Book Review: Lost Islamic History

“Can you tell me a good book to read on Islamic history?” This is a question that I get asked time and time again. I can’t...

ISIS: A Historical Analysis of its Ideology |Part 2

A Historical Analysis of Islamic State (ISIS) and the Khalifah | Part 1

Ramadan: a Month of Historical and Spiritual Change

Ramadan is the month of change. The whole universe changes in Ramadan. Abu Hurayrah reported that the Prophet said: “The blessed month has come to you! Allah...

Hadith: Between Muslim Conviction & Western Criticism | Dr. Jonathan Brown

Lecture by Dr. Jonathan Brown | Transcribed by Zara T. [The following is the video and transcript of Dr. Jonathan Brown’s lecture given at Zaytuna College’s...

Seerah Series | Part 3: Why Study Seerah, and the Pre-Islamic Arabia | Dr. Yasir Qadhi

Lecture by Dr. Yasir Qadhi | Transcribed by Zohra This is Part 3 of the sīrah series, click to read Part 1 and Part 2 [The following is the video...

8 Things You Didn’t Know About Masjid Al-Aqsa

There can be only one choice for the world’s most contested area of land, and that is Masjid Al-Aqsa in Jerusalem. It is no exaggeration to...

England and the East: A Tale of Pirates and Treasures

British history classes do well to teach the World Wars, the abolition of slavery and the French Revolution(s). But one thing you may not have heard...

Seerah Series | Part 2: Specialties of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) | Shaykh Yasir Qadhi

Lecture by Shaykh Yasir Qadhi  |  Transcribed by Zara T. This is Part 2 of the Seerah series, click to read Part 1. [The following is...

The End to Hitting Women: Islamic Perspective on Domestic Violence | Imam Abdullah Hasan

Perhaps one of the most misunderstood and misconstrued verses in the Qur’an by Muslims and non-Muslims alike is verse 4:34, the so-called ‘chastisement verse.’ Those who...