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Of the greatest proofs on the prophethood of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) from the Qur'an and the Sunnah are the following: The narrations reported before the mission of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and informing of events that took place during the time of the Prophet (peace be upon him), events shall take place after the Prophet's death, and events shall take place before the establishment of the Hour. These are proofs on the truthfulness of the Prophet (peace be upon him) that he informed the Companions of events that shall take place in the future. [...]

ABU AL-HASAN AL-MAWARDI (ALBOACEN) (972 - 1058 C.E.) Al-Mawardi was one of the most famous thinkers in political science in the middle Ages. He was also a great sociologist, jurist, and mohaddith. He served as Chief Justice at Baghdad and as an ambassador of the Abbasid Caliph to several important and powerful Muslim states. Al-Mawardi is most famous for his book ‘Al-Havi’ on jurisprudence. His full name was Abu al-Hasan Ali Ibn Muhammad Ibn Habib al-Mawardi. Al-Mawardi was born in 972 C.E. at Basrah. He received his early education in Fiqah (Islamic jurisprudence) from the famous jurist Abu al-Wahid al-Simari. Subsequently, [...]

ABU ISHAQ IBRAHIM IBN YAHYA AL-ZARQALI (Arzachel) (1028 - 1087 C.E.) Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Yahya al-Zarqali, known in the West as Arzachel, was a Spanish Arab. He was the foremost astronomer of his time. Al-Zarqali carried out a series of astronomical observations at Toledo (Arabic Al Tulaytalah) and compiled them in what is known as his famous Toledan Tables. He corrected the geographical data from Ptolemy and Al-Khwarizmi. Specifically, Al-Zarqali corrected Ptolemy's estimate of the length of the Mediterranean sea from 62 degrees to approximately correct value of 42 degrees. The Toledo Tables were translated into Latin in the Twelfth century. Al-Zarqali was the [...]

ABU ABDULLAH AL-BATTANI (ALBATEGNIUS) (858 - 929 C.E.) Al-Battani, known in the West as Albategnius, was a famous astronomer and mathematician. He has been recognized as the greatest astronomer of his time and one of the greatest of the Middle Ages. Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Jabir Ibn Sinan al-Battani was born around 858 C.E. in or near Battan, a state of Harran. He belonged to the princely Sa'bifamily of Harran and he was a Muslim. Al-Battani was first educated by his father Jabir Ibn Sin'an al-Battani, who was also a well-known scientist. He then moved to Raqqa, situated on the bank of the Euphrates, where he received advanced education in sciences. At [...]

OMAR AL-KHAYYAM (1044 - 1123 C.E.) Omar Al-Khayyam was an outstanding mathematician and astronomer. He was also well known as a poet, philosopher, and physician. In the "History of Western Philosophy", Bertrand Russell remarks that Omar Khayyam was the only man known to him who was both a poet and a mathematician. Omar Khayyam reformed the solar calendar in 1079 C.E. His work on Algebra was highly valued throughout Europe in the Middle Ages. In the West, he is best known for his poetic work ‘Rubaiyat’ (quatrains) which was translated by Edward Fitzgerald in 1859. His full name was Ghiyath al-Din Abul Fateh Omar [...]

It is predestined that the events weave the course of history. These events are an interaction between people and destiny. It always happens that man stands helpless before destiny, having no power to prevent it. Therefore, he accepts it, not out of weakness or negligence, but out of a wisdom known by the Almighty. History records such events as long as there is a world living. Hence, when we recollect such events, we analyze them and then rewrite them not according to our personal perceptions, but according to what had really happened to the people involved! The status of the Ka'bah has influenced [...]

Profile of Shurayh ibn Al Harith ibn Qays Al Kindy [1] The model example judge who embraced Islam in the time of the Prophet (peace be upon him). He was born in Yemen and learned from Mu`adh ibn Jabal when he was in Yemen. `Umar ibn Al Khattab appointed him as a judge when he was forty-years old, and remained as judge for sixty years. He led a long life, and he was one hundred and twenty when he left the judiciary system in the time of Al Hajjaj and lived one year later. Ibn Al Madiny said: He assumed the judiciary of Kufa for fifty-three years and assumed the office of [...]