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The Story of ‘Umar (ra) and Hormuzan

One of the most famous Sassanian generals who fought against the Muslims was the Parthian aristocrat, Hormuzan. During the Battle of Qadisiyyah, he was placed in command of the right wing of the Persian army an...

Ibn Hazm al-Andalusi on How to Attend Lectures

Ibn Hazm al-Andalusi is considered one of the most brilliant minds from the Islamic tradition. A prolific writer, he authored over 400 books on topics ranging in diversity from grammar to fiqh to ethics to phys...

Hymn On The Capture Of Mecca by Amherst D. Tyssen

In the 8th year AH, the Prophet ﷺ entered Makkah. After having been exiled from his homeland and the homeland of his anctesors, the Prophet ﷺ came back at the head of an army of 10,000. The Prophet ﷺ split the ...

Anthem of the Ummah-A Poem by Muhammad Iqbal

In 1904, Muhammad Iqbal wrote a poem titled Tarana-e-Hindi which roughly translates to "Anthem of the people of India". It reflected his desire for a secular Indian culture which bound together Muslims and Hind...

Imam Ash-Shafi’s poem on his deathbed

إلَيكَ إلـهُ الخَلْـق أرْفَــعُ رَغبَتِي *** و‘نْ كُنتُ يَا ذا المَنّ والجُودِ مُجْرِما ‘To You, the Creator, I raise my longing, And even if I am, O possessor of kindness and generosity, an evildoer, a c...

Qasida of Abu Imran Al-Andalusi in defense of Aisha (ra)

When it comes to the tarbiyyah of Muslim men, proper upbringing does not just happen with male role models. Just like growing up without a father figure has strong negative consequences for women, men who grow ...

Abou Ben Adhem. A poem by Leigh Hunt

Ibrahim ibn Adham was one of the early ascetics in Islamic history. According to legend, he gave up his throne in order to live a life of a simple worshiper. Whether or not that's historically accurate, Ibrahim...

Ahmad Shawqi and the Weightlifter

Ahmad Shawqi was an Egyptian poet who pionereed the modern Egyptian literary movement. He was considered by many to be one of the greatest Arabic poet laureates of the modern age and was given the title Amīr al...

Malcolm X’s Letter from Mecca

There is perhaps no American Muslim who left behind a larger legacy than Malcolm X. Born in Omaha, Nebraska as Malcolm Little, he bounced from foster home to foster home until he eventually found himself in pri...