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1 AHConstitution of Medina

...is considered one of the earliest constitutional texts in history.

Caliphate of Umar ibn al-Khattab

... caliph saw the greatest territorial expansion in Islamic history. He conquered the Sassanid Empire, took the Levant and Egyp...

10 Muharram, 61 AHMartyrdom of Husayn at Karbala

...he 10th of Muharram. This event profoundly shaped Islamic history and consciousness.

Mughal Empire and the Taj Mahal

...and Aurangzeb, it became one of the wealthiest empires in history. Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal, while Aurangzeb expanded t...

505 AHDeath of Imam al-Ghazali

...ces) remains one of the most influential works in Islamic history, synthesizing fiqh, theology, and spirituality. He is credi...

583 AHBattle of Hattin

... one of the most celebrated military victories in Islamic history.

808 AHDeath of Ibn Khaldun

...lyzed the rise and fall of civilizations, and established history as a scientific discipline. His insights remain relevant to...

1366 AHIndian Independence and Partition

...he partition caused one of the largest mass migrations in history, with millions of Muslims moving to Pakistan and millions o...

911 AHDeath of Imam as-Suyuti

...n as-Suyuti, one of the most prolific scholars in Islamic history, died in Cairo. He authored over 500 works on hadith, tafsi...

456 AHDeath of Ibn Hazm al-Andalusi

... of the most original and independent thinkers in Islamic history.

774 AHDeath of Ibn Kathir

...nic verses. His al-Bidayah wan-Nihayah is a comprehensive history from creation to his time.

310 AHDeath of Imam al-Tabari

... Tarikh al-Rusul wal-Muluk is the most detailed universal history of the early Islamic period. He founded a short-lived schoo...

358 AHFounding of Cairo by the Fatimids

...became one of the greatest centers of Islamic learning in history.

356 AHDeath of Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani

...t sources for pre-Islamic and early Islamic Arab cultural history.

597 AHDeath of Ibn al-Jawzi

...He authored over 300 works spanning tafsir, hadith, fiqh, history, biography, and spirituality.

911 AHDeath of Imam al-Suyuti the Polymath

...n al-Suyuti, one of the most prolific scholars in Islamic history with over 500 works, died in Cairo. His al-Itqan fi Ulum al...

309 AHExecution of Al-Hallaj

... in Baghdad. His martyrdom became a central event in Sufi history and literature.

Conversion of Ali ibn Abi Talib

...nd of Fatimah, and one of the greatest figures in Islamic history. He was the first child to accept Islam.

Conversion of Bilal ibn Rabah

...m, his powerful voice calling the believers to worship. His story became a symbol of Islam's message of equality, as a former...

1 AHDetailed Provisions of the Constitution of Medina

...sidered one of the earliest constitutional texts in human history and demonstrated the Prophet's political genius in creating...

1 AHExpedition of Ubaydah ibn al-Harith to Rabiigh

...as the first exchange of hostile fire in Islamic military history. Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas shot an arrow that day, and it is said...

5 AHHuyayy ibn Akhtab Convinces Banu Qurayza to Break Their Treaty

... front created the most dangerous moment in early Islamic history.

8 AHGeneral Amnesty on the Day of the Conquest of Mecca

...This act of collective forgiveness has no parallel in the history of conquest.

11 AHAbu Bakr's Announcement of the Prophet's Death

... the people with the most consequential speech in Islamic history: 'Whoever used to worship Muhammad, then know that Muhammad...

11 AHThe Meeting at Saqifah of Banu Sa'idah

...ential civil war at the most vulnerable moment in Islamic history.

8 AHThe Story of Suhayl ibn Amr and His Journey to Islam

Suhayl ibn Amr of the Quraysh was one of the most eloquent orators and staunchest opponents of Islam in Mecca. He was the Quraysh negotiator at Hudaybiyyah who

5 AHThe Story of Julaybib

... dug his grave with his own hands and placed him in it. The story demonstrates Islam's categorical rejection of social hierar...

The Story of Zayd ibn Harithah and His Bond with the Prophet

Zayd ibn Harithah was captured as a child from his tribe of Kalb and sold as a slave in Mecca, eventually coming into the possession of Khadijah, who gave him t

5 AHThe Story of Salman al-Farisi's Search for Truth

...ne of the most remarkable stories of spiritual seeking in history. Born into a Zoroastrian priestly family in Isfahan, Persia...

6 AHUmm Salamah's Crucial Advice at Hudaybiyyah

...ayed at one of the most critical moments in early Islamic history.

