33 results for “story

Clear filter
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.