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Non-Muslim communities during the Middle Period in the Near East often contributed to cultural patterns that impacted different regions of the area.…

It is not determined whether this sermon was given in Mecca, Medina, or both, however it is understood that these are criticisms of Abu Hamza, a…

Aisha's proximity to Muhammad allowed her to absorb his teachings and spirituality, and the value of Kinship in Arabic society helped her continue to…

This map from 1200 AD / 596 AH shows the expansion of Islam that had occurred before and leading up to 1200. This connects to and is important to our…

Prior to Islam, Arabia was split up into much smaller factions of communities that were separated by the vast desert. The central theme among these…

A sort of bureau that existed during the Abbasid caliphate. It is described at the time of its use as being “a term of murky origins that came to…

Dome of the Rock

Said to mark the beginning of a "crystallization of a distinctly Islamic identity" (Berkey, 62). It is a building that was built in Jerusalem by the…

After provoking the Pagan leaders of his community in Mecca by preaching the belief of a single god through the claim of being a prophet by speaking…

Hellenist Artifacts in Arabia

Objects and artifacts that are evidence of how far into Arabia the Hellenistic influence reached pre-Islam, going as far as Qaryah Qaryat al Faw, deep…

Ibn Muqla was described as a calligrapher, scribe, and vizier during his life. An entirely self made man, Ibn Muqla was already working at the center…