Category: History
Leave your Legacy
Through history, we see times where Muslims have been at a very low point. We had been in very, very dangerous, perilous situations where there seemed...
Spotlight on Gaza
The brutal genocide and massacres of Palestinians in Gaza and to a lesser degree in the West Bank which began on 7 October 2023 has dominated the news...
The Napoleonic Code
In 18th century Europe a man by the name of Napoleon Bonaparte was launching a bid to build a French Empire. He came to prominence after the French Re...
Notes on Libya
The North African country of Libya has been in the news of late due to the catastrophic floods of September 2023. Over three thousand people are confi...
Islam in Constantia
The area of Constantia in Cape Town is now an affluent suburb of the city. It was originally the forest used to supply the Dutch settlement in the Cap...
The Uniqueness of Madinah Munawwarah
Allah Ta’ala has designated certain pieces of earth as having more virtue than others. Of these, the most virtuous are Makkah Mukarramah and Madinah M...
Searching for Salahuddeen
The Palestinian crisis is now over 100 years old. Inevitably, when the topic comes up, we hear of two names:
Umar ibn Khattab radhiallahu anhu wh...
Afghanistan in History
Afghanistan is in the news of late due to the American withdrawal and the victory of the Taliban. Contrary to the western image being portrayed of a b...
Humanitarian Aid to the West
Sultan Abdul Hamid II's humanitarian aid to the United States of America, 1894
An original document was recently uncovered in the Ottoman Yıldız Ar...
The Real Da Gama
Western history books have made out the 15th century Portuguese explorer Vasco Da Gama as a hero. But a study of his life shows him to be a cruel Isla...
