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AabiruSabeel
09-08-2013, 06:11 PM
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For over 1400 years Muslims have played a leading role in the history of the world. From Spain to China, Muslims have left a lasting impact on the development of different regions. This history has been lost, ignored, or just plain rewritten to ignore Muslims. For too long both Muslims and non-Muslims have been ignorant of this illustrious history.
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AabiruSabeel
09-08-2013, 06:29 PM
In 956, the geographer al-Masudi drew a world map that included a new continent across the ocean from Africa and labelled it the "unknown land". That was 536 years before Columbus.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...61695293938189
Read more: http://lostislamichistory.com/columb...-the-atlantic/
ReplySource: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...61695293938189
Read more: http://lostislamichistory.com/columb...-the-atlantic/
AabiruSabeel
09-09-2013, 03:16 AM
In the 1700s, European settlers in North America discovered a tombstone for a Native American prince by the name of "Mahomet", a common corruption of (the name) Muhammad. He could have been descended from Muslim settlers who had intermarried with Natives before Europeans arrived, or a African slaves brought over by the Europeans.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...61573267283725
One of the commentators says:
I am a Cherokee Blackfoot American Indian who is Muslim. I am known as Eagle Sun Walker. I serve as a Pipe Carrier Warrior for the Northeastern Band of Cherokee Indians in New York City.
There are other Muslims in our group. For the most part, not many people are aware of the Native American contact with Islam that began over one thousand years ago by some of the early Muslim travelers who visited us. Some of these Muslim travelers ended up living among our people.
For most Muslims and non-Muslims of today, this type of information is unknown and has never been mentioned in any of the history books. There are many documents, treaties, legislation and resolutions that were passed between 1600s and 1800s that show that Muslims were in fact here and were very active in the comunities in which they lived. Treaties such as Peace and Friendship that was signed on the Delaware River in the year 1787 bear the signatures of Abdel-Khak and Muhammad Ibn Abdullah. This treaty details our continued right to exist as a community in the areas of commerce, maritime shipping, current form of government at that time which was in accordance with Islam.
https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...al_comments=28
ReplySource: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...61573267283725
One of the commentators says:
I am a Cherokee Blackfoot American Indian who is Muslim. I am known as Eagle Sun Walker. I serve as a Pipe Carrier Warrior for the Northeastern Band of Cherokee Indians in New York City.
There are other Muslims in our group. For the most part, not many people are aware of the Native American contact with Islam that began over one thousand years ago by some of the early Muslim travelers who visited us. Some of these Muslim travelers ended up living among our people.
For most Muslims and non-Muslims of today, this type of information is unknown and has never been mentioned in any of the history books. There are many documents, treaties, legislation and resolutions that were passed between 1600s and 1800s that show that Muslims were in fact here and were very active in the comunities in which they lived. Treaties such as Peace and Friendship that was signed on the Delaware River in the year 1787 bear the signatures of Abdel-Khak and Muhammad Ibn Abdullah. This treaty details our continued right to exist as a community in the areas of commerce, maritime shipping, current form of government at that time which was in accordance with Islam.
https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...al_comments=28
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AabiruSabeel
09-09-2013, 03:24 AM
An Ottoman-era map of Syria's botanical regions made in 1884.
Note the lack of modern-day national borders.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
Because of three conflicting agreements made during WWI, Britain was forced to divide up the Middle East arbitrarily in a way that did not respect the wishes or needs of the local populations. Learn more: http://lostislamichistory.com/how-th...he-arab-world/
A very interesting article from the New York Tribune on June 17, 1917, announcing the a new nation to be carved out of the Ottoman Empire called #Palestine.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
AabiruSabeel
09-09-2013, 12:34 PM
In 637, Muslims conquered Jerusalem and promised religious freedom and protection to minorities, in accordance with Islamic laws.
http://lostislamichistory.com/jerusa...bn-al-khattab/
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...23850214300688
"In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate. This is the assurance of safety which the servant of God, Umar, the Commander of the Faithful, has given to the people of Jerusalem. He has given them an assurance of safety for themselves for their property, their churches, their crosses, the sick and healthy of the city and for all the rituals which belong to their religion. Their churches will not be inhabited by Muslims and will not be destroyed. Neither they, nor the land on which they stand, nor their cross, nor their property will be damaged. They will not be forcibly converted."
- Treaty of Umar for the Christians of Jerusalem when the Muslims conquered the holy city in 637
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...39808009460251
The Pact of Umar in 637 assured the Christians of Jerusalem freedom of religion and protection under the law. This is over 1000 years before America's Constitution assured the same to non-Christians.
1150 years before America's Bill of Rights, the Muslims under Umar ibn al-Khattab promised religious freedom to Christians in Jerusalem.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...07511812689872
After the Muslims conquered Jerusalem in 637, Umar ibn al-Khattab personally cleaned the area of the al-Aqsa Mosque which had been used as a garbage dump by the Romans.
Read more: http://lostislamichistory.com/the-al...gh-the-ages-1/
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...09583562482696
On 3rd of June in 1098, the Crusaders were able to conquer the fortress city of Antioch and massacre its population. Antioch was the only major obstacle preventing them from reaching Jerusalem.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...17715391669513
When the Crusaders conquered Jerusalem in 1099, they massacred every resident until the "blood was to our ankles". When Salah al-Din liberated the city 88 years later, all residents were allowed to leave safely with their property. THAT is the effect of Islam in the world.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...01371739970546
In 1099, Crusaders entered Jerusalem and massacred its entire population.
In 1187, Salah al-Din led the Muslim liberation of the city, and allowed the Crusaders to leave with their property, unharmed.
Read more: http://lostislamichistory.com/the-cr...-3-liberation/
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...49274401912558
In 1099, after the Crusaders captured Jerusalem and massacred its population, a scholar, Abu Sa'd al-Harawi, traveled to Baghdad, to rally support among Muslims to oppose the invaders. He led a protest where the people and the caliph promised to do all they can to liberate Jerusalem.
In the coming weeks and months, however, nothing came out of all the promises and expressions of support. The people of Iraq, Syria, and Egypt continued to be preoccupied with their own lives and issues. It would be another 88 years before the Muslim world managed to unite enough to liberate Masjid al-Aqsa.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...27007800740272
In 1187, the great general Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi finally liberated Jerusalem from the Crusaders and re-established it as a Muslim city. Learn more about Salah al-Din and the liberation in the latest Lost Islamic History podcast!
http://youtu.be/-HZ3WQR2hVI
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...20454878066671
You can watch our entire series on the Crusades from the capture of Jerusalem in 1099 to its liberation by Salah al-Din here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S53Z...V0KWZAaHUzaLnH
Salah al-Din was a scholar in addition to a general.
He once quoted a Musalsal Hadith around some soldiers. A Musalsal Hadith is a Hadith in which one performs the same action that Prophet Muhammad performed when he originally said it. In the Musalsal Hadith he quoted, the Prophet (S) smiled, but Salah al-Din did not smile when he narrated it. When asked why, he responded, "How can I smile while the Crusaders are in Jerusalem?"
When he liberated Jerusalem in 1187, he went up in a public space in front of the people and smiled for a long while to make up for that musalsal Hadith.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...95321890575530
Islamic history is not just Arab history.
In the 11th and 12th centuries, two great Muslim military leaders emerged to roll back the tide of European conquest of Muslim lands:
In the 1000s Yusuf ibn Tashfin, a Berber, united al-Andalus under the Murabitun movement and held back conquest by Alfonso VI.
In the 1100s Yusuf ibn Ayyub (Salah al-Din), a Kurd, united Egypt and Syria and defeated the Crusaders, liberating Jerusalem.
In both cases, unity was not based on language or culture, but on religious conviction and a desire to contribute to a successful Muslim ummah.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...41277519313300
Replyhttp://lostislamichistory.com/jerusa...bn-al-khattab/
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...23850214300688
"In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate. This is the assurance of safety which the servant of God, Umar, the Commander of the Faithful, has given to the people of Jerusalem. He has given them an assurance of safety for themselves for their property, their churches, their crosses, the sick and healthy of the city and for all the rituals which belong to their religion. Their churches will not be inhabited by Muslims and will not be destroyed. Neither they, nor the land on which they stand, nor their cross, nor their property will be damaged. They will not be forcibly converted."
- Treaty of Umar for the Christians of Jerusalem when the Muslims conquered the holy city in 637
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...39808009460251
The Pact of Umar in 637 assured the Christians of Jerusalem freedom of religion and protection under the law. This is over 1000 years before America's Constitution assured the same to non-Christians.
1150 years before America's Bill of Rights, the Muslims under Umar ibn al-Khattab promised religious freedom to Christians in Jerusalem.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...07511812689872
After the Muslims conquered Jerusalem in 637, Umar ibn al-Khattab personally cleaned the area of the al-Aqsa Mosque which had been used as a garbage dump by the Romans.
Read more: http://lostislamichistory.com/the-al...gh-the-ages-1/
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...09583562482696
On 3rd of June in 1098, the Crusaders were able to conquer the fortress city of Antioch and massacre its population. Antioch was the only major obstacle preventing them from reaching Jerusalem.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...17715391669513
When the Crusaders conquered Jerusalem in 1099, they massacred every resident until the "blood was to our ankles". When Salah al-Din liberated the city 88 years later, all residents were allowed to leave safely with their property. THAT is the effect of Islam in the world.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...01371739970546
In 1099, Crusaders entered Jerusalem and massacred its entire population.
In 1187, Salah al-Din led the Muslim liberation of the city, and allowed the Crusaders to leave with their property, unharmed.
Read more: http://lostislamichistory.com/the-cr...-3-liberation/
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...49274401912558
In 1099, after the Crusaders captured Jerusalem and massacred its population, a scholar, Abu Sa'd al-Harawi, traveled to Baghdad, to rally support among Muslims to oppose the invaders. He led a protest where the people and the caliph promised to do all they can to liberate Jerusalem.
In the coming weeks and months, however, nothing came out of all the promises and expressions of support. The people of Iraq, Syria, and Egypt continued to be preoccupied with their own lives and issues. It would be another 88 years before the Muslim world managed to unite enough to liberate Masjid al-Aqsa.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...27007800740272
In 1187, the great general Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi finally liberated Jerusalem from the Crusaders and re-established it as a Muslim city. Learn more about Salah al-Din and the liberation in the latest Lost Islamic History podcast!
http://youtu.be/-HZ3WQR2hVI
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...20454878066671
You can watch our entire series on the Crusades from the capture of Jerusalem in 1099 to its liberation by Salah al-Din here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S53Z...V0KWZAaHUzaLnH
Salah al-Din was a scholar in addition to a general.
He once quoted a Musalsal Hadith around some soldiers. A Musalsal Hadith is a Hadith in which one performs the same action that Prophet Muhammad performed when he originally said it. In the Musalsal Hadith he quoted, the Prophet (S) smiled, but Salah al-Din did not smile when he narrated it. When asked why, he responded, "How can I smile while the Crusaders are in Jerusalem?"
When he liberated Jerusalem in 1187, he went up in a public space in front of the people and smiled for a long while to make up for that musalsal Hadith.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...95321890575530
Islamic history is not just Arab history.
In the 11th and 12th centuries, two great Muslim military leaders emerged to roll back the tide of European conquest of Muslim lands:
In the 1000s Yusuf ibn Tashfin, a Berber, united al-Andalus under the Murabitun movement and held back conquest by Alfonso VI.
In the 1100s Yusuf ibn Ayyub (Salah al-Din), a Kurd, united Egypt and Syria and defeated the Crusaders, liberating Jerusalem.
