87 results for “islamic history”
...Abd al-Muttalib replied with words that have echoed through Islamic history: "I am the lord of these camels. The House has a Lord who w...
... direct occasion that led to the most important marriage in Islamic history — the union with Khadijah that would provide the emotional,...
...d the Ka'bah's courtyard itself. The house is remembered in Islamic history as the first center of Islamic learning and communal life, ...
...an who would become the most prolific narrator of hadith in Islamic history: Abu Hurayrah al-Dawsi. Al-Tufayl's conversion and subseque...
...stood and delivered one of the most significant speeches in Islamic history: describing the state of pre-Islamic Arabia, the Prophet's ...
...Abi Talib delivered one of the most significant speeches in Islamic history: describing the pre-Islamic condition of Arabia, the nature...
..., but he was the most consequential non-Muslim protector in Islamic history. The Quraysh could not act against the Prophet ﷺ so long as...
... (approximately September 622 CE) — is the pivotal event in Islamic history. Umar ibn al-Khattab chose it as the anchor of the Islamic ...
...here. Masjid al-Nabawi has been expanded repeatedly through Islamic history and is now among the largest mosques in the world. Its core...
... CE) — is the most significant military engagement in early Islamic history. The Quran names it Yawm al-Furqan: the Day of Criterion. B...
...lthum in marriage to Uthman — making Uthman the only man in Islamic history to have been married to two daughters of the Prophet ﷺ, ear...
...he greatest Muslim general of the era would be known across Islamic history.
...inent. This was the first recorded absent funeral prayer in Islamic history. The Negus's relationship to Islam had been documented in ...
...aughters of the Prophet ﷺ, is a distinction no other man in Islamic history holds, and the bonds it reflected were understood by the co...
...rahim and his wife Hajar, holds a uniquely honored place in Islamic history as the forefather of the Arabs and the ancestor through who...
...f the Whale), is among the most uniquely tested prophets in Islamic history. He was sent to the people of Nineveh — a great city in wha...
...resents a specific type of person who appears repeatedly in Islamic history: the devout monotheist formed by a corrupted tradition who ...
One of the most profound conversion stories in all of Islamic history is that of Salman al-Farisi رضي الله عنه — a man whose jour...
...mpanion of the Prophet ﷺ but as the most enduring symbol in Islamic history of what it means to seek the truth at any cost — and to fin...
...render of Jerusalem was one of the most momentous events in Islamic history. Patriarch Sophronius agreed to surrender the city but insi...
... community into factions that would shape the trajectory of Islamic history.
...s his successor — the first hereditary transfer of power in Islamic history. This decision was deeply controversial. Husayn ibn Ali, gr...
...tands as one of the most consequential and tragic events in Islamic history. Husayn ibn Ali, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad and son o...
...uf al-Thaqafi is among the most polarizing figures of early Islamic history — celebrated by Umayyad loyalists as a firm administrator w...
...yya) was the most consequential political upheaval in early Islamic history, toppling the Umayyad dynasty and transferring the caliphat...
...truction of Baghdad was one of the greatest catastrophes in Islamic history, ending the Abbasid caliphate that had stood for over five ...
...est of Mecca stands as one of the most remarkable events in Islamic history — a near-bloodless recapture of the sacred city by the same...
The Battle of Karbala is one of the most tragic events in Islamic history. Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Prophet ﷺ and son of A...
...dalus was one of the most rapid territorial acquisitions in Islamic history. Tariq ibn Ziyad, a freed slave who had risen to command in...
... in February 1258 was among the most catastrophic events in Islamic history, bringing to an end the Abbasid Caliphate which had been th...
...war, one of several Muslim women fighters recorded in early Islamic history.
... decade as caliph saw the greatest territorial expansion in Islamic history. He conquered the Sassanid Empire, took the Levant and Egyp...
...tyred on the 10th of Muharram. This event profoundly shaped Islamic history and consciousness.
...He was one of the most original and independent thinkers in Islamic history.
...ious Sciences) remains one of the most influential works in Islamic history, synthesizing fiqh, theology, and spirituality. He is credi...
...It remains one of the most celebrated military victories in Islamic history.
...alal ad-Din as-Suyuti, one of the most prolific scholars in Islamic history, died in Cairo. He authored over 500 works on hadith, tafsi...
