Mihrab is an essential element of Islamic religious architecture
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 and Pharaoh: how al-Mamun entered the Great Pyramid
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…
The Cordoba library, considered the largest in the Muslim world, has disappeared without a trace, writes the website onedio.com. The most outstanding library in Muslim Spain is, without a doubt,…
Anatomy of a myth: did the Arabs burn the Library of Alexandria?
Despite the fact that there is much evidence to the contrary, in popular literature you can still find claims that the Library of Alexandria was destroyed by the Arabs in…
While in Europe in the Middle Ages, patients were expelled to special institutions outside the city gates, in which they were isolated from society and, mainly, depended on the mercy…
Aurangzeb Alamgir – Emperor who rewrote the Korans
Emperor Aurangzeb is considered the greatest of the rulers of the Mughal dynasty. He was distinguished by religiosity and piety, however, his legacy is controversial in India. Under Aurangzeb , who ruled under…
How the Prophet’s Mosque has changed throughout history
As a result of numerous reconstructions over the centuries, the area of the Prophet’s Mosque has increased from 1,022 sq. m up to 400,000 sq. m, write Nebi Bozkurt and Mustafa Sabri…
What Ibn al-Athir and Ibn Khaldun wrote about the Mongol conquests
Mongol conquests of the XIII-XIV centuries. sowed death and destruction throughout Central Asia and the Middle East. The Mongols managed to create an empire that covered most of Asia and became the…
