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Dec 3, 2023

Islamic Calligraphy: Artistry with Words

In the mesmerising world of Islamic art, calligraphy stands tall as a beacon of beauty, blending spirituality with artistic finesse. The…

Islamic Calligraphy: Artistry with Words

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Sep 22

Muslim-Jewish History: What Actually Happened

In 637 CE, Jerusalem had gone roughly five centuries without a resident Jewish community. The Byzantines had banned it after Emperor…

Muslim-Jewish History: What Actually Happened

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Sep 14

Islamic Palaces and Forts: Power Built to Impress

Some of the earliest Umayyad palaces weren’t really defensible at all. Built in open desert, days from the nearest city, with decoration…

Islamic Palaces and Forts: Power Built to Impress

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Sep 6

Islamic Calligraphy Explained: Scripts, History, and Meaning

A single page of the famous Blue Quran, gold script on indigo-dyed parchment, would have taken a skilled scribe weeks to produce, and…

Islamic Calligraphy Explained: Scripts, History, and Meaning

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Aug 31

Mosque Architecture: Famous Mosques and the Real Story Behind the Gothic Link

Durham Cathedral’s ribbed nave vault is often called the first Gothic structure built in Europe. It went up in 1093. The same structural…

Mosque Architecture: Famous Mosques and the Real Story Behind the Gothic Link

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Aug 30

Islamic Architecture Explained: Style, Symbolism, and Famous Examples

The Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, the Alhambra in Granada, and the Taj Mahal in Agra were built roughly three centuries apart, on three…

Islamic Architecture Explained: Style, Symbolism, and Famous Examples

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Aug 28

Islam and Modernity: What Changes, What Doesn’t

A hundred years ago, a fatwa council argued over whether photography was permissible. Fifty years before that, it was the printing press…

Islam and Modernity: What Changes, What Doesn’t

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Aug 27

Life of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ: A Brief History and Timeline

Muhammad ﷺ was orphaned before he could remember his father and lost his mother at six. By 40 he was running a trade business built on his…

Life of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ: A Brief History and Timeline

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Aug 26

Islamic Ethics: What Islam Says About Character

The Prophet ﷺ once asked his companions who they thought was bankrupt. They gave the obvious answer: someone with no money and no…

Islamic Ethics: What Islam Says About Character

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Aug 23

What Is Islam? The 5 Pillars and the Quran Explained

Islam usually arrives as a pile of unfamiliar words. Salah. Zakat. Sawm. Hajj. Shahada. Five things you cannot pronounce yet, each…

What Is Islam? The 5 Pillars and the Quran Explained

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