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…
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…
Biographies Shi'ism7 Min Read Farasat Latifon5 August 2022 The Events Leading to the Martyrdom of Hussain This article describes the events that led to the martyrdom of Hussain (may Allah be pleased with him).
Biographies8 Min Read Farasat Latifon3 November 2021 Imam Al-Tabari – A Brief Biography This articles give a brief biography of Imam al-Tabari and a describes his magnum opus; the Taʾrīkh al-rusul wa ’l-mulūk wa ’l-k̲h̲ulafā.
Biographies2 Min Read Farasat Latifon3 November 2021 The Sunni Creed of Abdullah b. ‘Awn Abdullah b. ‘Awn (d.151/768) is considered to be one of the most important scholars of ahl al-Sunna, having studied with both al-Ḥasan…
Biographies6 Min Read Farasat Latifon3 November 2021 A Brief Biography of Al-Baladhuri In this article we discuss the author of two very important early historical works: Aḥmad b. Yaḥyā b. Jābir b. Dāwūd, better known as al-Baladhuri.
Biographies Caliphs7 Min Read Farasat Latifon3 November 2021 The Life of ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab: Part 1 In this part we examine the early life of 'Umar al-Khattab, his Islam, and his migration.
Biographies Caliphs5 Min Read Farasat Latifon3 November 2021 The Life of ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab: Part 2 In part one we examined the early life of ‘Umar al-Khattab, his islam, and his migration. Part two of this series highlights some instances of…
Biographies Caliphs9 Min Read Farasat Latifon3 November 2021 The Life of ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab: Part 3 In part two of this series we highlighted some instances of ‘Umar’s opinion coinciding with the Holy Qur’an. In this third part of our series…
Biographies Caliphs9 Min Read Farasat Latifon3 November 2021 The Life of ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab: Part 4 In this third part of our series on ‘Umar, we highlighted some of virtues and his amazing insight. In this final part we narrate the story of…