The Story of Dimad al-Azdi's Encounter with the Prophet

Dimad ibn Tha'labah al-Azdi was a man from Yemen who practiced ruqyah (spiritual healing). When he came to Mecca, the Quraysh told him that Muhammad was possess

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prophetProphet Yusuf

Son of Yaqub whose story of patience through betrayal, imprisonment, and rise to pow...

sahabiKhalid ibn al-Walid

...y the Prophet, one of the greatest military commanders in history.

sahabiHusayn ibn Ali

... of Karbala, an event of profound significance in Islamic history.

tabiiAz-Zuhri

One of the greatest hadith scholars in Islamic history and the first to systematically compile hadith on the order...

classicalYahya ibn Main

One of the greatest hadith critics in history, pioneered the science of narrator evaluation.

classicalImam Muhammad ibn Jarir at-Tabari

... of the monumental Tafsir at-Tabari and Tarikh at-Tabari (History of Prophets and Kings). His tafsir is the most comprehensiv...

medievalAl-Biruni

...slim polymath and one of the greatest scholars in Islamic history. Authored over 140 works spanning astronomy, mathematics, g...

medievalImam Abu Hamid al-Ghazali

One of the most influential scholars in Islamic history. Known as Hujjat al-Islam (Proof of Islam). Author of Ihya ...

medievalJalal ad-Din ar-Rumi

... scholar, jurist, and one of the most celebrated poets in history. His Masnavi, a six-volume spiritual poem, is called 'the Q...

medievalIbn Taymiyyah

One of the most influential scholars in Islamic history, a Hanbali jurist, theologian, and reformer.

medievalIbn Khaldun

... and sociology, author of the Muqaddimah on philosophy of history.

ottomanImam as-Suyuti

One of the most prolific authors in Islamic history with over 500 works, co-author of Tafsir al-Jalalayn.

medievalIbn al-Mulaqqin

...th scholar, one of the most productive authors in Islamic history.

modernHasyim Asy'ari

...in the world, and a towering figure in Indonesian Islamic history.

modernAhmad ibn Zayni Dahlan

...historian, author of works on Prophetic biography and the history of Mecca.

ottomanIbn al-Imad al-Hanbali

...nd author of 'Shadharat adh-Dhahab,' a major biographical history organized chronologically by year of death.

modernal-Khudari

...scholar and historian, author of popular works on Islamic history, jurisprudence, and the history of Islamic legislation.

modernMuhammad Zubayr Siddiqi

...h Literature,' an important English-language study of the history and methodology of hadith sciences.

Books34 results
Ibn KathirAl-Bidayah wan-Nihayah (The Beginning and the End)

By Ibn Kathir. A comprehensive history from creation to the events of the 14th century AH. One of ...

Imam adh-DhahabiSiyar A'lam an-Nubala (Lives of Noble Figures)

...dictionary covering over 5,000 notable figures in Islamic history from the companions to adh-Dhahabi's era.

Ibn TaymiyyahDar' Ta'arud al-Aql wan-Naql

...histicated philosophical-theological treatises in Islamic history.

Ibn TaymiyyahMinhaj as-Sunnah an-Nabawiyyah

...int, while also addressing issues of creed, politics, and history from the Sunni perspective. The work is both a polemic and ...

Ibn Sa'dTabaqat Ibn Sa'd (Al-Tabaqat al-Kubra)

...s. An indispensable source for the study of early Islamic history.

Imam at-TabariTarikh at-Tabari (History of Prophets and Kings)

...prehensive work of Islamic historiography, covering world history from creation through the prophets, the life of Muhammad, t...

Ibn al-AthirAl-Kamil fit-Tarikh (The Complete History)

By Ibn al-Athir. A comprehensive world history continuing where at-Tabari left off, covering events up to ...

Ibn KhaldunAl-Muqaddimah (Prolegomena)

... A groundbreaking introduction to Ibn Khaldun's universal history, widely regarded as the first work of sociology, historiogr...

Ibn KhaldunMuqaddimah (Prolegomenon)

... as one of the most important intellectual works in human history.

Ibn al-JawziSifat as-Safwah (Attributes of the Elite)

...ary of the most pious and virtuous individuals in Islamic history, from the prophets through the early generations. Ibn al-Ja...

Imam al-GhazaliTahafut al-Falasifah (Incoherence of the Philosophers)

By Imam al-Ghazali. A landmark work in the history of philosophy where al-Ghazali systematically critiques 20 ...

