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Islamic History: Church of Holy Sepulchre

The Church of Holy Sepulchre is in the Christian quarter of Jerusalem and is one of the holiest sites in Christianity. Dating from the 4th century it predates the...

February 28, 2026

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Islamic History: Hejaz railway

In 1908 a new railway opened from Damascus to Madinah for use by the pilgrims travelling for hajj. Faced with growing disunity across the provinces of the Ottoman Khilafah,...

February 28, 2026

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Islamic History: Letter of Gratitude from the Irish to the Ottomans

In 1845, the onset of the Great Irish Famine resulted in over a million deaths. The Ottoman Sultan at the time, Khaleefah Abdul-Mejid I declared his intention to send...

February 28, 2026

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Islamic History: Ahdnama

The Ahdnama is a treaty between Sultan Mehmet II (Al-Fatih) and the Bosnian Franciscan Christians of the Catholic Church in 1463. The Ahdnama is a clear and definitive historical record of the rights...

February 28, 2026

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Islamic History: Timbuktu Manuscripts

For centuries private households in Timbuktu have been preserving manuscripts detailing art, medicine, philosophy, and science, as well as copies of the Qur’an from the 13th century. These Timbuktu...

February 28, 2026

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Islamic History: The Canon of Medicine

Ibn Sina, known as Avicenna in the West was a Persian polymath who is regarded as one of the most significant physicians, astronomers, thinkers and writers of the Islamic...

February 28, 2026

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Islamic History: Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba

If you paid a visit to the Cathedral of Córdoba in Spain today you would notice a number of features which are out of place in a church. Most...

February 28, 2026

Caliphate, Economy, Featured, History

Islamic History: The First Gold Dinars

The Islamic State has a bi-metallic currency based on gold and silver. This was first established by the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ in Madinah who made the state’s currency as...

February 28, 2026

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Islamic History: Early Qur’an fragments

These are some of the oldest written manuscripts we have of the Holy Qur’an. They were discovered in 2015 not in Makkah or Madinah but in Birmingham University. How...

February 28, 2026

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Artefacts are a Primary Source of Islamic History

Historical objects such as artefacts, manuscripts and buildings are one of the primary sources in the study of history. Their presence or absence in a society can offer a...

February 28, 2026

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