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Saladin

Saladin was born in Iraq in 1137 CE, who was one of the most well celebrated Muslim rulers in Islamic history. Growing up in Syria, Saladin was…

Maps of Near East in Late Antiquity and in Medieval times

These maps give an overarching understanding of the setting where Islam was born and evolved.

Maḥsūs

Sensibility/use of the senses

Ladhdha

Pleasure

Ta’ajjub

Wonder

Jinn

spirit or supernatural entity

Zina

Physical beauty

Al-Nuwayri
“Obedience is required of all subjects, for God Almighty conjoined the obedience to those in authority with obedience to himself and to His Messenger. He manifested this unambiguously in the holy revelation, saying: “O believers, obey God, and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you.” (94)

Al-Nuwayri's words on the divinely obligated obedience that was expected of society members highlights the deep connection between religion and…

Jamal Elias “Aisha’s Cushion”
“Poetry is metrical, imaginatively-creative discourse, characterized in the Arabic language also by the inclusion of rhyme. The imaginatively creative premises it combines, whether objectively truthful or false, have as their only conditions, insofar as they are poetry, imaginative creativity.” (155)

This passage from Jamal Elias's chapter "Beauty, Goodness, and Wonder" highlights the true value of poetry and the immense impacts it has on…

Luster wall tile with a couple

A decorative wall tile that encapsulates the image of a couple in love surrounded by Iranian love poetry. This shows the impact that poetry had on…

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