On July 6, 1038 (Ramadan 429 A.H.) Al-Mu’ayyad al-Shirazi served a feast for a crowd in the courtyard of his house in Cairo.
Author: Nimira Dewji
The term ‘Islamic art’ generally refers to the arts of all Islamic cultures and not…
Kindle the candle of intellect in your heart and hasten with it to the world of brightness. –Nasir-i Khusraw
“It (the Qur’an) is concerned with the salvation of the soul, but commensurately also with…
‘has long been cited as an important example of Fatimid inspiration’
Imam Mustansir bi’llah succeeded to the Imamat and the Fatimid caliphate in June 1036
A further reconstruction [of Dome of the Rock ] was executed during the Fatimid period, in the eleventh century.
Excerpted from The Idea of Canada: Letters to a Nation by David Johnston. Copyright © 2016 David Johnston. Published by Signal, an imprint of McClelland & Stewart, a division of Penguin Random House Canada Limited. Reproduced by arrangement with the Publisher.
“The gap between past accomplishment and current practice was massive. This recognition led to the establishment of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture Award.”
Rock crystal has been worked since the third millennium BCE. A pure form of the…
Among the earliest Muslim nurses was Rufayda al-Aslamiya, born around 620 CE in Arabia.
In Islamic thought….beauty and mystery are not separated from intellect
The ascension of Prophet Muhammad into heaven, Mi’raj, is generally celebrated on the 27th day of Rajab, although there is no unanimous opinion on the precise date.
Islam teaches that the mind is mankind’s greatest gift, enabling humanity to recognize God’s order of creation clearly.
“And He [God] it is Who hath set for you the stars that ye may…
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