Professor Shahul Hameed Two momentous events in the life of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) bear special significance as regards the institution of Prayer (Salah) in Islam: TheMi`raj(the Prophet’s Ascension) and…

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…

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…

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…

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….

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…