Imam al-BaladhuriFutuh al-Buldan

...arrison cities. Essential for understanding early Islamic history.

Al-Mas'udiMuruj adh-Dhahab

By Al-Mas'udi. A sweeping world history and geography by 'the Herodotus of the Arabs.' Al-Mas'udi c...

Al-Khatib al-BaghdadiTarikh Baghdad

.... Al-Khatib's work is invaluable for Islamic intellectual history, providing details about the lives, scholarship, and interc...

Imam al-BaladhuriAnsab al-Ashraf

... al-Baladhuri. An extensive genealogical and biographical history of the noble Arab families, particularly those connected to...

Ibn TaymiyyahMajmu al-Fatawa (detailed)

...ts one of the most extensive scholarly outputs in Islamic history.

Sa'id ibn Ali ibn Wahf al-QahtaniHisn al-Muslim (Fortress of the Muslim)

...ecome one of the most widely distributed Islamic books in history, translated into dozens of languages and carried by million...

Muhammad al-HajwiAl-Fikr as-Sami

By Muhammad al-Hajwi. A comprehensive history of Islamic jurisprudence from its origins to the modern per...

Shams al-Din al-DhahabiSiyar A'lam al-Nubala

...encyclopedia of the most distinguished figures in Islamic history, from the Companions to al-Dhahabi's contemporaries. It con...

Ibn KathirAl-Bidayah wal-Nihayah (History)

By Ibn Kathir. A comprehensive chronicle of world history from creation to al-Dhahabi's era, written from an Islamic ...

al-MasudiMuruj al-Dhahab

By al-Masudi. A pioneering work of world history and geography by the "Herodotus of the Arabs." Al-Masudi co...

Ibn KhaldunKitab al-Ibar

...addimah is the introduction. The Kitab al-Ibar covers the history of the Arabs, Persians, Berbers, and other peoples, applyin...

Ali ibn Umar ad-DaraqutniSunan ad-Daraqutni

...compiled by one of the greatest hadith critics in Islamic history. Ad-Daraqutni examines chains of narration with unparallele...

Shams ad-Din adh-DhahabiTadhkirat al-Huffaz

...ary of the greatest hadith memorizers (huffaz) in Islamic history, from the Companions to adh-Dhahabi's own time. Each entry ...

Ibn KhaldunAl-Muqaddimah (The Prolegomenon)

By Ibn Khaldun. One of the most important works in the history of social science. Ibn Khaldun analyzes the rise and fall o...

Ibn KathirAl-Bidayah wan-Nihayah

By Ibn Kathir. A monumental history from creation to the author's own time (14th century CE). I...

Muhammad ibn Jarir at-TabariTarikh at-Tabari (History of Prophets and Kings)

... Muhammad ibn Jarir at-Tabari. The most important general history in Islamic literature, covering events from creation to 915...

Izz ad-Din ibn al-AthirAl-Kamil fit-Tarikh

By Izz ad-Din ibn al-Athir. A comprehensive universal history from the beginning of time to 1231 CE, continuing where at-...

Ibn KhallikanWafayat al-A'yan (Deaths of Eminent Men)

...nal details make it a primary source for medieval Islamic history.

Abu Bakr al-BaqillaniAt-Tamhid (The Preparation)

...of the most formidable dialectical theologians in Islamic history, and this work represents a key stage in the development of...

Imam al-Haramayn al-JuwayniAl-Irshad ila Qawati' al-Adillah

...-Ghazali) makes this work pivotal in Islamic intellectual history.

Shihab ad-Din al-QarafiAdh-Dhakhirah (The Treasury)

...ncyclopedia by one of the greatest legal minds of Islamic history. Al-Qarafi, known for his expertise in legal maxims and the...

Ibn AsakirTarikh Dimashq (History of Damascus)

By Ibn Asakir. The largest biographical dictionary in Arabic literature, covering everyone of note who lived in or visited Damascus.

Shams ad-Din adh-DhahabiSiyar A'lam an-Nubala'

...encyclopedia covering the most notable figures in Islamic history from the Prophet's time to adh-Dhahabi's era.

Articles33 results
WorshipThe Adhan — Call to Prayer

The history, words, method, and virtues of the Islamic call to prayer t...

JurisprudenceIjma — Scholarly Consensus

... consensus, its authority, and famous examples throughout history.

HistoryThe Battle of Badr

The first major battle in Islamic history: 313 Muslims against 1,000 Quraysh, and how divine aid secu...

