The First Copy of the Qur’an and its Little-Known Safe Keeper
Ayesha Mahmood Malik – UKHISTORY 6th April 2023 ©Shutterstock Ayesha Mahmood Malik, UK In most countries, the holy month of Ramadan has entered its 15th day and Muslims the world […]
Prayers on beginning and breaking the fast
Beginning the fast There is no specific prayer to begin a fast in the morning. The intent or niyyah to fast is in the heart and that is sufficient. One can pray […]
Rethinking Ibn Khaldun as a human rights activist in 21st century
BY ERGIN ERGÜL MAR 17, 2023 – 12:05 AM GMT+3 In Ibn Khaldun’s system of thought, the state exists to protect individuals and guarantee them justice, order and security in […]
List of female Islamic scholars. Wikipedia.
4 languages From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article is an incomplete list of female scholars of Islam. A traditionally-trained female scholar is referred to as ʿālimah or Shaykha.[1] The inclusion of women in university […]
Muslim women reclaim their gender space
BY MOIN QAZI JAN 12, 2023 – DAILY SABAG Women are exposed to organized education for the first time and are now enlightened enough to channel their cultural, parental and […]
A European capital’s forgotten memory: Madrid’s Islamic past
Breadcrumb Inigo Alexander 14 December, 2021 While armchair enthusiasts of European history are well aware of southern Spain’s Islamic history, most are unaware that Madrid, Spain’s current capital, once had […]
The Moorish invention that tamed Spain’s mountains
(Image credit: Kira Walker) By Kira Walker 12th October 2022 An ancient Moorish invention has been providing water to the Sierra Nevada mountains for more than 1,000 years, making life possible […]
Prof. John Makdisi traces the Islamic Origins of the Common Law
Collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times We can read John Makdisi’s magnum opus by ordering the North Carlina Law Review article from a Library or by […]
Why did King Henry II Threaten to join Islam: BBC
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Islam’s response to contemporary world problems (31)
Sat, 09/03/2022 – 19:00 We continue the series of installments related to the Holy Quran’s teachings on DUTIES and PROHIBITIONS for the sake of bringing about a lasting Social Peace. […]
Why Muslims See the Crusades So Differently from Christians
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy They weren’t all battles and bloodshed. There was also coexistence, political compromise, trade, scientific exchange—even love. […]
Scholar examines fiscal policies of mediaeval Muslim states
By Saeb Rawashdeh – Jul 31,2022 – JORDAN TIMES A southern stronghold Karak was an administrative centre of Ayyubid and Mamluk state (Photo courtesy of ACOR/ Collection of Rami Khouri) AMMAN — […]
PBS Video: Seven Wonders of the Muslim World
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One Name to Know for Muslim Heritage: Prof. James al-Khalili
Book Review: Pathfinders: The Golden Age of Arabic Science by Jim al-Khalili Source: The Guardian Book reviewed by Tim Radford The ‘bubbling invention’ of the Islamic world lit up the […]
Madinah museum’s role to preserve Islamic heritage praised
Source: The Arab News June 11, 2022 Saudi minister was briefed on the contents of the museum, including technical models, atlases and encyclopedias MADINAH: Saudi Minister of Commerce and Acting […]
Al-Qarawiyyin, world’s oldest, continually operating university, was founded by a Muslim woman
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL JUN 07, 2020 EDITED BY YASEMIN NICOLA SAKAY The world’s oldest university is not in Europe, as most people would assume; it is in Morocco and was […]
The Movie ‘The Physician’ and the Muslim Heritage
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and saving one is like the saving of the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32) The Physician (German: Der Medicus) is a 2013 German historical […]
President Obama’s Speech about the Muslim Heritage and the Muslim World, in Cairo, in 2009
Text from NY Times The following is a text of President Obama’s prepared remarks to the Muslim world, delivered on June 4, 2009, as released by the White House. I […]
Muhammad: The Light for the Dark Ages of Europe!
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Abstract An honest study of the causes of the Dark Ages and European renaissance will lead to […]
Muslims Said it First: ‘Checkmate’
By Mansoor Dahri; HISTORY • LANGUAGES Mansoor Dahri, UK There are dozens of ordinary ‘English’ words that originally came from languages historically associated with Islam, such as Arabic, Persian and Urdu. Each […]