This book, originally titled "The Islamic Conquest of Syria", is the first complete English translation of Futuh as-Sham, the ninth century Arabic classic detailing the Muslim advance into Syria which then included present day Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and parts of Iraq and Turkey.
The English reader has, for the first...
The lofty position that Sayyiduna ‘Umar bin Khattaab (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) holds and the great services that he rendered for Islam are very well known.
Just as the life of Sayyiduna ‘Umar bin Khattaab (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was a great bounty for the world, his martyrdom was indeed a great tragedy for...
In this book, an attempt has been made to delve deep into the episode of 'Karbala', in search of the many unanswered questions that revolve around the issue, and in search of the true villains responsible not just for the death of Hazrat Husein Radiyallahu Anhu, but for the widespread...
The issue of Karbala and the role that Yazîd had played therein has always been a contentious issue amongst the Ulema and the general masses. Much of what we know regarding this event is based upon historical narrations. These however can never serve the purpose of being a proof, owing...