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An Arabic word that also means “Nation”. It refers to the entire Muslim world of believers, and is meant to unite all Muslims regardless of stature,…
This is a book that has been translated from Arabic, about a man named Usama Ibn Munqidh and his experiences as a warrior, courtier, and distinguished…
A couplet written by a famous Sufi author goes, "What is to be done, O Muslims? for I do not recognize myself. I am neither Christian, nor Jew, nor…
The al-Aqsa MosqueThe al-Aqsa Mosque was a Mosque in Jerusalem, that was part of the appropriation of religious structures in the city as a way for Christian Crusaders…
The Revival of Religious SciencesA jurist and theologian, Al-Ghazali wandered all over the Near East for several years while practicing/studying Sufism and interacting with different…
During the Middle Period of Islam, Sufism became a large way of practicing Islam, almost to the point of being considered an entirely different…
Non-Muslim communities during the Middle Period in the Near East often contributed to cultural patterns that impacted different regions of the area.…
In the 3 centuries after the Abbasid Revolution, non-Muslims became the minority in most places of the Near East for the first time. Different…
Sunni and Shi'i disagreement developed mainly in the eighth, ninth, and tenth centuries. There were two major things the groups disagreed upon, among…
The Tomb of Al-Husayn ibn AliCaliph al-Mutawakkil ordered the destruction of this tomb in 850, showing the tensions that were at a height during this time surrounding public…