standardisation of the Islamic dīnār and dirham.
Scholars
The Biography of Imām ar-Rustamī (d. 561 AH)
A biography of Imām ar-Rustamī, his teachers and students, scholarly praise for him and a clarification concerning reported dreams.
Scholars
The Biography of Shaykh Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad Ṣaghīr ʿAkūr
A biography of Shaykh Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad Ṣaghīr ʿAkūr, describing his education, teachers, humility, teaching and service to the Salafī call.
Scholars
A Sitting with Shaykh Muḥammad ibn Hādī al-Madkhalī
Advice and answers from a sitting on 8 May 2014 concerning Islamic knowledge, young people, family life in the West and dealings with others.
Scholars
Imām Muḥammad ibn Shihāb az-Zuhrī (d. 124 AH/742 CE): His Life and Scholarship
A biography of Imām az-Zuhrī describing his lineage, teachers, study habits, transmitters, scholarly reputation and death, with reports checked against classical Arabic sources.
Scholars
Imām Sībawayh: His Life, Teachers and Al-Kitāb
An account of Sībawayh’s pursuit of Arabic grammar, teachers, students, debate with al-Kisāʾī and the enduring importance of Al-Kitāb, with variant biographical reports distinguished.
