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Arakkal Swaroopam (Kingdom) was the only Muslim ruling dynasty in Kerala. It was a full-fledged country that resisted colonial invasions and lingered till independence. It was a royal kingdom with ...

The Quran Taught Tolerance For The Religions Of The “People Of The Book,” Which Referred To Christianity And Judaism. When The Arabs Encountered Buddhism, Although Its Followers Were Not Strictly ...

Muawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan (603-680 CE), the founder of the Umayyad dynasty, remains one of the most polarizing and consequential figures in the annals of Islamic history. His transition from the ...

Recently Wasim Rizvi, the former chairman of Shia Waqf Board in Uttar Pradesh filed a PIL in the Supreme Court seeking to remove 26 verses from the Quran. In this petition he has said that these ...

The Muslim world’s scientific glory peaked during the Islamic Golden Age, but declined due to political instability and a lack of economic integration. A ban on import of printing presses for close to ...

1. The schism between the Deobandi and Barelvi schools of Sunni Islam has shaped the religious, social, and political landscapes of South Asia for over 150 years. 2. This article explores the origins ...

According to the Quran, polytheism is the greatest sin against God. Surely God will not forgive “shirk”, but He will forgive anything less than it for whom He pleases (4:116). The majority of orthodox ...

Muslim clerics and activists across India urge dignified Eid Milad-un-Nabi celebrations, rejecting DJs and vulgar songs, promoting prayer, cleanliness, charity, and initiatives like blood donation to ...

We have been told various stories about Sufism to discredit it on religious, ethical, political and other grounds. The Sufis in turn assert they are the most sincere and loyal to the essence of Islam ...

One of the mystical and didactic spiritual branches of Islam that seeks to bring people closer to the Truth with a deeper personal relationship with the Divine is the Rifai Sufi Order, which traces ...

The crimes against which Hadd has been fixed are six: (i) theft (ii) dacoity (iii) fornication (iv) slandering chaste women (v) drinking of liquor and (vi) apostasy. Out of these six (i) to (iv) have ...