The Manuscripts Department of the Leiden University Library, founded in 1575, houses the most valuable Oriental manuscripts. Of the 30,000 manuscripts available here, 6,000 come from the Islamic world, according…

The tradition, when the rulers, dressed in simple clothes, went “to the people” in order to personally see how people live or listen to what they say about themselves, in…

Hady Ali, Mohamed Mostafa 10 June, 2022 More than thirteen centuries ago, Muslims started their military campaigns towards India to quell Indian pirates who attacked Arab trade vessels, and to attack the ruler…

Chini Masjid in Nilphamari, 360 km northwest of Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, is a unique piece of architecture that has drawn crowds of tourists for centuries. Built in 1863, the beautiful…

Description: Mention of Jesus son of Mary from the Quran and the sayings of Prophet Muhammad. In relating the story of Jesus, the Quran describes how Mary, the mother of Jesus,…

part 2 Shakiel Humayun 17 April, 2022 As we have seen in Part 1, the Muslims migrated to Madinah after suffering a decade of pagan persecution in Makkah. While a fledgling…

Shiroti Nasuha 15 March, 2022 Talking about women with power is often still, in the 21st century, a controversial or sensitive subject. The poster of Rosie the Riveter girl with…

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…