The Hajj and Eid al-Adha One fifth of humankind shares a single aspiration to complete, at least once, the spiritual journey called the Hajj. In Arabic, Hajj literally means "resolve" ie; to … Continue reading...
Muhammad’s Successors – The Four Caliphs
| AFTER MUHAMMAD :: The era of the four Medina-based Caliphs or "Rightly Guided Caliphs". Three of the four were assassinated. The first Caliph, Abu Bakr By the time of Muhammad's death in 632, … Continue reading...
Dynasties and Empires of the Muslim World
The next fourteen hundred years (see previous article) are a remarkable story of dynasties and empires struggling for power across the globe. We begin with the Umayyad Dynasty. The Umayyad … Continue reading...
Sufism now and then
(Written from an Indian perspective.) Initiated Into Sufism Anwar was filled with excitement, anticipation, and a bit of fear. After completing nearly a year of exercises to be accepted into his … Continue reading...
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