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The History of Islam

In order to understand Islam, it is helpful to appreciate the environment where it was birthed. Pre-Islamic Arabia was centered between two once-great empires in decline (Byzantine and Persian). It was "a land of traders and raiders& [...]

Posted On : Feb, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

Haram expansion: A new landmark in history of Islam

“It is because of the sacredness and glory of the location, which calls for the highest care and attention of the servants of Islam and Muslims. Those servants who spared no effort in fulfilling their covenant to their Lord will no [...]

Posted On : Aug, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Islamic Medicine History and Current Practice

Considerable confusion exists in literature regarding the definition of ‘Islamic Medicine'. This is mainly because each author that writes about ‘Islamic Medicine' is actually writing about an aspect of Islamic Medicin [...]

Posted On : Jun, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

The glaring gap in Islamic history month

In the book, Einstein Wrote Back, physicist John Moffat devotes a chapter to Abdus Salam. Moffat was one of Salam's students, and fondly recalls the time spent with Salam as a post-doctoral fellow in Cambridge. Abdus Salam share [...]

Posted On : Oct, 31 2010 | Comments : 0

The History of Conspiracy Against Hinduism

Two Hundred years ago, the great King Prithvi Narayan Shah expressed "Nepal is the true Hindustan" when India (presently Hindustan) was not in existence, and where there were more than 25 nations in India. The creator of H [...]

Posted On : Sep, 28 2010 | Comments : 0

Easter History

To children, Easter means oversized bunnies bearing Easter Baskets full of goodies. To adults, it may be an excuse to wear their best Spring outfits and have a nice sit-down dinner with family and relations, or it may be a solemn religio [...]