In both cases, unity was not based on language or culture, but on religious conviction and a desire to contribute to a successful Muslim ummah.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...41277519313300
AabiruSabeel
09-10-2013, 03:50 AM
Can you read this, even without the dots and vowel markings on the Arabic letters?
Learn about how the early Muslims preserved the Quran in writing and by heart: http://lostislamichistory.com/how-do...-is-unchanged/
More pictures of Islamic Callighraphy: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...0618535&type=3
and other manuscripts: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...0618535&type=3
During the European Dark Ages, Arabic culture and writing were seen as high class. Thus, many Christian paintings from that time had fake Arabic calligraphy in them, including paintings of the Virgin Mary!
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...96592957115091
ReplyLearn about how the early Muslims preserved the Quran in writing and by heart: http://lostislamichistory.com/how-do...-is-unchanged/
More pictures of Islamic Callighraphy: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...0618535&type=3
and other manuscripts: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...0618535&type=3
During the European Dark Ages, Arabic culture and writing were seen as high class. Thus, many Christian paintings from that time had fake Arabic calligraphy in them, including paintings of the Virgin Mary!
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...96592957115091
AabiruSabeel
09-14-2013, 08:37 AM
Unlike popular beliefs in the West, religion and science are not mutually exclusive. Many of the greatest scientific achievements of the Muslim Golden Age were fueled by religious belief.
For example, the field of algebra was developed in the 800s by al-Khawarizmi in order to better calculate Islamic laws of inheritance and charity.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...64245830349802
ReplyFor example, the field of algebra was developed in the 800s by al-Khawarizmi in order to better calculate Islamic laws of inheritance and charity.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...64245830349802
AabiruSabeel
09-15-2013, 03:19 PM
The scientific method in use today was first propagated by Ibn al-Haytham in 11th century Egypt.
Ibn al-Haytham - The First Scientist
Today's textbooks speak of Newton, Galileo, and Einstein, but ignore the man who inspired them. Without Ibn al-Haytham, science as we know it would not exist.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...64249437016108
The al-Rashid Mosque, built in 1938. It was the first mosque built in #Canada.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
"The people think of wealth and power as the greatest fate,
But in this world a spell of health is the best state.
What men call sovereignty is a worldly strife and constant war;
Worship of God is the highest throne, the happiest of all estates." - Sultan Suleyman Kanuni
Read more: http://lostislamichistory.com/the-re...uleyman-kanun/
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...64681153639603
ReplyIbn al-Haytham - The First Scientist
Today's textbooks speak of Newton, Galileo, and Einstein, but ignore the man who inspired them. Without Ibn al-Haytham, science as we know it would not exist.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...64249437016108
The al-Rashid Mosque, built in 1938. It was the first mosque built in #Canada.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
"The people think of wealth and power as the greatest fate,
But in this world a spell of health is the best state.
What men call sovereignty is a worldly strife and constant war;
Worship of God is the highest throne, the happiest of all estates." - Sultan Suleyman Kanuni
Read more: http://lostislamichistory.com/the-re...uleyman-kanun/
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...64681153639603
AabiruSabeel
09-18-2013, 06:05 PM
On 15 September 786, the caliph al-Ma'mun was born in Baghdad. He founded the House of Wisdom in the early 800s to promote scientific advancement in the Muslim world.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...64697270304658
For 70 years in the 1000s, al-Andalus was in a period of political disunity (very similar to today) that led to overall weakness and conquest by outsiders.
Disunity in al-Andalus: The Taifa Period
One of the recurring themes of Islamic history is that disunity in the Muslim world has consistently led to weakness and the decline of one-powerful empires.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...66245396816512
"Justice may be known from tyranny by the Shari'ah [Holy Law]; let the religion of God and the law of the Prophet of God be the goal of every departure and the refuge of every return."
-Imam al-Ghazali
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...65306296910422
In 1948 and 1949, over 700,000 Muslim Palestinians were expelled from their homes when Israel was founded. Their descendants remain refugees today.
The Nakba: The Palestinian Catastrophe of 1948
One of the most jarring and important events of recent Islamic history has been the Arab-Israeli Conflict.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...64969246944127
ReplySource: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...64697270304658
For 70 years in the 1000s, al-Andalus was in a period of political disunity (very similar to today) that led to overall weakness and conquest by outsiders.
Disunity in al-Andalus: The Taifa Period
One of the recurring themes of Islamic history is that disunity in the Muslim world has consistently led to weakness and the decline of one-powerful empires.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...66245396816512
"Justice may be known from tyranny by the Shari'ah [Holy Law]; let the religion of God and the law of the Prophet of God be the goal of every departure and the refuge of every return."
-Imam al-Ghazali
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...65306296910422
In 1948 and 1949, over 700,000 Muslim Palestinians were expelled from their homes when Israel was founded. Their descendants remain refugees today.
The Nakba: The Palestinian Catastrophe of 1948
One of the most jarring and important events of recent Islamic history has been the Arab-Israeli Conflict.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...64969246944127
AabiruSabeel
09-19-2013, 04:31 PM
On this day in 634, Muslim armies under the command of Khalid ibn al-Walid :ra: conquered Damascus from the Byzantines.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...66816663426052
Did you know the world's first intercontinental flight occurred in Istanbul in the 1600s, along with the world's first manned rocket flight?
Read more: Pioneers of Aviation: 17th Century Flight in Istanbul
One of the most enduring (and incorrect) accusations made about the Ottoman Empire is that it was intellectually stagnant. Orientalist historians claim that the Ottomans saw science and religion as mutually exclusive and incompatible, unlike earlier Muslim dynasties. While this accusation may be true for some time periods in Ottoman history, there were many examples of Ottoman scientific and intellectual progress. One notable example is the attempts at human flight made by a pair of brothers in the 1600s in Istanbul.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...66815830092802
ReplySource: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...66816663426052
Did you know the world's first intercontinental flight occurred in Istanbul in the 1600s, along with the world's first manned rocket flight?
Read more: Pioneers of Aviation: 17th Century Flight in Istanbul
One of the most enduring (and incorrect) accusations made about the Ottoman Empire is that it was intellectually stagnant. Orientalist historians claim that the Ottomans saw science and religion as mutually exclusive and incompatible, unlike earlier Muslim dynasties. While this accusation may be true for some time periods in Ottoman history, there were many examples of Ottoman scientific and intellectual progress. One notable example is the attempts at human flight made by a pair of brothers in the 1600s in Istanbul.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...66815830092802
AabiruSabeel
09-21-2013, 03:28 AM
In the early 900s, the astronomer and mathematician al-Battani developed trigonometry to better understand the motion of planets.
Trigonometry today is a major subject taught in most secondary schools and is based on the work of al-Battani and other Muslim mathematicians of the Golden Age. — in Samarra', Salah ad Din, Iraq.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...67315463376172
The Çifte Minareli Medrese is an Islamic school built by the Seljuk Dynasty in 1265 in Erzurum. Its name means "Twin Minaret School" — in Erzurum, Turkey.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
ReplyTrigonometry today is a major subject taught in most secondary schools and is based on the work of al-Battani and other Muslim mathematicians of the Golden Age. — in Samarra', Salah ad Din, Iraq.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...67315463376172
The Çifte Minareli Medrese is an Islamic school built by the Seljuk Dynasty in 1265 in Erzurum. Its name means "Twin Minaret School" — in Erzurum, Turkey.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
AabiruSabeel
09-22-2013, 10:47 AM
A page from an 18th century Quran written in the Maghribi (North African) script. Do you know what surah (chapter) this is?
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
Despite being over 4,000 kilometers apart, in 1508 the Mamluks of Egypt and the Gujarat Sultanate allied together to defeat an invading Portuguese fleet in the Indian Ocean.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...67880286653023
ReplySource: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
Despite being over 4,000 kilometers apart, in 1508 the Mamluks of Egypt and the Gujarat Sultanate allied together to defeat an invading Portuguese fleet in the Indian Ocean.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...67880286653023
AabiruSabeel
09-24-2013, 06:39 PM
In September 1948, between 27,000 and 40,000 Muslims were massacred in Hyderabad by the Indian army and Hindu civilians.
Read more: India's hidden massacre
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...68816756559376
When Muhammad bin Qasim invaded into Northwestern #India in 711, his small army was able to control a vast area because of the religious freedom guaranteed to all non-Muslims, including Buddhists and Hindus. His army was so respected that many cities greeted the Muslim army with music and dancing in honor of the religious freedom granted to them.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...68517326589319
Because of the immense effort that Imam al-Bukhari put into verifying each and every hadith in his compilation, Sahih al-Bukhari has been commonly called the "second most authentic book after the Quran".
Read more: Imam al-Bukhari and the Science of Hadith
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...68145266626525
The decline and fall of the Ottoman Empire is one of the most complex and controversial events in Islamic history. It involves problems in Ottoman government, economics, religion, and nationalism.
Read the three-part series on the decline of the Ottomans here: http://lostislamichistory.com/the-de...empire-part-1/
ReplyRead more: India's hidden massacre
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...68816756559376
When Muhammad bin Qasim invaded into Northwestern #India in 711, his small army was able to control a vast area because of the religious freedom guaranteed to all non-Muslims, including Buddhists and Hindus. His army was so respected that many cities greeted the Muslim army with music and dancing in honor of the religious freedom granted to them.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...68517326589319
Because of the immense effort that Imam al-Bukhari put into verifying each and every hadith in his compilation, Sahih al-Bukhari has been commonly called the "second most authentic book after the Quran".
Read more: Imam al-Bukhari and the Science of Hadith
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...68145266626525
The decline and fall of the Ottoman Empire is one of the most complex and controversial events in Islamic history. It involves problems in Ottoman government, economics, religion, and nationalism.
Read the three-part series on the decline of the Ottomans here: http://lostislamichistory.com/the-de...empire-part-1/
AabiruSabeel
09-26-2013, 06:42 PM
During the Crusades, aspects of Islamic law may have been brought back to Europe from the Muslim world. For example, trust law developed in England in the 12th and 13th centuries, and has many similarities to Islamic laws regarding waqfs (endowments).
Other aspects of Islamic law spread into Christian Europe through Muslim Spain and Sicily during the Middle Ages.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...69830403124678
On 25 Sept 1396, Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I defeated an allied Crusader army of Hungarian, Bulgarian, Wallachian, French, Burgundian, and German forces at the Battle of Nicopolis in Bulgaria. — in Nikopoli, Pleven, Bulgaria.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...69215596519492
Three styles of calligraphy in the Yildirim Bayezid Mosque in Kütahya, Turkey. The mosque was built in the late 1300s.
Thuluth (right)
Kufic (left)
Nasta'liq (top) — in Kütahya, Kutahya, Turkey.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
The Muslim Who Was China's Greatest Explorer - Zheng He
The greatest Chinese admiral of all time was a Muslim who spread Islam throughout the lands he traveled to.
Ottoman-era calligraphy in the room in Topkapi Palace that houses the Prophet (S)'s relics. — at Topkapi Palace, Istanbul.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
ReplyOther aspects of Islamic law spread into Christian Europe through Muslim Spain and Sicily during the Middle Ages.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...69830403124678
On 25 Sept 1396, Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I defeated an allied Crusader army of Hungarian, Bulgarian, Wallachian, French, Burgundian, and German forces at the Battle of Nicopolis in Bulgaria. — in Nikopoli, Pleven, Bulgaria.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...69215596519492
Three styles of calligraphy in the Yildirim Bayezid Mosque in Kütahya, Turkey. The mosque was built in the late 1300s.
Thuluth (right)
Kufic (left)
Nasta'liq (top) — in Kütahya, Kutahya, Turkey.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
The Muslim Who Was China's Greatest Explorer - Zheng He
The greatest Chinese admiral of all time was a Muslim who spread Islam throughout the lands he traveled to.
