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The Journey of Hadith Transcription

Throughout history, no nation has been as careful with the words of its prophet as the Islamic nation in preserving the Hadith of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, until the Hadith became a tight system of narration and transmission, fenced by strict rules of authentication and scrutiny, and backed by men who were recognized for their honesty, justice and memorization. The journey of [...]

House of Wisdom in Baghdad

The House of Wisdom in Baghdad What is it and why was it established?

At a time when Baghdad was stepping confidently towards unparalleled scientific glory, between the corridors of the Caliphate Palace and the squares of the mosques, an entity unlike any other was born. The House of Wisdom, whose name alone inspires prestige, was a pulsating spirit of science, a memory that gathers the civilizations of the earth, and a ship led by the mind towards the shores of progress, where the philosopher and the mathematician, the doctor and the translator, and the scientist and the astronomer came together to cooperate [...]

How do you write a memorable introduction to your book?

How do you write a memorable introduction to your book?

Why do most introductions seem boring? Why do we open a book and find ourselves reading memorized sentences and similar introductions? Because many writers have not realized that the introduction is not a space for a simple explanation or a classical preface, but a space for the writer's first victory, his passport to his reader's consciousness, the moment that determines whether you will be respected as a writer, or forgotten as the last [...]

A glimpse from al-Tabari to al-Dhahabi: Our first sources as seen by the modern reader

A glimpse from al-Tabari to al-Dhahabi: Our first sources as seen by the modern reader

The greatness of a nation is not measured by the abundance of its books, but by its ability to understand those books and rediscover their meanings in the light of the current moment. Hence, returning to scholars such as Al-Tabari, Ibn Hazm and Al-Dhahabi is not a retrogression, but a return to the roots to build branches and establish a cognitive identity at a time when superficial readings and hasty interpretations are competing, so reading their works today should be done [...].

Ibn al-Arabi's writings

Ibn al-Arabi's writings A Journey in Search of Truth

In the heart of Islamic intellectual history, names shine that were not mere reflections of the culture of their time, but were intellectual revolutions that transcended the usual molds. Among them, Ibn al-Arabi is unique with a very deep knowledge project, in which the paths of philosophy, theology and mysticism intersect in an unprecedented intellectual unity, his works were not written to be read in passing, but to be taken as a mental and emotional journey that disrupts the superficial constants [...]

The Legacy of the Four Imams

The Legacy of the Four Imams: From Jurisprudence to Behavior

There are an infinite number of Muslim scholars, but there are four of the most famous and important Muslim scholars whose legacy has been immortalized by history, and we must study their lives closely and teach our children who the Four Imams are and the importance of their legacy in building Islamic jurisprudence: From Jurisprudence to Behavior. The Legacy of the Four Imams: From Jurisprudence to Behavior

From the city to the world: Islamic state-building through the ages

From the city to the world: Islamic state-building through the ages

From the City to the World: The story of Islamic state-building through the ages. From the heart of the desert of the Arabian Peninsula, which was inhabited by tribes and widespread ignorance and conflict, to the city that witnessed the birth of the world's greatest civilizational transformation, the story of building the Islamic state is not only a story of military victories or geographical expansions, but also human values that turned into a system [...]

The Art of Realizing Heritage

From the old copy to the edited text The art of heritage realization

The fact that we Arabs carry an ancient heritage is beyond doubt, but the issue that prevents us from taking firm steps for progress is that we do not investigate this heritage and do not try to understand it, either we reject it completely or we take it as it is without making it readable, so we find that ambiguity envelops it, and of course, misunderstanding prevails and we do not benefit from the lessons and sermons of the past [...].

Treasures of the Islamic world: What do manuscripts conceal about science and beauty?

Treasures of the Islamic world: What do manuscripts conceal about science and beauty?

Arabic manuscripts are not just relics and remnants from ancient times, but a way to preserve the Islamic heritage. Arabic manuscripts were a way for Muslim scholars to record knowledge and science, and they abound in ancient Islamic libraries, so there are many undiscovered manuscripts that we have not yet been able to study because they combine science and artistic beauty, as they are a legacy of [...]

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