Biographies3 Min Read Farasat Latifon21 April 2025 Musa ibn ‘Uqba’s Kitab al-Maghazi Musa ibn ‘Uqba is the author of the Kitab al-Maghazi (Book of the Military Expeditions)—the earliest and most authentic seerah book in… Continue Reading
Biographies4 Min Read Farasat Latifon11 April 2025 Ibn Ishaq: A short biography The earliest extant manuscript of The Sirah Of Prophet Muḥammad by Ibn Hisham. Unknown scribe., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons This is… Continue Reading
Misconceptions5 Min Read Farasat Latifon19 February 2025 The Great Najdi Deception Ever since Shaikh Muhammad Abdul Wahab eradicated shirk from Arabia, the claim that the hadith of Najd refers to central Arabia has become… Continue Reading
Shi'ism7 Min Read Farasat Latifon9 February 2025 The Agha Khan and the Ismailis On 4 February 2025 the multi-billionaire disbeliever Agha Khan IV Karim Al-Hussein died. He had held the position of Agha Khan since… Continue Reading
Islamic Sects Politics8 Min Read Farasat Latifon23 December 2024 How the Nuṣayris Hijacked Syria The end of the Nuṣayri Assad regime in Syria in December 2024 has brought renewed focus to the sect’s history and beliefs. This article… Continue Reading
Arabic Articles Politics10 Min Read Farasat Latifon18 October 2024 إيران وإسرائيل، والحرب ضد الإسلام – ٥ رؤى تحتاج إلى معرفتها مقدّمة أثار الهجوم الصاروخي الباليستي الأخير الذي شنته إيران ضد إسرائيل (أكتوبر 2024) انتقامًا لمقتل زعيم حزب الله حسن نصر الله؛ حالة من… Continue Reading
Politics Shi'ism10 Min Read Farasat Latifon6 October 2024 Iran-Israel Tensions and The War on Islam: 5 Insights You Need to Know Every sincere Muslim wants to see the liberation of Palestine and the end of Zionism Continue Reading
Politics Shi'ism11 Min Read Farasat Latifon22 June 2024 From Sunni to Shi’i: Iran’s Sectarian Legacy Introduction For most of its Islamic history, the land of Iran was majority Sunni. The Shi’i Safavids, who took control of Iran in 1501,… Continue Reading
Sunnah8 Min Read Farasat Latifon27 January 2024 Comprehensive Hadith and Sunnah Bibliography: Sources Behind the Insights This is a list of sources that I ustilised in my various articles on hadith and sunnah. Continue Reading
Arabic Articles3 Min Read Farasat Latifon23 January 2024 Essential Glossary of Arabic Terms Below I have produced a glossary of Arabic terms that are used in this blog. Continue Reading