1258: The Fall of Baghdad
In 1258 the Mongol general Hūlākū sacked Baghdad, slaughtering over 800,000 of its inhabitants and killing the 37th and final Abbasid caliph…
The Christian King who resolved a Sunni – Shia Dispute
Below is a fascinating historical account involving three very different groups of people: Sunni, Shia, and a Christian king. Al-Ḥāfiẓ…
Understanding Ibn ʿArabī
Few individuals have influenced Sufi thought as profoundly as Ibn ʿArabī (d. 638/1240). Revered by some as “Shaykh al-Akbar,” he authored…
Khalīfa ibn Khayyāṭ: Early Sunni Imām of History and Ḥadīth
Among the earliest and most reliable historians of Islam is al-Imām Khalīfa ibn Khayyāṭ al-ʿUṣfurī al-Baṣrī (d. 240 AH/854 CE). A pioneer in…
الإسلام والحضارة الغربية
يُواجهُ المسلمون اليوم – وأكثرَ مِن أي وقتٍ مضى – تحدِّيًا غيرَ مسبوقٍ يمسُّ جوهرَ عقيدتهم. فَالآراءُ الغربيةُ السائدةُ، والتي تنصِّبُ نفسَها…
The Coloniser’s Mask and the Crisis of Yasir Qadhi
Over the last two decades, Dr. Yasir Qadhi has undergone a visible transformation—from a well-known Salafi da’wah figure trained in…
The Great Game: Iran, Israel, and Power Politics
The conflict between Iran and Israel appears to be a righteous confrontation: Iran, the self-declared vanguard of “resistance,” finally…
Islam and Western Civilisation
Today more than ever, Muslims are facing an unprecedented challenge to the very core of our faith.. Pervasive Western views, acting as the…
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…
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…