Ottoman-era calligraphy in the room in Topkapi Palace that houses the Prophet (S)'s relics. — at Topkapi Palace, Istanbul.
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AabiruSabeel
09-28-2013, 03:34 AM
On this day in 1529, the Ottomans began the siege of Vienna. The battle marked the maximum extent of the Ottoman Empire.
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The world's oldest university is the University of al-Karaouine in Fes, Morocco. It was established by a Muslim woman in 859 CE. — in Fez, Figuig, Morocco.
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Many early Muslim scientific discoveries were fueled by Islam itself. For example, in the 800s al-Khawarizmi developed algebra to more easily calculate things like Zakat (almsgiving) and inheritance according to Islamic law.
Contrary to the problems seen in Medieval Europe, Islam and science never conflicted.
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Ibn al-Haytham - The First Scientist
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Today's textbooks speak of Newton, Galileo, and Einstein, but ignore the man who inspired them. Without Ibn al-Haytham, science as we know it would not exist.
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The world's oldest university is the University of al-Karaouine in Fes, Morocco. It was established by a Muslim woman in 859 CE. — in Fez, Figuig, Morocco.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...70076889766696
Many early Muslim scientific discoveries were fueled by Islam itself. For example, in the 800s al-Khawarizmi developed algebra to more easily calculate things like Zakat (almsgiving) and inheritance according to Islamic law.
Contrary to the problems seen in Medieval Europe, Islam and science never conflicted.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...70076516433400
Ibn al-Haytham - The First Scientist
lostislamichistory.com
Today's textbooks speak of Newton, Galileo, and Einstein, but ignore the man who inspired them. Without Ibn al-Haytham, science as we know it would not exist.
AabiruSabeel
09-29-2013, 04:44 PM
On this day in 1923, Britain created the Mandate of Palestine. Its borders were artificially carved out of the Ottoman Empire and define what is now considered "Palestine".
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On this day in 1911, Italy declared war on the Ottoman Empire in order to conquer Libya. — in Libya.
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On this day in 1238, Muslim Valencia was lost to Christian Spaniards. — in Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain.
One of the recurring themes of Islamic history is that disunity in the Muslim world has consistently led to weakness and the decline of one-powerful empires.
Read more: Disunity in al-Andalus: The Taifa Period
Many abolitionists seeking to free American slaves in the 1800s used Islam and Muslim history to promote their cause.
Horace Mann, a Massachusetts politician, argued in 1847 in the House of Representatives that "Mahometanism (Islam) precedes Christianity, and sets it an example of virtue". He also stated that Prophet Muhammad (S) once said "the worst of men is the seller of men" to make his point against slavery.
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On this day in 1911, Italy declared war on the Ottoman Empire in order to conquer Libya. — in Libya.
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On this day in 1238, Muslim Valencia was lost to Christian Spaniards. — in Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain.
One of the recurring themes of Islamic history is that disunity in the Muslim world has consistently led to weakness and the decline of one-powerful empires.
Read more: Disunity in al-Andalus: The Taifa Period
Many abolitionists seeking to free American slaves in the 1800s used Islam and Muslim history to promote their cause.
Horace Mann, a Massachusetts politician, argued in 1847 in the House of Representatives that "Mahometanism (Islam) precedes Christianity, and sets it an example of virtue". He also stated that Prophet Muhammad (S) once said "the worst of men is the seller of men" to make his point against slavery.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...70082053099513
AabiruSabeel
10-01-2013, 01:54 PM
The golden age of Muslim Spain in a nutshell:
In the mid-900s, al-Andalus was gifted an Ancient Greek text about pharmacology from the Byzantine Emperor Constantine VII. For a year, a Jewish rabbi, an Orthodox Christian monk, and several Muslims worked on translating it into Arabic in order to advance science and medical therapy.
Such an effort would have been completely inconceivable anywhere else in Europe at the time.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...71757186265333
Since April of this year, over 4,500 Iraqis have been killed in sectarian violence. Where did the divisions in Iraqi society come from? Learn more here: The Roots of Iraq's Sectarian Division
The mihrab of the Small Khan Mosque in Bakhchisarai, Ukraine. It was built in the 1500s by the Crimean Tatars. The star at the top was commonly used by Turks throughout the Middle Ages and was known as the "Seal of Sulayman" hundreds of years before its adoption by the Zionist movement. — in Bakhchysaray, Krym, Ukraine.
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The minaret of the White Mosque in Ramla, Palestine. Built in 720 by the Umayyads. Today only the minaret remains. — at White Mosque (Ramla).
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On this day (30 September 1207), Jalal al-Din Rumi was born in Balkh, Central Asia.
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The door to the Bou Inania Medrassa in Fes, Morocco.
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A look into the old medina in Fes, through the door of the Bou Inania Medrassa, the ancient university.
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Minarets Around the World
Varying minaret styles from around the world from Spain to Turkey to India.
ReplyIn the mid-900s, al-Andalus was gifted an Ancient Greek text about pharmacology from the Byzantine Emperor Constantine VII. For a year, a Jewish rabbi, an Orthodox Christian monk, and several Muslims worked on translating it into Arabic in order to advance science and medical therapy.
Such an effort would have been completely inconceivable anywhere else in Europe at the time.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...71757186265333
Since April of this year, over 4,500 Iraqis have been killed in sectarian violence. Where did the divisions in Iraqi society come from? Learn more here: The Roots of Iraq's Sectarian Division
The mihrab of the Small Khan Mosque in Bakhchisarai, Ukraine. It was built in the 1500s by the Crimean Tatars. The star at the top was commonly used by Turks throughout the Middle Ages and was known as the "Seal of Sulayman" hundreds of years before its adoption by the Zionist movement. — in Bakhchysaray, Krym, Ukraine.
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The minaret of the White Mosque in Ramla, Palestine. Built in 720 by the Umayyads. Today only the minaret remains. — at White Mosque (Ramla).
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On this day (30 September 1207), Jalal al-Din Rumi was born in Balkh, Central Asia.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...71238759650509
The door to the Bou Inania Medrassa in Fes, Morocco.
http://500px.com/popular
A look into the old medina in Fes, through the door of the Bou Inania Medrassa, the ancient university.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...71195402988178
Minarets Around the World
Varying minaret styles from around the world from Spain to Turkey to India.
AabiruSabeel
10-02-2013, 07:18 PM
On this day (2 October 1187) Salah al-Din liberated Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule.
Read more: The Crusades Part 3: Liberation
ReplyRead more: The Crusades Part 3: Liberation
AabiruSabeel
10-09-2013, 08:59 PM
In 1924, the secular government of Turkey under the leadership of Ataturk instituted a ban on headscarves for women. Today the Turkish government lifted that ban.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...75175645923487
“I constantly sought knowledge and truth, and it became my belief that for gaining access to the splendor and closeness to God, there is no better way than that of searching for truth and knowledge.” -Ibn al-Haytham
Read more: Ibn al-Haytham - The First Scientist
Today's textbooks speak of Newton, Galileo, and Einstein, but ignore the man who inspired them. Without Ibn al-Haytham, science as we know it would not exist.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...75449582562760
In the 900s, al-Nayrizi found a method for determining one's location on the earth so that they could properly face Makkah for prayer using the stars. The math behind his method is the basis for modern GPS technology.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...74814265959625
In 1492, Spain had over 500,000 Muslims. By 1614, every single one was either expelled or killed.
Spain’s Muslims were given 3 days to leave their homes and board ships destined for foreign lands in 1609.
Read more: Spain's Forgotten Muslims - The Expulsion of the Moriscos
In 100 years, over 500,000 of Spain's Muslims were killed, forced to convert, or exiled from their homeland. The tragedy of this genocide of religious intolerance by Spain's Christians must never b...
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...74613212646397
A Quran rock inscription near Makkah from the year 80 AH. It shows verse 87 of Surat al-Nisa.
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A page from a 10th century copy of the Quran written in the unique Maghribi-Andalusi script.
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On this day (7 October 1571) the Ottoman Navy was destroyed by an alliance of Italian states and the Spanish Empire at the Battle of Lepanto. — in Lepanto, Aitolia kai Akarnania, Greece.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...74771632630555
The mihrab of the Grand Mosque of Niebla, Spain. Built in the 10th century, it was converted into a church after being conquered by the Kingdom of Leon and Castille in 1262. — in Niebla, Andalucia, Spain.
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A 12th century minaret in Ghazni, Afghanistan. — in Ghazni, Afghanistan.
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“[Alcohol causes] general weakness of most of the nerves of the body, difficulties in articulation, weakness of voluntary movements, arthralgias, gout, etc.. disturbances of the liver which causes tumors and obstructions which is a definite cause of ascites and general ill health” - Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi
Muslim physicians were aware of the negative effects of alcohol hundreds of years before modern medicine and prohibition movements.
http://lostislamichistory.com/al-zahrawi/
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...74612462646472
In September 1567, Ottoman Sultan Selim II issued an imperial order sending an Ottoman admiral with 15 galleys and 2 galleons to the Sultan of Aceh (part of present-day Indonesia) to serve under his command in a war against a neighboring kingdom.
Despite being 8000 kilometers away, relations between the two sultanates were strong throughout the 16th century.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...74607335980318
In 755 the Abbasid Caliphate founded the city of Baghdad. By 775, it was the world's largest city with over 600,000 people.
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“I constantly sought knowledge and truth, and it became my belief that for gaining access to the splendor and closeness to God, there is no better way than that of searching for truth and knowledge.” -Ibn al-Haytham
Read more: Ibn al-Haytham - The First Scientist
Today's textbooks speak of Newton, Galileo, and Einstein, but ignore the man who inspired them. Without Ibn al-Haytham, science as we know it would not exist.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...75449582562760
In the 900s, al-Nayrizi found a method for determining one's location on the earth so that they could properly face Makkah for prayer using the stars. The math behind his method is the basis for modern GPS technology.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...74814265959625
In 1492, Spain had over 500,000 Muslims. By 1614, every single one was either expelled or killed.
Spain’s Muslims were given 3 days to leave their homes and board ships destined for foreign lands in 1609.
Read more: Spain's Forgotten Muslims - The Expulsion of the Moriscos
In 100 years, over 500,000 of Spain's Muslims were killed, forced to convert, or exiled from their homeland. The tragedy of this genocide of religious intolerance by Spain's Christians must never b...
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...74613212646397
A Quran rock inscription near Makkah from the year 80 AH. It shows verse 87 of Surat al-Nisa.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
A page from a 10th century copy of the Quran written in the unique Maghribi-Andalusi script.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
On this day (7 October 1571) the Ottoman Navy was destroyed by an alliance of Italian states and the Spanish Empire at the Battle of Lepanto. — in Lepanto, Aitolia kai Akarnania, Greece.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...74771632630555
The mihrab of the Grand Mosque of Niebla, Spain. Built in the 10th century, it was converted into a church after being conquered by the Kingdom of Leon and Castille in 1262. — in Niebla, Andalucia, Spain.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
A 12th century minaret in Ghazni, Afghanistan. — in Ghazni, Afghanistan.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
“[Alcohol causes] general weakness of most of the nerves of the body, difficulties in articulation, weakness of voluntary movements, arthralgias, gout, etc.. disturbances of the liver which causes tumors and obstructions which is a definite cause of ascites and general ill health” - Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi
Muslim physicians were aware of the negative effects of alcohol hundreds of years before modern medicine and prohibition movements.
http://lostislamichistory.com/al-zahrawi/
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...74612462646472
In September 1567, Ottoman Sultan Selim II issued an imperial order sending an Ottoman admiral with 15 galleys and 2 galleons to the Sultan of Aceh (part of present-day Indonesia) to serve under his command in a war against a neighboring kingdom.
