Articles
Islamic History
A discussion on the true meaning of legal imprisonment (al-ḥabs ash-sharʿī) in early Islam, and how the practice changed from the time of the Prophet ﷺ and Abū Bakr to the time of ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb.
Islamic History
The extraordinary account of ʿAmr ibn ʿAbasah, who sought out the Prophet ﷺ in secret during the earliest days of Islam, and the profound teachings on prayer, wuḍūʾ, and sincerity that he preserved for the Ummah.
Islamic History
A reflection on the Qurʾānic principle that Allah alternates power, fortune, and hardship among people, illustrated through the rise of the humble and the fall of the mighty across Islamic history after the age of the Salaf.
Islamic History
The extraordinary and tragic biography of a Najdī scholar who rose to brilliance, before descending into open apostasy and a lifelong war against Islam.
Islamic History
In the eighth century, a Chinese soldier captured in battle travelled deep into the lands of the Arabs - and what he recorded remains one of the most remarkable outside testimonies to early Islamic civilisation
Islamic History
A remarkable first-hand account of the scholar ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz al-Kinānʾī's defiant stand against Bishr al-Marīsī and the Miḥna - the Abbasid inquisition that sought to impose the doctrine of the created Qurʾān upon the Muslim world.
Islamic History
When Life Turns: Classical Wisdom on the Brevity of Life and the Swiftness of Change
Islamic History
Testing... Explore the concept of Tawheed, the core of Islamic faith, defining the absolute oneness and uniqueness of Allah.
Islamic History
A rare first-hand Muslim account of the Vikings by Aḥmad ibn Faḍlān (d. 921 CE), detailing their physical appearance, customs, hygiene, and funerary rites.
Islamic History
Malcolm X, Shaykh Aḥmad Ḥassūn, and the Black Saudi Connection Aḥmad Usmān, who meticulously planned the Ḥajj of Malcolm X (1925–1965 CE), emphasised the role played by the Black Saudis... Read More
Islamic History
A detailed clarification by Shaykh Rabīʿ al-Madkhalī refuting the claim that al-Ḥusayn or Ibn al-Zubayr rebelled, and outlining the historical realities surrounding the events of that period.
Islamic History
A historical report cited by Ibn Kathīr concerning social changes in Egypt following the drowning of Pharaoh, transmitted from early Egyptian historians.
