Ibn al-Haytham is credited with explaining the nature of light and vision, through using a dark chamber he called Albeit Almuzlim, which has the Latin translation as the camera obscura; the device that forms the basis of photography.
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The hijri calendar is regarded as a development that had a major cultural impact. The first one to introduce this system was ‘Umar. There are…...
Studying about the early generation of scholars is essential because through their actions and deeds, they represent a practical manifestation of Islam. Studying about hadith…...
Sheikh Jarrah is named after the doctor of Salahuddin Al-Ayyoubi. Hussam al-Din al-Jarrahi, who lived in the 12th century, was an emir and the personal…...
Al-Masjid al-Aqsa is the name for the whole of the place of worship built by Sulaymaan (peace be upon him). Some people started to give…...
‘I would give up my kingdom to be like Sālim’ By Ibn Kathir (d. 774H/1373CE)Translated by Rasheed ibn Estes Barbee The Umayyad Caliph Hisham bin…...
Islam Arrives During the Caliphate of Uthman Islam came to China within a few decades after the death of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. According to legendary…...
Ibn Battuta (1304-1369) was a noted explorer and traveler born in Morocco into a family of judges. He studied Islamic theology, but little did his…...
The Battle of Talas determined which of the two civilizations, the Chinese or the Muslim, would predominate in Central Asia. It led to the spread…...