Princess Nourah: The woman who had ‘the brain of 40 men’
The tale of the heroism of the small band of brothers who fought alongside Abdulaziz ibn Abdul Rahman, the founder of Saudi Arabia, in his epic battle to recapture Riyadh…
It surprises people to learn that women living under an Islamic order could be scholars, that is, hold the authority that attaches to being knowledgeable about what Islam commands, and…
History of Hijrah: Migration for Peace and Justice
After Muhammad had preached publicly for more than a decade, the opposition to him reached such a high pitch that, fearful for their safety, he sent some of his adherents to…
Ibn al Jazzar identified contagious diseases 1,000 years ago
How the 10th-century Muslim polymath gave physicians a new perspective when it came to examining infectious diseases. Ibn al Jazzar, a 10th-century Muslim polymath, was the first to diagnose leprosy, explaining the…
IN WHAT AYATS OF THE QURAN DOES SPEAK ABOUT THE MOSQUE OF AL-AKS?
The first qibla in Islam is the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem (al-Quds), the shrine of three religions. The site suffagah.com lists verses that refer to this mosque. In the Islamic…
IBN BAWWAB: THE SON OF A DOORKEEPER WHO BECAME A GREAT CALLIGRAPH
Ibn al-Bawwab is considered one of the founders of calligraphic art in the Islamic world, writes Melike Temiz. It is assumed that Ibn al-Bawwab was born in the second half…
In Arabic, Jerusalum is called “Al-Quds”—the Noble, Sacred Place Jerusalem is perhaps the only city in the world that is considered historically and spiritually significant to Jews, Christians, and Muslims…
AN ABANDONED 900-YEAR-OLD MOSQUE IN SAUDI ARABIA JUST REOPENED
It was left abandoned for nearly 20 years. Now, the Al-Atawlah Heritage Mosque in the small village of the same name in Saudi Arabia is open for the world to…
LITTLE KNOWN FACTS ABOUT BOOKSELLING IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD
Did you know that there were bookstores a thousand years ago that served treats and held literary readings? Fikriyat cites little-known facts about the book trade in the Islamic world….
LUBNA FROM CORDOBA – ANDALUSIAN WOMAN INTELLECTUAL AND MATHEMATICIAN
Lubna Cordovska – Andalusian woman intellectual and mathematician Born into a family of slaves, Lubna from Cordoba rose to the position of senior secretary of the Caliph and curator of…