Despite being 8000 kilometers away, relations between the two sultanates were strong throughout the 16th century.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...74607335980318
In 755 the Abbasid Caliphate founded the city of Baghdad. By 775, it was the world's largest city with over 600,000 people.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...73845086056543
AabiruSabeel
10-12-2013, 08:08 PM
In the early 800s, a group of Muslim astronomers in Baghdad calculated that the earth's circumference is 40,253 km. Modern science has calculated it to be 40,068 km, just 200 km less.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...75985899175795
The first navy in Islamic history was built during the caliphate of Uthman ibn 'Affan :ra:. Because the Arabs were desert people, the navy was mostly built by Christians in Egypt and Syria who were happier with fair Muslim rule compared to the oppressive Byzantine rule they were under before Islam.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...76536859120699
Starting in the 800s, the Muslim world not only had independent pharmacies that produced and dispensed drugs, but it even had government officials whose job it was to check the effectiveness of drugs and punish people selling fake remedies.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...75978032509915
During the 1500s, the Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan built 477 buildings, including the landmark Suleymaniye and Selimiye Mosques in Istanbul and Edirne.
Read more: The Greatest Architect of All Time
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On this day (10 October 732), a Muslim army was defeated in Northern France at the Battle of Tours, halting Muslim expansion into Europe. Had they won, modern-day France, England, and Germany could have been part of the Muslim Empire. — in Tours, Centre, France.
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The first navy in Islamic history was built during the caliphate of Uthman ibn 'Affan :ra:. Because the Arabs were desert people, the navy was mostly built by Christians in Egypt and Syria who were happier with fair Muslim rule compared to the oppressive Byzantine rule they were under before Islam.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...76536859120699
Starting in the 800s, the Muslim world not only had independent pharmacies that produced and dispensed drugs, but it even had government officials whose job it was to check the effectiveness of drugs and punish people selling fake remedies.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...75978032509915
During the 1500s, the Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan built 477 buildings, including the landmark Suleymaniye and Selimiye Mosques in Istanbul and Edirne.
Read more: The Greatest Architect of All Time
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...75981772509541
On this day (10 October 732), a Muslim army was defeated in Northern France at the Battle of Tours, halting Muslim expansion into Europe. Had they won, modern-day France, England, and Germany could have been part of the Muslim Empire. — in Tours, Centre, France.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...75927979181587
AabiruSabeel
10-19-2013, 05:44 PM
The world's first intercontinental flight took off over 380 years ago in Istanbul.
http://lostislamichistory.com/pioneers_of_aviation/
In 1621, Dutch soldiers massacred over 10,000 Bandanese Muslims (in present-day Indonesia) to enforce their monopoly over the nutmeg trade.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...80163032091415
Because all Muslims must do the Hajj in Makkah once in their lives, that city has always been a meeting point of all the world's scholars. Imam al-Bukhari especially benefited from his time in that city.
Read more: http://lostislamichistory.com/imam-a...nce-of-hadith/
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The Dongguan Mosque in Xining, China. Built in the 1300s. — in Xining, Qinghai, China.
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The Murabitun movement which was founded in 1040 in Morocco had three main goals:
Spreading righteousness,
Correction of injustice,
And eliminating un-Islamic taxes.
By 1100, they were one of the most powerful Muslim empires in world.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...80326242075094
Replyhttp://lostislamichistory.com/pioneers_of_aviation/
In 1621, Dutch soldiers massacred over 10,000 Bandanese Muslims (in present-day Indonesia) to enforce their monopoly over the nutmeg trade.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...80163032091415
Because all Muslims must do the Hajj in Makkah once in their lives, that city has always been a meeting point of all the world's scholars. Imam al-Bukhari especially benefited from his time in that city.
Read more: http://lostislamichistory.com/imam-a...nce-of-hadith/
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...80160455425006
The Dongguan Mosque in Xining, China. Built in the 1300s. — in Xining, Qinghai, China.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
The Murabitun movement which was founded in 1040 in Morocco had three main goals:
Spreading righteousness,
Correction of injustice,
And eliminating un-Islamic taxes.
By 1100, they were one of the most powerful Muslim empires in world.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...80326242075094
AabiruSabeel
10-19-2013, 05:55 PM
A page of the Quran written by a Muslim slave in America, Ayub bin Sulayman, in the 1700s. He was originally from Senegal but was captured and forced to work in Maryland. He eventually escaped slavery and went on to live in England.
This page shows the beginning of Surat al-Ma'idah.
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The last mosque commissioned by an Ottoman caliph. The Yıldız Hamidiye Mosque in Istanbul, built in 1886. — at Yıldız Hamidiye Mosque.
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Ottoman military commanders and the Grand Mufti of the Ottoman Empire looking at a map of the Gallipoli Campaign during WWI.
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The Muslim world never experienced the conflict between religion and science that plagued Europe for centuries.
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The great 14th century historian Ibn Kathir began the section in "al-Bidaya wal-Nihaya" about the destruction of Baghdad by the Mongols in 1258 with this verse from Surat al-Ra'd:
"Indeed, Allah will not change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves. And when Allah intends for a people ill, there is no repelling it. And there is not for them besides Him any patron."
Read more: The Mongol Invasion and the Destruction of Baghdad
One of the most destructive times of Islamic history was the Mongol invasion in the 1200s. Learn what caused a scar on Muslim lands that took centuries to heal.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...78560715584980
Ottoman design drawings for military planes - 1914.
Like Ottoman History Picture Archives for more pictures like this!
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In 947, the Muslim geographer al-Masudi drew a world map that included a continent labelled "the unknown land" across the ocean from Africa. That was over 500 years before Columbus.
http://lostislamichistory.com/columb...-the-atlantic/
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On this day (13 October 1918) the Young Turk dictatorship running the Ottoman Empire signed an armistice, ending Ottoman participation in WWI.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...77748148999570
Despite the political problems and wars going on during his lifetime in the 11th century, al-Biruni managed to become one of the greatest Muslim scientists of all time. Among his fields of study were geology, history, astronomy, mechanics, and linguistics.
Read more: Al-Biruni: A Master of Scholarship
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ReplyThis page shows the beginning of Surat al-Ma'idah.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
The last mosque commissioned by an Ottoman caliph. The Yıldız Hamidiye Mosque in Istanbul, built in 1886. — at Yıldız Hamidiye Mosque.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
Ottoman military commanders and the Grand Mufti of the Ottoman Empire looking at a map of the Gallipoli Campaign during WWI.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
The Muslim world never experienced the conflict between religion and science that plagued Europe for centuries.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
The great 14th century historian Ibn Kathir began the section in "al-Bidaya wal-Nihaya" about the destruction of Baghdad by the Mongols in 1258 with this verse from Surat al-Ra'd:
"Indeed, Allah will not change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves. And when Allah intends for a people ill, there is no repelling it. And there is not for them besides Him any patron."
Read more: The Mongol Invasion and the Destruction of Baghdad
One of the most destructive times of Islamic history was the Mongol invasion in the 1200s. Learn what caused a scar on Muslim lands that took centuries to heal.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...78560715584980
Ottoman design drawings for military planes - 1914.
Like Ottoman History Picture Archives for more pictures like this!
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
In 947, the Muslim geographer al-Masudi drew a world map that included a continent labelled "the unknown land" across the ocean from Africa. That was over 500 years before Columbus.
http://lostislamichistory.com/columb...-the-atlantic/
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
On this day (13 October 1918) the Young Turk dictatorship running the Ottoman Empire signed an armistice, ending Ottoman participation in WWI.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...77748148999570
Despite the political problems and wars going on during his lifetime in the 11th century, al-Biruni managed to become one of the greatest Muslim scientists of all time. Among his fields of study were geology, history, astronomy, mechanics, and linguistics.
Read more: Al-Biruni: A Master of Scholarship
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...77741459000239
AabiruSabeel
10-23-2013, 03:58 AM
"It should be known that at the beginning of the dynasty, taxation yields a large revenue from small assessments. At the end of the dynasty, taxation yields a small revenue from large assessments."
Ibn Khaldun's political philosophy has been used by historians and politicians for centuries to explain the rise and fall of empires.
Read more: How To Make Money - Ibn Khaldun and Taxes
The 40th president of the United States, Ronald Reagan famously stated in a piece in the New York Times in 1993, "May I offer you the advice of the 14th century Arab historian Ibn Khaldun, who...
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...81359508638434
The world's first intercontinental flight took off over 380 years ago in Istanbul.
http://lostislamichistory.com/pioneers_of_aviation/
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On this day (21 October 1798), Napoleon's army bombarded al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo, Egypt as punishment for an Egyptian uprising against French rule.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...81704021937316
Prayer in the Hagia Sophia Mosque in the 1890s.
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ReplyIbn Khaldun's political philosophy has been used by historians and politicians for centuries to explain the rise and fall of empires.
Read more: How To Make Money - Ibn Khaldun and Taxes
The 40th president of the United States, Ronald Reagan famously stated in a piece in the New York Times in 1993, "May I offer you the advice of the 14th century Arab historian Ibn Khaldun, who...
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...81359508638434
The world's first intercontinental flight took off over 380 years ago in Istanbul.
http://lostislamichistory.com/pioneers_of_aviation/
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
On this day (21 October 1798), Napoleon's army bombarded al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo, Egypt as punishment for an Egyptian uprising against French rule.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...81704021937316
Prayer in the Hagia Sophia Mosque in the 1890s.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
AabiruSabeel
10-23-2013, 07:42 PM
On this day (23 October 1086), the Murabitun movement, led by Yusuf ibn Tashfin, defeated Alfonso VI of Castile, at the Battle of Sagrajas. The victory halted the Christian conquest of al-Andalus for generations.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...80262978748087
The minarets of Jamek Mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Built in 1909. — at Masjid Jamek Kuala Lumpur.
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The Islamic history of coffee! [Warning! Contains music]
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ReplySource: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...80262978748087
The minarets of Jamek Mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Built in 1909. — at Masjid Jamek Kuala Lumpur.
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The Islamic history of coffee! [Warning! Contains music]
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...83003028474082
AabiruSabeel
10-24-2013, 08:12 PM
The world's first reliable long-distance postal system was established by the Abbasids in the 9th century. Europe, Asia, and Africa were all linked by an advanced and secure mailing system.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...83223441785374
In the 800s, a cultural revolution occurred in Western Europe. Deodorant, glass cups, fashionable clothing, and shampoo were all popularized by the arrival of a cultural icon in al-Andalus: Ziryab.
Read more: The Cultural Icon of al-Andalus
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...83223025118749
In 1924, the caliphate, which existed from the time of Abu Bakr, was abolished by Mustafa Kemal and replaced with a secular Turkish republic.
Read more: How Atatürk Made Turkey Secular
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...83222398452145
ReplySource: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...83223441785374
In the 800s, a cultural revolution occurred in Western Europe. Deodorant, glass cups, fashionable clothing, and shampoo were all popularized by the arrival of a cultural icon in al-Andalus: Ziryab.
Read more: The Cultural Icon of al-Andalus
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...83223025118749
In 1924, the caliphate, which existed from the time of Abu Bakr, was abolished by Mustafa Kemal and replaced with a secular Turkish republic.
Read more: How Atatürk Made Turkey Secular
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...83222398452145
AabiruSabeel
11-02-2013, 04:26 AM
91 years ago today (1 November 1922), the last Ottoman sultan was forced to leave power. The office of the caliphate would be abolished two years later.
