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...
O Allah, none has the right to be worshipped except You alone. And, O Allah, I bear witness that Muhammad is Your servant and messenger! Perhaps it...
Seeing a scene of impeccable beauty, we often hear the term “Heaven on Earth!” But there is only one place that literally has the right to...
The dreamy quality of the production of award-winning film Prince Among Slaves: The Cultural Legacy of Enslaved Africans transports the audience away from the Capitol View Library in...
by: Hasan Gilani Who doesn’t love coffee? Sometimes it feels like there’s a coffee house on every street corner. Coffee fuels the modern world and we...
Since I was a young boy growing up, the story of Malcolm X captivated me. Before I hit my 13th birthday, I had already read his...
Alḥamdulillāh, I recently attended an Al-Kauthar course based on the Madīnah Period of the Sīrah. The course was taught by Shaykh Muhammad Cheppih who gave me...
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By Camilla Morrison In the early days of Islam, a few companions of the Prophet were fleeing persecution in Mecca and sought refuge in Abyssinia. The...
Part I | Part II Political From the political front unrest was found both in the provinces and in the elite Janissaries. The Janissaries, who comprised of...