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Black History Month: Building a Black Muslim Legacy

Muslim News Staff Black History Month (BHM) is an annual program originating from 1926, celebrated by Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the Netherlands. During BHM, Black American…

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Story of Noah – The Beacon of Hope in Islam

Aisha Stacey 01 January, 2022 The accounts of the flood in the Jewish and Christian traditions acknowledge Noah as being a righteous man in a world crushed under the weight of sin…

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Enduring Legacy of Medieval Islamic Medicine

Muslim News Staff 24 December, 2021 As a role model to young Muslim generations, Muslim and non-Muslim scholars, during the era of the Islamic Caliphate, were known for their great…

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Dirham – Islamic World Silver Coin

The Arabs of the Hejaz, who did not have their own money, used the Byzantine gold dinar and silver dirhams of Iran and Yemen, Khalil Sahillioglu writes for İslam Ansiklopedisi….

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Whistling arrows – the weapon of the Turkic armies

The whistling arrows, which, according to legend, were invented by the founder of the Hun Empire, Mete Khan, were used in the armies of the Turkic Muslim states. It turned out…

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Umar ibn al-Khattab and his innovations as caliph

The actions and decisions of Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) had a huge impact on both his era and subsequent periods, writes Adnan Demirjan. Umar ibn al-Khattab became…

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Artificial history of the Saudi state

Nation states often create their own history of myths. Saudi Arabia is no exception, writes Yusuf Sami Kamadan. It is believed that the concept of “nation state” emerged after the French…

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Dinar – a gold coin mentioned in the Quran

In the Middle Ages, the dinar was an international currency, writes Khalil Sahillioglu for İslam Ansiklopedisi. The word “dinar” comes from the name of the Roman silver coin dēnārius. In pre-Islamic…

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What is the inspiration behind the color of the Sri Lanka Red Mosque?

If you ask the locals how to find the Jami Ul Alfar Mosque, you will most likely meet with bewilderment. But if you ask a question about the Red Mosque (Rathu…

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The US city run by Muslim Americans

A walk down the main street in Hamtramck, Michigan, feels like a tour around the world. A Polish sausage store and an Eastern European bakery sit alongside a Yemeni department…