This picture was taken as Sultan Mehmed VI left the palace for the final time.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
On this day (1 November 1922), the last Ottoman Sultan, Mehmed VI is forced to abdicate by the Turkish parliament.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...86877438086641
On this day (1 November 1954), the Algerian War of Independence against France began.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...87188461388872
In 872, Ahmad ibn Tulun, the governor of Egypt, established a hospital in Cairo. It was the first hospital in history to have a special ward to treat mental illness.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...86646454776406
A medical manuscript from the 11th century Spanish Muslim physician, Ibn al-Kattani.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/arabic/ther8.html
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
A news article from 1908 about the Zionist plan to purchase Palestine from the Ottomans, which was rejected by Sultan Abdulhamid II.
http://lostislamichistory.com/the-la...abdulhamid-ii/
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...86299838144401
The Ottoman Empire, in accordance with its own Shari'ah laws, allowed non-Muslims a form of autonomy according to their own religious traditions.
Such tolerance and acceptance of other religions was completely absent in the rest of Europe at the time, where wars dragged on for decades between Catholics and Protestants over the right to practice different forms of Christianity.
Read more: Non-Muslim Rights in the Ottoman Empire
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...86200204821031
In the 10th century, the Spanish Muslim surgeon, al-Zahrawi was the first to use catgut for internal stitches, since it is the only substance capable of dissolving into the body. It is still used in surgery today.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...85780591529659
A conversation that occurred in the 8th century between Imam Sufyan al-Thawri and the Abbasid caliph al-Mansur:
al-Thawri: Verily, I know of a man who is so important that if he becomes upright, the entire nation will become upright and good.
al-Mansur: Who is he?
al-Thawri: You.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...85915464849505
The Blue Mosque of Tabriz. Built in 1465 by the Kara Koyunlu Turks. — in Tabriz, Azarbayjan-e Bakhtari, Iran.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
On this day (29 October, 1956), Israel invaded the Sinai Peninsula in the Suez Canal Crisis.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...85766754864376
This was the flag that was raised by the Muslims of Valencia to indicate their surrender to the Kingdom of Aragon on 28 September, 1238.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
Coffee was originally discovered by Ethiopian or Yemeni Muslims in the 1400s. The word "mocha" comes from a Yemeni city, "java" is an Indonesian island known for its coffee beans, and the word "coffee" itself is a corruption of the Arabic "qahwa".
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...85707818203603
Many of the Enlightenment ideas that helped spur the American Revolution were borrowed from Muslim philosophers and scholars hundreds of years earlier.
Read more: How Muslims Helped Cause the American Revolution
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...84854728288912
The Giralda in Seville, Spain. It was originally built by the Muwahhidun Empire in 1198 as a minaret for the Great Mosque of the city. It was converted to a church bell tower upon the conquest of the city by Christians in 1248. — at Giralda.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
What role did Christians play in the Muslim conquest of Spain in 711? And what happened to them afterwards?
Read more: Christianity and the Muslim Conquest of Spain
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...84854388288946
Muslim understanding of medicine and disease was hundreds of years ahead of Europe. In the 14th century, Ibn al-Khateeb, a 14th century Spanish Muslim historian and poet, wrote about the causes of the bubonic plague, stating:
"The existence of contagion is well established through experience, research, sense perception, autopsy, and authenticated information, and this material is the proof." — in Granada, Andalucia, Spain.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...84458051661913
A modern minaret and mosque design in Ufa, Russia. Built in 1990. — in Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
A former mihrab in the madrasah (school) of Granada, Spain. It is now part of the Spanish University of Granada. — in Granada, Andalucia, Spain.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
The Madrasa of Granada, Spain built 1349. — in Granada, Andalucia, Spain.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
An Ottoman-era drawing of the Masjid al-Haram in Makkah in 1895 (1313 AH).
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
Bukharan prisoners of the Russian Empire in 1910.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
“O people! The responsibilities of the Caliphate have been thrust upon me without my desire or your consent. If you choose to select someone else as the Caliph, I will immediately step aside and will support your decision” - Caliph Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz (r. 717-720)
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...83859761721742
A medical prescription issued in the 1400s in Egypt with instructions on how to cure celiac disease.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
The law of cosines, which is used in trigonometry and generalized the Pythagorean theorem, was first discovered by the 15th century Muslim astronomer and mathematician, al-Kashi. In French it is still known as the Théorème d'Al-Kashi.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...83569348417450
ReplyThis picture was taken as Sultan Mehmed VI left the palace for the final time.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
On this day (1 November 1922), the last Ottoman Sultan, Mehmed VI is forced to abdicate by the Turkish parliament.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...86877438086641
On this day (1 November 1954), the Algerian War of Independence against France began.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...87188461388872
In 872, Ahmad ibn Tulun, the governor of Egypt, established a hospital in Cairo. It was the first hospital in history to have a special ward to treat mental illness.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...86646454776406
A medical manuscript from the 11th century Spanish Muslim physician, Ibn al-Kattani.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/arabic/ther8.html
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
A news article from 1908 about the Zionist plan to purchase Palestine from the Ottomans, which was rejected by Sultan Abdulhamid II.
http://lostislamichistory.com/the-la...abdulhamid-ii/
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...86299838144401
The Ottoman Empire, in accordance with its own Shari'ah laws, allowed non-Muslims a form of autonomy according to their own religious traditions.
Such tolerance and acceptance of other religions was completely absent in the rest of Europe at the time, where wars dragged on for decades between Catholics and Protestants over the right to practice different forms of Christianity.
Read more: Non-Muslim Rights in the Ottoman Empire
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...86200204821031
In the 10th century, the Spanish Muslim surgeon, al-Zahrawi was the first to use catgut for internal stitches, since it is the only substance capable of dissolving into the body. It is still used in surgery today.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...85780591529659
A conversation that occurred in the 8th century between Imam Sufyan al-Thawri and the Abbasid caliph al-Mansur:
al-Thawri: Verily, I know of a man who is so important that if he becomes upright, the entire nation will become upright and good.
al-Mansur: Who is he?
al-Thawri: You.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...85915464849505
The Blue Mosque of Tabriz. Built in 1465 by the Kara Koyunlu Turks. — in Tabriz, Azarbayjan-e Bakhtari, Iran.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
On this day (29 October, 1956), Israel invaded the Sinai Peninsula in the Suez Canal Crisis.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...85766754864376
This was the flag that was raised by the Muslims of Valencia to indicate their surrender to the Kingdom of Aragon on 28 September, 1238.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
Coffee was originally discovered by Ethiopian or Yemeni Muslims in the 1400s. The word "mocha" comes from a Yemeni city, "java" is an Indonesian island known for its coffee beans, and the word "coffee" itself is a corruption of the Arabic "qahwa".
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...85707818203603
Many of the Enlightenment ideas that helped spur the American Revolution were borrowed from Muslim philosophers and scholars hundreds of years earlier.
Read more: How Muslims Helped Cause the American Revolution
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...84854728288912
The Giralda in Seville, Spain. It was originally built by the Muwahhidun Empire in 1198 as a minaret for the Great Mosque of the city. It was converted to a church bell tower upon the conquest of the city by Christians in 1248. — at Giralda.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
What role did Christians play in the Muslim conquest of Spain in 711? And what happened to them afterwards?
Read more: Christianity and the Muslim Conquest of Spain
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...84854388288946
Muslim understanding of medicine and disease was hundreds of years ahead of Europe. In the 14th century, Ibn al-Khateeb, a 14th century Spanish Muslim historian and poet, wrote about the causes of the bubonic plague, stating:
"The existence of contagion is well established through experience, research, sense perception, autopsy, and authenticated information, and this material is the proof." — in Granada, Andalucia, Spain.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...84458051661913
A modern minaret and mosque design in Ufa, Russia. Built in 1990. — in Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
A former mihrab in the madrasah (school) of Granada, Spain. It is now part of the Spanish University of Granada. — in Granada, Andalucia, Spain.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
The Madrasa of Granada, Spain built 1349. — in Granada, Andalucia, Spain.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
An Ottoman-era drawing of the Masjid al-Haram in Makkah in 1895 (1313 AH).
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
Bukharan prisoners of the Russian Empire in 1910.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
“O people! The responsibilities of the Caliphate have been thrust upon me without my desire or your consent. If you choose to select someone else as the Caliph, I will immediately step aside and will support your decision” - Caliph Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz (r. 717-720)
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...83859761721742
A medical prescription issued in the 1400s in Egypt with instructions on how to cure celiac disease.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
The law of cosines, which is used in trigonometry and generalized the Pythagorean theorem, was first discovered by the 15th century Muslim astronomer and mathematician, al-Kashi. In French it is still known as the Théorème d'Al-Kashi.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...83569348417450
AabiruSabeel
11-02-2013, 06:05 PM
On this day (2 November 1917), the British promised the Zionist movement that they would support their plans to colonize Palestine by issuing the Balfour Declaration.
Read more: How the British Divided Up the Arab World
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...86878134753238
ReplyRead more: How the British Divided Up the Arab World
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...86878134753238
AabiruSabeel
11-03-2013, 06:28 PM
The first country in the world to recognize American independence from Britain was a Muslim one: Morocco. This fact doesn't go well with the Islam vs. America narrative that some people like to perpetuate.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...88272104613841
On this day (3 November 1618), Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb Alamgiri was born.
Read more: Aurangzeb and Islamic Rule in India
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...86879021419816
On this day (3 November 644), Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second caliph, was assassinated in the Prophet's Mosque. — in Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...86878834753168
ReplySource: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...88272104613841
On this day (3 November 1618), Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb Alamgiri was born.
Read more: Aurangzeb and Islamic Rule in India
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...86879021419816
On this day (3 November 644), Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second caliph, was assassinated in the Prophet's Mosque. — in Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...86878834753168
AabiruSabeel
11-07-2013, 05:38 PM
A rare copy of the Quran written in the 1700s in Aceh, Indonesia. Between the lines of Quranic verses is the translation in the Malay language.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
On this day (7 November 1917), the British conquered Gaza from the Ottoman Empire.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...86879964753055
Read more: How the British Divided Up the Arab World
France's oldest mosque: The Grand Mosque of Paris, France. Built in 1926. — at Grande Mosquée de Paris.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
Egypt's oldest mosque: the Mosque of Amr ibn al-'As in Cairo. Built in 641. — in Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
The Alhambra, the final monument of Muslim Spain. Built in the 1300s. — at La Alhambra.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
The great hadith scholar of the 15th century, Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, was married to another hadith scholar, Anas Khatun. She was known for her popular public lectures on hadith, that were attended by hundreds of men and women.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...89402091167509
The Larabanga Mosque in Larabanga, Ghana.
Ghana's oldest mosque. Built in 1421. — in Larabanga, Northern, Ghana.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
"Even if the Mufti of Constantinople were to send a missionary to preach Mohammedanism to us [the Americans], he would find a pulpit at his service." - Benjamin Franklin one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, in his autobiography.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...88981237876261
On this day (5 November 1911), Italy annexed the provinces of Tripoli and Cyrenaica, which they would combine with Fezzan to create Libya.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...86879461419772
Even after the Companions of the Prophet (S), some of the greatest Muslims have been converts.
Read more: 6 Great Converts To Islam
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...88468731260845
The oldest mosque in the Philipines, the Sheik Karim al-Makdum Mosque in Tawi-Tawi. It was established in 1380 by an Arab trader from Yemen. Although it has been rebuilt, four original wood pillars from the 14th century are still present.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
The Oldest Mosques in Each Country
Pictures of the oldest mosques by country. Streching from the 7th century to the 20th.
"Farewell, farewell Jaen, I shed my tears like a scattering of pearls.
I hate to leave you, but that is the judgement of time."
