Today coincides with the martyrdom anniversary of the 5th Imam of Shia, Muhammad al-Baqir. An overview of his life is ...

It was the very first mosque built by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) when he arrived in Medina after the Hijrah (migration). Standing on the same foundation laid by the Prophet himself ...

The Constitution, Charter or Covenant of Medina pre-dated the English Magna Carta by almost six centuries. It applied to the 10,000+ citizens living in Medina at that time. About 45-55% of the total ...

Imam 'Muhammad ibn Ali al Taqi al Jawad' Martyred at the age of 25 ,in al-kazimiyyah on Wednesday, 29th Dhi'l-qi`dah 220 AH, ...

There are such rumours, and it's fascinating to know that em, already from 6.30, only 8 years after Muhammad's preaching in Medina, they're able to mention about the followers of someone called ...

Sensing a threat, Mecca’s merchants and leaders offered Muhammad incentives to abandon his preaching, but he refused. Increasingly, the resistance to Muhammed and his followers grew and they were ...

Pakistan Army Chief General Asim Munir recently talked about creating a "new Pakistan" along the lines of 'Riyasat-e-Madina', the first Islamic state established by Prophet Muhammad in Medina.

This person belonged to the Aws tribe — based in Yathrib (now known as Medina) — and features prominently as a companion of Muhammad in early Islamic literature. The use of Paleo-Arabic easily ...