When the Mongol army under the leadership of Khan Hulagu, grandson of Genghis Khan, captured Baghdad in 1258, the Mongols plundered the precious treasures of the House of Wisdom –…

The term sipahsalar was widespread in the Islamic world and even in the Christian countries of the Caucasus and denoted a high-ranking military leader. This term was formed by the Persian words…

In his “Siyasat-name”, the prominent statesman of the Islamic world, Nizam al-Mulk, shares his experience in public administration. Siyasat-name (Book of Government), also known as Siyar al-Mulk (Life of the…

The love of the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II for animals, in particular for cats, has become a legend. Sultan Abdul-Hamid II, who ruled from 1876-1909, is called the last autocratic…

Located in the heart of Tunisia, this mosque is also known as Jami al-Kabir (Great Mosque) because it is the largest in the city. The first mosque on this site…

Both during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), and during the four caliphs, women contributed to the economy, writes Feyza Betul Kose. In those days,…

Mihrab as an architectural element has evolved over a long period of time, writes Tugba Erzincan for İslam Ansiklopedisi. There was no mihrab in the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina, but…

Bukhara, which was founded 2500 years ago, was one of the centers of the Silk Road – the most important trade route of antiquity, writes Ismail Chagyldzhi. Therefore, the city…

Caliph al-Mamun (786-833) became the first person to enter the Great Pyramid 3400 years after it was sealed. Caliph al-Mamun (786-833) remained in the memory of Muslims as an ambiguous…

Many women also took part in the Indian War of Independence in 1857. One of them was an elderly Muslim woman in a green veil, whose name remains unknown. She not only…