- An Andalusian poet, upon the conquest of Jaen by Christian Spaniards in 1245
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...88760314565020
"For whoever embarks on the study of history, they will end up in a beneficial imitation of the mindset of previous peoples in the subjects of religion and worldly matters." - Ibn Khaldun
Read more: The Importance of Studying History According to Ibn Khaldun
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...88467757927609
The facade of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria. Built in 715 CE.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
The dome of the Qaitbay Mosque in Cairo, Egypt. Built in 1474.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
Al-Zaytuna Mosque in Tunis, Tunisia. Built in 703 CE. — in Tunis, Qabis, Tunisia.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
ReplySource: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
On this day (7 November 1917), the British conquered Gaza from the Ottoman Empire.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...86879964753055
Read more: How the British Divided Up the Arab World
France's oldest mosque: The Grand Mosque of Paris, France. Built in 1926. — at Grande Mosquée de Paris.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
Egypt's oldest mosque: the Mosque of Amr ibn al-'As in Cairo. Built in 641. — in Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
The Alhambra, the final monument of Muslim Spain. Built in the 1300s. — at La Alhambra.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
The great hadith scholar of the 15th century, Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, was married to another hadith scholar, Anas Khatun. She was known for her popular public lectures on hadith, that were attended by hundreds of men and women.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...89402091167509
The Larabanga Mosque in Larabanga, Ghana.
Ghana's oldest mosque. Built in 1421. — in Larabanga, Northern, Ghana.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
"Even if the Mufti of Constantinople were to send a missionary to preach Mohammedanism to us [the Americans], he would find a pulpit at his service." - Benjamin Franklin one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, in his autobiography.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...88981237876261
On this day (5 November 1911), Italy annexed the provinces of Tripoli and Cyrenaica, which they would combine with Fezzan to create Libya.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...86879461419772
Even after the Companions of the Prophet (S), some of the greatest Muslims have been converts.
Read more: 6 Great Converts To Islam
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...88468731260845
The oldest mosque in the Philipines, the Sheik Karim al-Makdum Mosque in Tawi-Tawi. It was established in 1380 by an Arab trader from Yemen. Although it has been rebuilt, four original wood pillars from the 14th century are still present.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
The Oldest Mosques in Each Country
Pictures of the oldest mosques by country. Streching from the 7th century to the 20th.
"Farewell, farewell Jaen, I shed my tears like a scattering of pearls.
I hate to leave you, but that is the judgement of time."
- An Andalusian poet, upon the conquest of Jaen by Christian Spaniards in 1245
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...88760314565020
"For whoever embarks on the study of history, they will end up in a beneficial imitation of the mindset of previous peoples in the subjects of religion and worldly matters." - Ibn Khaldun
Read more: The Importance of Studying History According to Ibn Khaldun
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...88467757927609
The facade of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria. Built in 715 CE.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
The dome of the Qaitbay Mosque in Cairo, Egypt. Built in 1474.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
Al-Zaytuna Mosque in Tunis, Tunisia. Built in 703 CE. — in Tunis, Qabis, Tunisia.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
جوري
11-08-2013, 06:02 PM
When Shari'ah law was implemented in the Ottoman Empire by Sultan Suleyman Kanuni in the 1500s, it led to mass Christian migration.
Christians left other parts of Europe to settle IN the Ottoman Empire due to the fair laws and low taxes implemented by Suleyman.
ReplyChristians left other parts of Europe to settle IN the Ottoman Empire due to the fair laws and low taxes implemented by Suleyman.
AabiruSabeel
11-11-2013, 05:37 PM
Pictures from 120 years ago of Ottoman Syria
Throughout world history, no other movement has grown as fast as Islam did in its first 100 years. What was special about Islam and the conditions it was born into that allowed it to grow so rapidly?
Read more: What Was Special About Pre-Islamic Arabia?
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...91752837599101
As Islam spread throughout the Indian Ocean from Africa to the Malay Archipelago, it connected people of various cultures and languages. Thus, trade became easier and China, Southeast Asia, India, the Arabian Peninsula, Africa, and Europe were all connected by Muslim merchants.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...92551700852548
A scan of a 16th century Quran written in Spain. The verses are written in Arabic and the translation is written between the lines in Aljamiado.
Aljamiado was a writing style where Moriscos (Muslims in hiding) would write Romance languages (like Spanish, Portugese, or Mozarabic) using Arabic letters.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
People who claim that the Hadith literature cannot be verified as authentic have never studied Imam al-Bukhari's remarkably stringent criteria for Hadith.
Read more: Imam al-Bukhari and the Science of Hadith
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...92232630884455
Al-Badiya Mosque in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. It was built in the 1400s and is the oldest mosque in the UAE. — in Al Badiyah, Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
Kampung Laut Mosque in Kelantan, Malaysia. It was built in the 1700s and is the oldest mosque in Malaysia. — in Kelantan, Malaysia.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
If you were a Muslim living in Spain in the 1500s, you had to practice your religion in secret, since Islam was officially illegal. In an effort to weed out secret Muslims, the Spanish monarchs forced suspected Muslims to keep their doors open on Fridays, and invite "Old Christians" to their weddings to ensure that there were no Islamic practices going on.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...91778530929865
A 16th century map of the island of Malta by the Ottoman geographer, Piri Reis.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
Allama Muhammad Iqbal at the Great Mosque of Cordoba, Spain in 1933. He was given special permission to pray in it, almost 700 years after it was converted into a church.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
A page from a 19th century copy of the Quran from Lamu, Kenya.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
"He [Umar] has given them an assurance of safety for themselves for their property, their churches, their crosses, the sick and healthy of the city and for all the rituals which belong to their religion. Their churches will not be inhabited by Muslims and will not be destroyed."
Read more: Jerusalem and Umar ibn al-Khattab
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...91753320932386
In 1453, the Ottomans conquered Constantinople, launching Islam into Eastern Europe, while still preserving the religious rights of Christians.
In 1492, the Spanish conquered Granada, the last outpost of Islam in Western Europe, and subsequently forced all Muslims in Spain to convert, leave, or die.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...91751610932557
When Shari'ah law was implemented in the Ottoman Empire by Sultan Suleyman Kanuni in the 1500s, it led to mass Christian migration.
Christians left other parts of Europe to settle IN the Ottoman Empire due to the fair laws and low taxes implemented by Suleyman.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...90089931098725
In 622, Banu Khazraj welcomed Prophet Muhammad (S) to Yathrib after he was exiled from Makkah.
In the 1200s, descendants of Banu Khazraj, the Nasrids, welcomed the followers of Prophet Muhammad (S) to Granada after they were exiled from the rest of Spain by the Reconquista.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...90089261098792
In the mid-1200s, when Imam al-Nawawi was studying in Damascus, there were over 300 institutes of learning throughout the city.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...90084344432617
ReplyThroughout world history, no other movement has grown as fast as Islam did in its first 100 years. What was special about Islam and the conditions it was born into that allowed it to grow so rapidly?
Read more: What Was Special About Pre-Islamic Arabia?
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...91752837599101
As Islam spread throughout the Indian Ocean from Africa to the Malay Archipelago, it connected people of various cultures and languages. Thus, trade became easier and China, Southeast Asia, India, the Arabian Peninsula, Africa, and Europe were all connected by Muslim merchants.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...92551700852548
A scan of a 16th century Quran written in Spain. The verses are written in Arabic and the translation is written between the lines in Aljamiado.
Aljamiado was a writing style where Moriscos (Muslims in hiding) would write Romance languages (like Spanish, Portugese, or Mozarabic) using Arabic letters.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
People who claim that the Hadith literature cannot be verified as authentic have never studied Imam al-Bukhari's remarkably stringent criteria for Hadith.
Read more: Imam al-Bukhari and the Science of Hadith
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...92232630884455
Al-Badiya Mosque in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. It was built in the 1400s and is the oldest mosque in the UAE. — in Al Badiyah, Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
Kampung Laut Mosque in Kelantan, Malaysia. It was built in the 1700s and is the oldest mosque in Malaysia. — in Kelantan, Malaysia.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
If you were a Muslim living in Spain in the 1500s, you had to practice your religion in secret, since Islam was officially illegal. In an effort to weed out secret Muslims, the Spanish monarchs forced suspected Muslims to keep their doors open on Fridays, and invite "Old Christians" to their weddings to ensure that there were no Islamic practices going on.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...91778530929865
A 16th century map of the island of Malta by the Ottoman geographer, Piri Reis.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
Allama Muhammad Iqbal at the Great Mosque of Cordoba, Spain in 1933. He was given special permission to pray in it, almost 700 years after it was converted into a church.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
A page from a 19th century copy of the Quran from Lamu, Kenya.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
"He [Umar] has given them an assurance of safety for themselves for their property, their churches, their crosses, the sick and healthy of the city and for all the rituals which belong to their religion. Their churches will not be inhabited by Muslims and will not be destroyed."
Read more: Jerusalem and Umar ibn al-Khattab
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...91753320932386
In 1453, the Ottomans conquered Constantinople, launching Islam into Eastern Europe, while still preserving the religious rights of Christians.
In 1492, the Spanish conquered Granada, the last outpost of Islam in Western Europe, and subsequently forced all Muslims in Spain to convert, leave, or die.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...91751610932557
When Shari'ah law was implemented in the Ottoman Empire by Sultan Suleyman Kanuni in the 1500s, it led to mass Christian migration.
Christians left other parts of Europe to settle IN the Ottoman Empire due to the fair laws and low taxes implemented by Suleyman.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...90089931098725
In 622, Banu Khazraj welcomed Prophet Muhammad (S) to Yathrib after he was exiled from Makkah.
In the 1200s, descendants of Banu Khazraj, the Nasrids, welcomed the followers of Prophet Muhammad (S) to Granada after they were exiled from the rest of Spain by the Reconquista.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...90089261098792
In the mid-1200s, when Imam al-Nawawi was studying in Damascus, there were over 300 institutes of learning throughout the city.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...90084344432617
AabiruSabeel
11-14-2013, 08:17 PM
In one week in 1258, between 200,000 and 1,000,000 people were killed in Baghdad by the Mongols.
Read more: The Mongol Invasion and the Destruction of Baghdad
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...92234750884243
Ottoman sultans were known for having nicknames based on their characteristics. Sultan Bayezid II (r. 1481-1512) was nicknamed "Veli", Turkish for "the Saint" because he was known to prefer the company of scholars and religious people over government officials.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...93347847439600
In 755, the Abbasid caliph al-Mansur sent some Muslim soldiers to help the Chinese emperor. That began a centuries-long tradition of Chinese Muslims working at the highest levels of the military. Some of the greatest Chinese generals were Muslims, like:
Zheng He (15th century explorer)
Bai Chongxi (Chinese minister of war in the 1940s)
Ma Zhanshan (a leader of the Chinese resistance to the Japanese in WWII)
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...93765720731146
Deodorant was introduced to Western Europe by Ziryab, a cultural icon in Muslim Spain in the 800s.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...93347194106332
India's first mosque was built in 629, during the life of the Prophet Muhammad (S) in Kerala.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...93345310773187
The Emperor's Mosque in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Built in 1457, it is Bosnia's oldest mosque.
It is known as Careva Džamija in Bosnian and Hünkâr Camii in Turkish. — at Careva Dzamija.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
The mihrab of the Bou Inania Madrasa in Fes, Morocco. Built in 1351. — in Fes, Morocco.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
"Let no man lose is faith, for Allah created us out even less, and we are His. Let us hope for his divine mercy, which is even greater than all things put together. He will grant us the restoring of the throne of Islam, to the benefit of the Muslims of this peninsula. So let us not cease to call on Him, for He has promised to us more than He has yet given, might and powerful as He is."