HistoryThe Crusades — An Islamic Perspective

The Crusader invasions, Muslim resistance, Salahuddin's reconquest of Jerusalem, and lasting lessons.

QuranUlum al-Quran — Sciences of the Quran

...he disciplines that serve Quran understanding: revelation history, recitation modes, Arabic rhetoric, and more.

HistoryAl-Andalus: Muslim Spain and Its Legacy

The rise, flourishing, and fall of Islamic civilization on the Iberian Peninsula, spanning nearly 800 years of cultural exchange.

QuranProphet Ibrahim (Abraham): The Friend of Allah

The story of Ibrahim, from smashing the idols to the ultimate test of...

CultureIslamic Calligraphy: The Art of the Divine Word

The history, major scripts (Kufic, Naskh, Thuluth, Nastaliq), and spiri...

QuranProphet Yunus (Jonah) and the Whale

The story of Yunus who left his people in frustration, was swallowed ...

QuranThe Preservation of the Quran

How the Quran was memorized, written, compiled under Abu Bakr, and standardized under Uthman, remaining unchanged for over 1,400 years.

ScienceThe Bimaristan: Islamic Hospitals That Changed Medicine

How Muslim-founded hospitals introduced systematic patient care, medical records, specialized wards, and the concept of the teaching hospital.

FinanceWaqf: The Islamic Endowment System

..., hospitals, and public infrastructure throughout Islamic history.

HistoryMuslims in America: A History

From enslaved African Muslims to immigrant communities to indigenous converts, the centuries-long presence of Islam in the Americas.

HistoryIslam in China: A 1,400-Year History

The arrival and growth of Islam in China from the Tang Dynasty to the present day, including the Hui and Uyghur Muslim communities.

QuranProphet Sulayman (Solomon): Kingdom, Wisdom, and Dominion

The story of Sulayman, his command over jinn, animals, and wind, his ...

QuranProphet Hud and the People of 'Ad

The story of Prophet Hud who was sent to the mighty people of 'Ad, th...

QuranProphet Salih and the People of Thamud

The story of Prophet Salih, the miraculous she-camel, and the destruc...

QuranProphet Shu'ayb and the People of Madyan

The story of Prophet Shu'ayb, his call against commercial fraud, and ...

QuranProphet Lut (Lot) and the People of Sodom

The story of Prophet Lut, his people's unprecedented sin, and the dra...

QuranProphet Yunus (Jonah): Patience, Repentance, and Divine Mercy

The full story of Prophet Yunus, his departure from his people, the whale,...

EducationIslamic Education: From the Halaqah to the Modern Madrasa

The history and evolution of Islamic educational institutions, from the...

CultureIslamic Calligraphy: The Art of the Divine Word

The history, styles, and spiritual significance of Arabic calligraphy a...

WorshipSa'i Between Safa and Marwah

...en Safa and Marwah during Hajj and Umrah, its origin in the story of Hajar, and its conditions and etiquettes.

EducationThe Traditional Islamic Education System

From kuttab to madrasah to university, the historical structure of Islamic education, the ijazah system, and the holistic curriculum of the classical era.

InterfaithReligious Tolerance in Islamic History

Historical examples of religious coexistence under Muslim rule, from the Constitution of Madinah to the Ottoman millet system and Cordoba.

ScienceIslam and Science: A History of Harmony

How the Quran's emphasis on observation and reflection inspired a scientific tradition that shaped astronomy, chemistry, medicine, and mathematics for centuries

QuranI'jaz al-Quran: The Inimitability of the Quran

...d scientific dimensions of its miraculous nature, and the history of the challenge.

QuranQasas al-Quran: The Methodology of Quranic Storytelling

...ts narrative techniques, the moral lessons embedded in each story, and how it differs from biblical accounts.

QuranSurah Yusuf: The Best of Stories

...om beginning to end, the literary beauty of Prophet Yusuf's story, and its timeless lessons.

HadithWomen Hadith Scholars Throughout Islamic History

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

HistoryIbn Khaldun: The Father of Sociology and Historiography

...h African scholar whose Muqaddimah pioneered the study of history as a science and laid the groundwork for modern sociology.

HistoryFatimah al-Fihri: Founder of the World's Oldest University

The story of the woman who founded al-Qarawiyyin in Fez, Morocco, in ...

EducationMuslim Contributions to Global Civilization

...cine, architecture, literature, and governance throughout history.

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