...alal al-Din al-Suyuti, one of the most prolific scholars in Islamic history with over 500 works, died in Cairo. His al-Itqan fi Ulum al...
...gainst injustice became one of the most defining moments in Islamic history.
...the Battle of Karbala, an event of profound significance in Islamic history.
One of the greatest hadith scholars in Islamic history and the first to systematically compile hadith on the order...
Muslim polymath and one of the greatest scholars in Islamic history. Authored over 140 works spanning astronomy, mathematics, g...
One of the most influential scholars in Islamic history. Known as Hujjat al-Islam (Proof of Islam). Author of Ihya ...
One of the most influential scholars in Islamic history, a Hanbali jurist, theologian, and reformer.
One of the most prolific authors in Islamic history with over 500 works, co-author of Tafsir al-Jalalayn.
...t and hadith scholar, one of the most productive authors in Islamic history.
...anization in the world, and a towering figure in Indonesian Islamic history.
Egyptian scholar and historian, author of popular works on Islamic history, jurisprudence, and the history of Islamic legislation.
Mother of Prophet Isa AS, one of the four greatest women in Islamic history, the only woman named in the Quran.
One of the most brilliant military commanders of early Islamic history. He played a decisive role in the Battle of Qadisiyyah, whe...
...Basra and Kufa (d. 67 AH). He bears heavy responsibility in Islamic history for the killing of Husayn ibn Ali and his companions at Kar...
...the siege of Makkah. He is a deeply controversial figure in Islamic history.
...r al-Kabir) is the most comprehensive rationalist tafsir in Islamic history, engaging philosophy, theology, science, and law. A master ...
The most prolific scholar in Islamic history (849-911 AH), authoring over 500 works across virtually eve...
...asar al-Quduri), the most widely memorized Hanafi primer in Islamic history.
The greatest hadith scholar in Islamic history. His Sahih al-Bukhari is considered the most authentic book...
One of the greatest scholars in Islamic history. His Tafsir al-Tabari and Tarikh al-Tabari are the foundati...
Greatest hadith scholar in Islamic history; compiler of the most authentic book after the Quran.
...rary American Muslim historian and educator, author of Lost Islamic History: Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the Past (2014), widel...
...graphical dictionary covering over 5,000 notable figures in Islamic history from the companions to adh-Dhahabi's era.
...e most sophisticated philosophical-theological treatises in Islamic history.
...l qualities. An indispensable source for the study of early Islamic history.
...al dictionary of the most pious and virtuous individuals in Islamic history, from the prophets through the early generations. Ibn al-Ja...
...hment of garrison cities. Essential for understanding early Islamic history.
...t represents one of the most extensive scholarly outputs in Islamic history.
...graphical encyclopedia of the most distinguished figures in Islamic history, from the Companions to al-Dhahabi's contemporaries. It con...
... hadiths, compiled by one of the greatest hadith critics in Islamic history. Ad-Daraqutni examines chains of narration with unparallele...
...al dictionary of the greatest hadith memorizers (huffaz) in Islamic history, from the Companions to adh-Dhahabi's own time. Each entry ...
..., and historical accounts to produce the most comprehensive Islamic history written in the medieval period. The early volumes on prophe...
...the reports. This methodology makes it a primary source for Islamic history.
... and personal details make it a primary source for medieval Islamic history.
...i was one of the most formidable dialectical theologians in Islamic history, and this work represents a key stage in the development of...
...iki fiqh encyclopedia by one of the greatest legal minds of Islamic history. Al-Qarafi, known for his expertise in legal maxims and the...
...graphical encyclopedia covering the most notable figures in Islamic history from the Prophet's time to adh-Dhahabi's era.
By Firas Alkhateeb. Recaptures forgotten chapters of Islamic civilization that shaped world history, from the Abbasid golden age to the Islamic roots of Europea
The first major battle in Islamic history: 313 Muslims against 1,000 Quraysh, and how divine aid secu...
...s, schools, hospitals, and public infrastructure throughout Islamic history.
Historical examples of religious coexistence under Muslim rule, from the Constitution of Madinah to the Ottoman millet system and Cordoba.
The significant role women played in transmitting and teaching hadith, from Aisha bint Abi Bakr to Fatimah al-Bataihiyyah, and how no female narrator was ever a