- The conclusion to a tafsir of the Quran, written by a Muslim living in hiding in Spain in the 1500s, when Islam was outlawed.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...91791737595211
During the Portuguese conquest of the Melaka Sultanate in the 1500s, people who studied Muslim Malay martial arts (known as Silat) were hunted down by the colonialists and had to flee into rural areas. Even today the best Silat masters come from rural areas.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...92639954177056
ReplyRead more: The Mongol Invasion and the Destruction of Baghdad
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...92234750884243
Ottoman sultans were known for having nicknames based on their characteristics. Sultan Bayezid II (r. 1481-1512) was nicknamed "Veli", Turkish for "the Saint" because he was known to prefer the company of scholars and religious people over government officials.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...93347847439600
In 755, the Abbasid caliph al-Mansur sent some Muslim soldiers to help the Chinese emperor. That began a centuries-long tradition of Chinese Muslims working at the highest levels of the military. Some of the greatest Chinese generals were Muslims, like:
Zheng He (15th century explorer)
Bai Chongxi (Chinese minister of war in the 1940s)
Ma Zhanshan (a leader of the Chinese resistance to the Japanese in WWII)
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...93765720731146
Deodorant was introduced to Western Europe by Ziryab, a cultural icon in Muslim Spain in the 800s.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...93347194106332
India's first mosque was built in 629, during the life of the Prophet Muhammad (S) in Kerala.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...93345310773187
The Emperor's Mosque in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Built in 1457, it is Bosnia's oldest mosque.
It is known as Careva Džamija in Bosnian and Hünkâr Camii in Turkish. — at Careva Dzamija.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
The mihrab of the Bou Inania Madrasa in Fes, Morocco. Built in 1351. — in Fes, Morocco.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
"Let no man lose is faith, for Allah created us out even less, and we are His. Let us hope for his divine mercy, which is even greater than all things put together. He will grant us the restoring of the throne of Islam, to the benefit of the Muslims of this peninsula. So let us not cease to call on Him, for He has promised to us more than He has yet given, might and powerful as He is."
- The conclusion to a tafsir of the Quran, written by a Muslim living in hiding in Spain in the 1500s, when Islam was outlawed.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...91791737595211
During the Portuguese conquest of the Melaka Sultanate in the 1500s, people who studied Muslim Malay martial arts (known as Silat) were hunted down by the colonialists and had to flee into rural areas. Even today the best Silat masters come from rural areas.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...92639954177056
AabiruSabeel
11-22-2013, 10:24 PM
The sine and cosine tables that many students learn in trigonometry classes today were first developed in the 800s by al-Khawarizmi.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...97162373724814
An illuminated page from a Quran copied in the Mughal Empire in the 1600s.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
From the 15th to 17th centuries, the main chemistry textbook in Europe was a book written in the 800s in Iraq by al-Kindi.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...97161800391538
A minaret in Khiva, Uzbekistan. — in Khiva, Uzbekistan.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
The Suleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul was built in 1557 and had an air-filtration system that cleaned the air of soot from candles, which was then used to make ink for calligraphy pens.
Read more: The Greatest Architect of All Time
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...95599023881149
The Ka'ba and the surrounding hills in the 1800s. — at مكة المكرمة - الكعبة.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
In 1861, the European powers drew arbitrary borders and declared a new nation known as "Lebanon" in the Middle East in order to weaken the Ottoman Empire.
Read more: Who Invented Lebanon?
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...96672747107110
The al-Fakhariyya Minaret, built in 1278, is one of the minarets of the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.
It is over 700 years old and has been controlled at times by the Mamluks, Mongols, Ottomans, British, Jordanians, and Israelis. — at Al Aqsa Mosque.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
On this day (19 November 1095), the Council of Clermont, led by Pope Urban II, began discussing sending Crusaders to conquer Jerusalem.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...92221907552194
1300 years of Islamic History in 3 minutes!
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...96307453810306
In the 10th century, Ibn al-Haytham accurately calculated the depth of the atmosphere, using only the diffraction of sunlight.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...96237583817293
On this day (19 November 636), the Muslims defeated the Persians at the Battle of Qadisiya. The victory led to the end of Persian power in Iraq.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...92220774218974
In 1511, the Portuguese conquered the city of Malacca. The city's government buildings and mosques were destroyed in order to build the a Portuguese fortress.
Read more: The Sultanate of Malacca
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...95597953881256
In the mid-1200s, Ibn al-Nafis discovered that blood from the heart is pumped into the lungs, back to the heart, and then out to the rest of the body. His works were lost for centuries, and only rediscovered in 1924.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...95863750521343
Even over 1,000 years after the conquest of the Middle East and North Africa by Muslims, sizable Christian populations remain due to the Muslim policy of not forcing people to convert.
Read more: Did Islam Spread by the Sword?
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...95596883881363
A minaret in Linxia City, China. — in Linxian, China.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
The interior of Masjid Omar Kampong Melaka, Singapore's oldest mosque. Originally built in 1820, and rebuilt most recently in the 1980s. — at Masjid Omar Kampung Melaka.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
The mihrab of the Fatih Mosque in Istanbul. Built in 1463 by Mehmed II after the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople. It was rebuilt after being destroyed in an earthquake in 1771. — at Fatih Camii.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
In 1454, a Jewish rabbi living in the Ottoman Empire sent a letter to Jews throughout Europe encouraging them to immigrate to Ottoman lands, where they could enjoy freedom of religion. He said that “here every man dwells at peace under his own vine and fig tree.”
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...94754013965650
"If we object to natural science, then clothing, food, and shelter could not be talked about."
- Hu Songshan, a Chinese Muslim scholar, making an argument for the inclusion of science as part of Islamic school curriculums in China.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...94533723987679
Ottoman sultans would sign their names on official documents with elaborate and beautiful signatures, known as Tughras, that were very difficult to forge.
Read more: Ottoman Tughra Calligraphy
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...93348677439517
The minaret of the Djinguereber Mosque in Timbuktu, Mali. Built in 1327. — in Timbuktu, Mali.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
ReplySource: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...97162373724814
An illuminated page from a Quran copied in the Mughal Empire in the 1600s.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
From the 15th to 17th centuries, the main chemistry textbook in Europe was a book written in the 800s in Iraq by al-Kindi.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...97161800391538
A minaret in Khiva, Uzbekistan. — in Khiva, Uzbekistan.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
The Suleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul was built in 1557 and had an air-filtration system that cleaned the air of soot from candles, which was then used to make ink for calligraphy pens.
Read more: The Greatest Architect of All Time
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...95599023881149
The Ka'ba and the surrounding hills in the 1800s. — at مكة المكرمة - الكعبة.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
In 1861, the European powers drew arbitrary borders and declared a new nation known as "Lebanon" in the Middle East in order to weaken the Ottoman Empire.
Read more: Who Invented Lebanon?
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...96672747107110
The al-Fakhariyya Minaret, built in 1278, is one of the minarets of the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.
It is over 700 years old and has been controlled at times by the Mamluks, Mongols, Ottomans, British, Jordanians, and Israelis. — at Al Aqsa Mosque.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
On this day (19 November 1095), the Council of Clermont, led by Pope Urban II, began discussing sending Crusaders to conquer Jerusalem.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...92221907552194
1300 years of Islamic History in 3 minutes!
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...96307453810306
In the 10th century, Ibn al-Haytham accurately calculated the depth of the atmosphere, using only the diffraction of sunlight.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...96237583817293
On this day (19 November 636), the Muslims defeated the Persians at the Battle of Qadisiya. The victory led to the end of Persian power in Iraq.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...92220774218974
In 1511, the Portuguese conquered the city of Malacca. The city's government buildings and mosques were destroyed in order to build the a Portuguese fortress.
Read more: The Sultanate of Malacca
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...95597953881256
In the mid-1200s, Ibn al-Nafis discovered that blood from the heart is pumped into the lungs, back to the heart, and then out to the rest of the body. His works were lost for centuries, and only rediscovered in 1924.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...95863750521343
Even over 1,000 years after the conquest of the Middle East and North Africa by Muslims, sizable Christian populations remain due to the Muslim policy of not forcing people to convert.
Read more: Did Islam Spread by the Sword?
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...95596883881363
A minaret in Linxia City, China. — in Linxian, China.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
The interior of Masjid Omar Kampong Melaka, Singapore's oldest mosque. Originally built in 1820, and rebuilt most recently in the 1980s. — at Masjid Omar Kampung Melaka.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
The mihrab of the Fatih Mosque in Istanbul. Built in 1463 by Mehmed II after the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople. It was rebuilt after being destroyed in an earthquake in 1771. — at Fatih Camii.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
In 1454, a Jewish rabbi living in the Ottoman Empire sent a letter to Jews throughout Europe encouraging them to immigrate to Ottoman lands, where they could enjoy freedom of religion. He said that “here every man dwells at peace under his own vine and fig tree.”
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...94754013965650
"If we object to natural science, then clothing, food, and shelter could not be talked about."
- Hu Songshan, a Chinese Muslim scholar, making an argument for the inclusion of science as part of Islamic school curriculums in China.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...94533723987679
Ottoman sultans would sign their names on official documents with elaborate and beautiful signatures, known as Tughras, that were very difficult to forge.
Read more: Ottoman Tughra Calligraphy
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...93348677439517
The minaret of the Djinguereber Mosque in Timbuktu, Mali. Built in 1327. — in Timbuktu, Mali.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
observer
11-23-2013, 12:01 PM
Some of those minaret designs are really interesting - do minarets follow any set of criteria? Like churches are basically laid out in a cross design, are there any "rules" to building minarets?
Replyardianto
11-23-2013, 02:38 PM
There's no set of criteria such as height or number of minarets. But there is "style" such as Ottoman style, Mediteranian, South Asia, Malay, etc.
ReplyAabiruSabeel
12-03-2013, 05:56 PM
Contrary to popular belief, Aurangzeb was not a bigoted temple destroyer. In fact, he allowed more temples to be built in some parts of India than any other Mughal ruler.
Read more: Aurangzeb and Islamic Rule in India
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...03530969754621
When the Ottoman Empire attempted to reform in the 1800s along European lines, French educational advisors persuaded Ottoman educators to prize science and math over liberal arts. The result was that the most intelligent students were encouraged to pursue the sciences. Medicine and engineering began to be seen as the most important and valuable jobs.
This system lives on today in the Arab world, where only students who score the highest in their Tawjihi or Baccalaureate exams in secondary school are given the opportunity to pursue careers in medicine and engineering. The students who score the lowest are allowed to study education, religion, and literature.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...02168813224170
The minbar of the Great Mosque of Kairouan is an excellent example of the interconnectedness of the Muslim world.
It was built in the 800s from teak wood from India and Java (modern-day Indonesia) which was then carved in Iraq by expert artists before being shipped to North Africa, where it still resides today.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
The mihrab of the Šarena Džamija in Tetovo, Macedonia. It was originally built in 1438 by two sisters, and was reconstructed in the 1800s.
It is known for its intricate paintings both inside and outside the mosque. — in Tetovo, Macedonia.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
During the 1500s, coffee houses in Istanbul attracted writers, poets, scholars, and government workers. They were thus known as "mekteb-i irfan" meaning "schools of knowledge".
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...02178739889844
As the Ottoman Empire declined in the 1600s and 1700s, Western Europe began to grow and become more powerful. This led to a distrust among many in the Muslim world for anything that came from the West, including beneficial scientific knowledge. The result of this was that the Ottomans fell even further behind the West intellectually as they refused to innovate and progress.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...02167756557609
"The small-pox, so fatal, and so general amongst us [the British, is here entirely harmless...I am patriot enough to take the pains to bring this useful invention into fashion in England."
