Fatimid Caliph-Imams encouraged the cultivation of poetry. Poetry has always been central to the spiritual…
Category: Muslim Scholars
Easy Nash, of Science and Religion in Islam: The Link, writes at his new blog…
….time had countless ruses and pretexts to entrap me; i became caught in such a…
A travelogue and some history: In the company of Abu Abdallah Rudaki http://idp.world-citizenship.org/idp/index.php/wp-archive/112 Iran, Tajikistan…
Would You Think It Odd? “I am in love with every church And mosque And…
There are some significant personalities who with the help of their voice and breath, their…
Ibn al-Haytham (965-1039 CE), also known in Europe by the Latin names Alhacen or Alhazen,…
Excerpt from the book “Abu Yakub al-Sijistani: Intellectual Missionary”, written by Paul Walker, historian of…
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/inourtime/inourtime_20071108.shtml In the city of Hamadan in Iran, right in the centre, there is a…
Nasir-i Khusraw’s famous seven-year journey is recorded in his book Safarnama (Travelogue). Nasir-I Khusraw had…
Born in Tus (close to Mashhad) in Iran in 1201. His ability and talent in…
Did you know? The Sunni-Shia split occurred as a result of the dispute over the…
Cities of Light: an Interview By Michael van der Galien When I received the screener…
Born in Basra in 965, Ibn al-Haytham was the first person to test hypotheses with…
Ibn al-Haytham or Alhazen Dr Nader El-Bizri This is an edited version of an article…
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