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1444 years since Hijrah

July 30, 2022 marks the beginning of the year 1444 AH according to the Islamic calendar also called the Hijri calendar, which comes from the…...

Editors 31 Jul 2022
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Understanding The Thamud

Who are the Thamud? The people Prophet Saleh was sent to. But what about others who came after him and the archaeological sites dating to the first two centuries? What do early Islamic scholars say about the survivors from the Thamud?

Editors 30 May 2022
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Al-Zahrawi: The father of modern surgery

Abu Qasim Khalaf Ibn Abbas Al-Zahrawi, known in the West as Albucasis or Zahravius, was born in 936 AD in Al-Zahra’, a suburb, six miles…...

Editors 2 Mar 2022
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Zaynab bint Muhammad ﷺ

Zaynab was the eldest daughter of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and Khadeejah (May Allah be pleased with her). She was born 10 years before the prophethood…....

Editors 8 Feb 2022
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Father of Modern Optics: Ibn Al-Haytham

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.

Editors 17 Jan 2022
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The Introduction of the Hijri calendar

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…...

Dr Ali Muhammad as Sallabi 12 Aug 2021
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Life Of Imam Al-Bukhari

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…...

Fatima Khalid 8 Jul 2021
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Sheikh Jarrah: Story Behind The Name

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…...

Editors 3 Jul 2021