-Lady Mary Wortley Montagu in 1717, in a letter introducing England to the Muslim invention of vaccination, which was common in the Ottoman Empire when she visited it.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...02643536510031
The mihrab of the Mosque of Umar in Jerusalem. Built on the spot where he prayed outside of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
The minaret of the Koutoubia Mosque in Marrakesh, Morocco. It was built in 1184 by the Muwahhidun movement (Almohads). — at Koutoubia.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
On this day (30 November, 1853) the Russian Navy destroyed an Ottoman fleet at the Battle of Sinop, starting the Crimean War.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...02085523232499
Some modern-day scientists, such as Neil deGrasse Tyson, make the claim that Imam al-Ghazali was against all forms of science and caused the Muslim world to turn away from scientific inquiry.
This is far from the truth, as Ghazali himself upheld the importance of science along with traditional Islamic scholarship.
Read more: Al-Ghazali and the Revival of Islamic Scholarship
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...02088643232187
ReplyRead more: Aurangzeb and Islamic Rule in India
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...03530969754621
When the Ottoman Empire attempted to reform in the 1800s along European lines, French educational advisors persuaded Ottoman educators to prize science and math over liberal arts. The result was that the most intelligent students were encouraged to pursue the sciences. Medicine and engineering began to be seen as the most important and valuable jobs.
This system lives on today in the Arab world, where only students who score the highest in their Tawjihi or Baccalaureate exams in secondary school are given the opportunity to pursue careers in medicine and engineering. The students who score the lowest are allowed to study education, religion, and literature.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...02168813224170
The minbar of the Great Mosque of Kairouan is an excellent example of the interconnectedness of the Muslim world.
It was built in the 800s from teak wood from India and Java (modern-day Indonesia) which was then carved in Iraq by expert artists before being shipped to North Africa, where it still resides today.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
The mihrab of the Šarena Džamija in Tetovo, Macedonia. It was originally built in 1438 by two sisters, and was reconstructed in the 1800s.
It is known for its intricate paintings both inside and outside the mosque. — in Tetovo, Macedonia.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
During the 1500s, coffee houses in Istanbul attracted writers, poets, scholars, and government workers. They were thus known as "mekteb-i irfan" meaning "schools of knowledge".
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...02178739889844
As the Ottoman Empire declined in the 1600s and 1700s, Western Europe began to grow and become more powerful. This led to a distrust among many in the Muslim world for anything that came from the West, including beneficial scientific knowledge. The result of this was that the Ottomans fell even further behind the West intellectually as they refused to innovate and progress.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...02167756557609
"The small-pox, so fatal, and so general amongst us [the British, is here entirely harmless...I am patriot enough to take the pains to bring this useful invention into fashion in England."
-Lady Mary Wortley Montagu in 1717, in a letter introducing England to the Muslim invention of vaccination, which was common in the Ottoman Empire when she visited it.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...02643536510031
The mihrab of the Mosque of Umar in Jerusalem. Built on the spot where he prayed outside of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
The minaret of the Koutoubia Mosque in Marrakesh, Morocco. It was built in 1184 by the Muwahhidun movement (Almohads). — at Koutoubia.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
On this day (30 November, 1853) the Russian Navy destroyed an Ottoman fleet at the Battle of Sinop, starting the Crimean War.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...02085523232499
Some modern-day scientists, such as Neil deGrasse Tyson, make the claim that Imam al-Ghazali was against all forms of science and caused the Muslim world to turn away from scientific inquiry.
This is far from the truth, as Ghazali himself upheld the importance of science along with traditional Islamic scholarship.
Read more: Al-Ghazali and the Revival of Islamic Scholarship
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...02088643232187
AabiruSabeel
12-03-2013, 06:14 PM
A world map drawn in 1803 in the Ottoman Empire.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
Calligraphic inscription above the entrance to Topkapi Palace in Istanbul. — at Topkapı Palace.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
The Spanish called Muslims in Spain "Moors", so when they sailed around the world and conquered the Philippines in the 1500s, they called the Muslims there Moors as well.
Since then, the Moro Muslims of the Philippines have struggled for 500 years to re-establish Islamic rule in the southern part of the country, known as Bangsamoro.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...01753826599002
Records exist of Muslims from Spain and West Africa crossing the Atlantic Ocean in the 900s and 1300s. Hundreds of years before Columbus did it in 1492.
Read more: Columbus Was (Not) The First To Cross The Atlantic
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...01528109954907
The four minarets of the Selimiye Mosque in Edirne, Turkey. Built in 1574. — at Edirne Selimiye Camii.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
One of the world's oldest surviving Arabic inscriptions is inside the Dome of the Rock, built in 691 and part of the al-Aqsa Mosque.
Read more: The al-Aqsa Mosque Through the Ages: Part 1
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...99153606859024
The Malé Friday Mosque, the oldest mosque in the Maldives. It was built in 1658 and is mostly constructed out of coral stone. — in Male, Maldives.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
The Ottoman Empire's main law code was the Shari'ah, and in accordance with Islamic law, at no time in the empire’s history were non-Muslims forced to abide by any Muslim laws.
Read more: Islam and the Ottoman Empire
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...99840570123661
ReplySource: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
Calligraphic inscription above the entrance to Topkapi Palace in Istanbul. — at Topkapı Palace.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
The Spanish called Muslims in Spain "Moors", so when they sailed around the world and conquered the Philippines in the 1500s, they called the Muslims there Moors as well.
Since then, the Moro Muslims of the Philippines have struggled for 500 years to re-establish Islamic rule in the southern part of the country, known as Bangsamoro.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...01753826599002
Records exist of Muslims from Spain and West Africa crossing the Atlantic Ocean in the 900s and 1300s. Hundreds of years before Columbus did it in 1492.
Read more: Columbus Was (Not) The First To Cross The Atlantic
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...01528109954907
The four minarets of the Selimiye Mosque in Edirne, Turkey. Built in 1574. — at Edirne Selimiye Camii.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
One of the world's oldest surviving Arabic inscriptions is inside the Dome of the Rock, built in 691 and part of the al-Aqsa Mosque.
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Read more: The al-Aqsa Mosque Through the Ages: Part 1
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...99153606859024
The Malé Friday Mosque, the oldest mosque in the Maldives. It was built in 1658 and is mostly constructed out of coral stone. — in Male, Maldives.
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The Ottoman Empire's main law code was the Shari'ah, and in accordance with Islamic law, at no time in the empire’s history were non-Muslims forced to abide by any Muslim laws.
Read more: Islam and the Ottoman Empire
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AabiruSabeel
12-03-2013, 06:22 PM
A picture of the Huaisheng Mosque in Guangzhou, China from 1860. The minaret was built in the 900s.
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In the 1600s, Mughal emperor Aurangzeb brought together hundreds of scholars to compile a work of Hanafi law known as the Fatawa-e-Alamgiri. The compilation served as a code of law for the empire and is still an important resource for Hanafi fiqh today.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...99522590155459
When Salah al-Din conquered Jerusalem from the Crusaders, he allowed the citizens of the city to leave unharmed if they paid a small ransom. For those who could not afford it, he paid from his own wealth for their freedom.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...99517530155965
In the late 1000s, the Muslim world was a political mess. In Syria and Iraq, cities acted as independent dynasties always at war with each other while a rival Shi'a empire, the Fatimids, ruled in Egypt. The result of all this was that Crusaders from Europe were able to quickly and easily conquer Jerusalem in 1099.
Read more: The Crusades Part 1: Invasion
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...99151470192571
On this day (23 November, 1248) Seville was conquered by Christian Spaniards, after being a Muslim city for over 500 years.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...98930996881285
On this day (23 November, 1174) Salah al-Din adds Damascus to his empire.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...98928743548177
The world's oldest university, the University of al-Karaouine, was founded in 859 by a Muslim woman in Fes, Morocco. — in Fes, Morocco.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...98905826883802
In the 900s in Muslim Spain, the library of Cordoba, had over 600,000 volumes.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...97163170391401
ReplySource: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0618535&type=1
In the 1600s, Mughal emperor Aurangzeb brought together hundreds of scholars to compile a work of Hanafi law known as the Fatawa-e-Alamgiri. The compilation served as a code of law for the empire and is still an important resource for Hanafi fiqh today.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...99522590155459
When Salah al-Din conquered Jerusalem from the Crusaders, he allowed the citizens of the city to leave unharmed if they paid a small ransom. For those who could not afford it, he paid from his own wealth for their freedom.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...99517530155965
In the late 1000s, the Muslim world was a political mess. In Syria and Iraq, cities acted as independent dynasties always at war with each other while a rival Shi'a empire, the Fatimids, ruled in Egypt. The result of all this was that Crusaders from Europe were able to quickly and easily conquer Jerusalem in 1099.
Read more: The Crusades Part 1: Invasion
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...99151470192571
On this day (23 November, 1248) Seville was conquered by Christian Spaniards, after being a Muslim city for over 500 years.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...98930996881285
On this day (23 November, 1174) Salah al-Din adds Damascus to his empire.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...98928743548177
The world's oldest university, the University of al-Karaouine, was founded in 859 by a Muslim woman in Fes, Morocco. — in Fes, Morocco.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...98905826883802
In the 900s in Muslim Spain, the library of Cordoba, had over 600,000 volumes.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...97163170391401
AabiruSabeel
04-24-2014, 05:30 PM
Muslim Contributions to the Modern World
by the author of Lost Islamic History
Visit their website for more: http://lostislamichistory.com/
And their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamicHistory
by the author of Lost Islamic History
Visit their website for more: http://lostislamichistory.com/
And their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamicHistory
AabiruSabeel
06-22-2014, 05:27 PM
On this day (22 June, 1429), the Persian mathematician and astronomer Jamshid al-Kashi died. During his life he invented a mechanical, analog computer that could solve problems involving planetary motion.
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AabiruSabeel
06-30-2014, 11:17 AM
Muslims established the first banks, so travelers could deposit in one city and withdraw in another. "Cheque" comes from the Arabic "sakk".
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamicHistory/posts/515823915191993
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Chase
07-03-2014, 03:16 AM
format_quote Originally Posted by ibṉĀdam;n2233203
The-Deist
01-08-2015, 09:40 PM
MashaAllah Great thread
May Allah (swt) reward you for your efforts
Aameen
ReplyMay Allah (swt) reward you for your efforts
Aameen
AhmedGassama
10-26-2015, 07:46 PM
I don't understand why you say the lost islamic history
Our history isn't lost! for me isn't and it always remain in the deepest of my heart
ReplyOur history isn't lost! for me isn't and it always remain in the deepest of my heart
AabiruSabeel
01-03-2016, 04:19 AM
On this day (2 January, 1492), Granada, the final Muslim state of Andalusia, fell to the Christian Reconquista. Muslims continued to practice their religion secretly for over 100 years afterwards, but were finally expelled from Spain in 1609.
Read more at: http://lostislamichistory.com/granada-the-last-muslim-kingdom-of-spain/
ReplyRead more at: http://lostislamichistory.com/granada-the-last-muslim-kingdom-of-spain/
AabiruSabeel
02-12-2016, 04:35 AM
Genealogical chart showing the first four caliphs, the Umayyads, Abbasids, and the descendants of Ali :ra:.
Click on the image to enlarge.
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ReplyClick on the image to enlarge.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LostIslamic...27217204052660
Yahya.
03-28-2016, 03:45 PM
The book and website of Firas Alkhateeb is called so.
I understand it so; that nothing remained from that glory and power of muslim history, and that the whole situation changed.
btw the book is really good
ReplyI understand it so; that nothing remained from that glory and power of muslim history, and that the whole situation changed.
btw the book is really good
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