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Prophet · Pre-Islamic Prophets Prophet Idris (peace be upon him)

...ahih al-Bukhari in which the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, during the Night Journey, met Idris in the fourth heaven. Idris is also men...

Prophet · Pre-Islamic Prophets Prophet Nuh (Noah, peace be upon him)

...ah Nuh 71:5-6): "He said: 'My Lord, I have called my people night and day. But my call only increased them in flight.'" Despi...

Prophet · Pre-Islamic Prophets Prophet Hud (peace be upon him)

...— a fierce, howling, relentless storm that lasted for seven nights and eight days. The Quran describes it vividly (Surah Al-H...

Prophet · Pre-Islamic Prophets Prophet Musa (Moses, peace be upon him)

...Allah commanded Musa to lead the Israelites out of Egypt by night. When Fir'awn's army pursued them to the sea, Musa struck t...

Prophet · Pre-Islamic Prophets Prophet Dawud (David, peace be upon him)

...manding voluntary fast — and prayed the first half of every night. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said: "The most beloved fast to All...

History · Between Isa and Muhammad ﷺ The Remnants of True Monotheism: Communities of Pure Faith

...dience], reciting the verses of Allah during periods of the night and prostrating [in prayer]. They believe in Allah and the ...

History · Between Isa and Muhammad ﷺ Salman al-Farisi: Following Bishop to Bishop Across Syria

...cticed what he preached, who fasted sincerely, who kept the night vigils, and who showed in his personal conduct the marks of...

History · Rashidun Caliphate Battle of al-Qadisiyyah

...ants across the Euphrates. The battle lasted three days and nights, and on the fourth day the Muslims found an opening: the w...

History · Umayyad Dynasty Completion of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem

...on, the Prophet Muhammad ascended to the heavens during the Night Journey and Ascension (Isra' wal-Mi'raj). The architect was...

History · Umayyad Dynasty Battle of Tours/Poitiers — Halt of Muslim Advance into France

...ahman al-Ghafiqi was killed in the fighting. Under cover of night, the Muslim army withdrew in good order back toward the Pyr...

History · Abbasid Dynasty Harun al-Rashid and the Golden Age of the Abbasid Caliphate

...rresponded. His era is romanticized in the Thousand and One Nights, though historical reality was more complex, including int...

Battle · Umayyad Dynasty Battle of Poitiers (Tours)

...fiqi was killed in the fighting. Muslim forces withdrew overnight and returned to Al-Andalus. The battle is often cited in We...

Battle · Crusades Era Battle of the Field of Blood (Ager Sanguinis)

...g along with virtually his entire army — approximately 700 knights and thousands of infantry. The scale of the defeat sent sh...

Battle · Crusades Era Battle of Hattin

...nd caravan, was personally executed by Saladin. Around 200 Knights Templar and Hospitaller were executed. The Crusader milita...

Battle · Crusades Era Battle of Arsuf

...nt archery and cavalry harassment. Near Arsuf, Hospitaller knights at the rear of the column broke ranks in a charge, forcing...

Battle · Crusades Era Battle of La Forbie (Harbiyya)

... Muslim victory: the Crusader force of approximately 1,000 knights and thousands of infantry was nearly annihilated. Only 33 ...

Battle · Mamluk Sultanate Siege of Acre (Fall of Acre, 1291)

...t major Crusader stronghold, was defended by a garrison of Knights Templar, Hospitaller, Teutonic Knights, and Venetian and G...

Battle · Ottoman Empire Battle of Nicopolis

...ding force was notable for its overconfidence — the French knights reportedly boasted they would go all the way to Jerusalem....

Battle · Prophetic Era Battle of Hamra al-Asad

...ﷺ marched 8 miles south of Medina where he lit campfires at night to signal a large force. When news reached Abu Sufyan that ...

Battle · Crusades Era Battle of Montgisard

...rations when Baldwin IV, accompanied by only a few hundred knights including the Knights Templar, launched a surprise attack ...

Battle · Ottoman Empire Siege of Rhodes (1522)

... military campaign after becoming sultan, and it ended the Knights Hospitaller's use of Rhodes as a base for piracy against M...

History · Ottoman Empire Discovery and Spread of Coffee in the Muslim World

... world. Sufi mystics were among the first to use coffee for nighttime prayers.