Category: History

  • Islam Through West­ern Eyes

    Edward W. Said (We do not nec­ces­sar­i­ly agree with every­thing that is said by the author ? Ed. ) The media have become obsessed with some­thing called ​“Islam,” which in their vogu­ish lex­i­con has acquired only two mean­ings, both of them unac­cept­able and impov­er­ish­ing. On the one hand, ​“Islam” rep­re­sents the threat of a resur­gent atavism, which sug­gests not only…

  • The Night Jour­ney : The Mir­a­cle of Isra’ and Mi’raj

    The Night Jour­ney : The Mir­a­cle of Isra’ and Mi’raj

    The verse of Isra' in the Qur'an is clear not liable to hesitation or reluctance in saying that Allah had caused His servant to travel by night from Al-Masjid Al-Haram to Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa like you say; I traveled by night from such and such place to such and such place. So, there is no room…

  • Refu­ta­tion of P. N. Oak’s Claims Against The Ka’bah

    Refu­ta­tion of P. N. Oak’s Claims Against The Ka’bah

    Discover the truth behind P. N. Oak's claims regarding the Vedic religion's impact on Islam. This article delves into historical facts, exposing fallacies about Ka'bah's origin. Read now to separate fact from fiction and understand the real story!

  • The Expul­sion of Banu al-Qurayzah

    Excerpt­ed from Mad­i­nan Soci­ety At the Time of the Prophet, Inter­na­tion­al Islam­ic Pub­lish­ing House & IIIT, 1991 The date of the campaign The action against Banu Qurayzah took place at the end of Dhu al Qa’­dah and the begin­ning of Dhu al Hij­jah in the fifth year, after the Bat­tle of the Ditch, which took place…

  • The Con­quest of Khay­bar and of the Remain­ing Jew­ish Strong­holds in al-Hijaz

    Discover the pivotal conquest of Khaybar, a turning point in early Islamic history, through the detailed accounts of Akram Diya al Umari. Keen to learn more about these defining moments and their profound impact? Dive into more of Umari's profound historical narratives today.

  • The Expul­sion of Banu Qaynuqa

    Excerpt­ed from Mad­i­nan Soci­ety At the Time of the Prophet, Inter­na­tion­al Islam­ic Pub­lish­ing House & IIIT, 1991 The date of the campaign Regard­ing the time of its occur­rence, the his­to­ri­ans agree that this action took place after Badr. Al Zuhri defined its date as being in the month of Shaww­al in the sec­ond year of the…

  • The Expul­sion of Banu al Nadir

    Akram Diya al Umari Excerpt­ed from Mad­i­nan Soci­ety At the Time of the Prophet, Inter­na­tion­al Islam­ic Pub­lish­ing House & IIIT, 1991 The date of the campaign Two reports, each with a sahih isnad, men­tion that the cam­paign against Banu al Nadir took place after the Bat­tle of Badr. 1. The first was report­ed by al Zuhri, who said : ​“Abd…

  • The Prophet’s Doc­u­ment Between the Muha­jirun, the Ansar and the Jews

    Akram Diya al Umari Excerpt­ed from Mad­i­nan Soci­ety At the Time of the Prophet, Inter­na­tion­al Islam­ic Pub­lish­ing House & IIIT, 1991 The text of the doc­u­ment (Maj­mu’at Al Watha’iq al Siyasiyah) Bis­mi Allah al Rah­man al Rahim Clause : (1) This is a doc­u­ment from Muham­mad, the Prophet (gov­ern­ing the rela­tions) between the believ­ers and Mus­lims of Quraysh and Yathrib,…

  • The Announce­ment of the Con­sti­tu­tion of Madinah

    Akram Diya al Umari Excerpt­ed from Mad­i­nan Soci­ety At the Time of the Prophet, Inter­na­tion­al Islam­ic Pub­lish­ing House & IIIT, 1991 The treaty with the Jews The Prophet (P) orga­nized the rela­tion­ships between the var­i­ous inhab­i­tants of Mad­i­nah, and record­ed this in a doc­u­ment which is report­ed in the his­tor­i­cal sources. The aim of this doc­u­ment was to explain…