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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