Writers' Articles
Greeting Him on Eternal Mornings
The Prophet of mercy to the worlds who surrendered his soul to his Lord in Madina renews his existence on earth with every commemoration of the “Noble Birth.” He is remembered with great fervor in an expansive geography stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
read more 0 19.03.2010, FridayAli: A Caliph beset by Crises
Hassan's pain was obvious in his eyes which had not seen sleep for days, and like all the people of Medina, he was breathing sadness. If the prayers of "if only" which were falling the mouth of Medina during those days had been accepted on the plane of...
read more 0 19.03.2010, FridayThe Jamal Event: A Battle without an Enemy
The vacuum left by the departure of her soul mate grew with the passing years; the dynamism of youth, the ambition and fire gave way to maturity over the years, passing through the sieve of this absence, leaving behind the sediment of an anger that gathered slowly. The fuel, which was to be turned into a great fire by circumstances, was loaded upon Aisha.
read more 0 19.03.2010, FridayMedina Surrenders to Sedition
Rebellious crowds numbering between 600-1000 men Egypt, Kufa and Basra. Supposedly they had set out for the pilgrimage, but these caravans were in league with one another.
read more 0 19.03.2010, FridayUthman: Rule of Benignity
One day the Prophet of Allah (pbuh) was resting at home with his dear wife Aisha. Prophet Muhammad was trying to cool himself Mecca's unbearable heat by slightly lifting his long gown leaving his legs bare.
read more 0 19.03.2010, FridayAn Election in Medina
The masjid of the Prophet experiences a hectic day and hosts guests who have come distant lands. Nobody wants to leave the town without hearing the result. All the Muslims have awoken in Medina to a critical day...
read more 0 19.03.2010, FridayUmar: Grace within the Caliphate – II
Here we will examine Caliph Umar's rule of grace, which became the peak of Islamic history and civilization. We seek the traces of his transition a heart that did not shake while burying his daughter alive into a heart that sought a cure for the wounds of...
read more 0 19.03.2010, FridayUmar: Grace within the Caliphate
The sacred city of two religions with holy-scriptures, Jerusalem is under siege. Giving direction to world history up to that time, the Jews, Romans and Byzantines, respectively, governed this city as ancient as the history it glorified.
read more 0 19.03.2010, FridayA Few Long Moments in the Prophet’s Mosque
It was not yet dawn in Medina, the capital for the last ten years of land stretching Tripoli in the west to Kirman in the east. While Muslims removed the sleep their eyes with ablution, the muadhen was calling people to salvation with the morning adhan (call to prayer).
read more 0 19.03.2010, FridayBeing the Breath of the Prophet
The Arabian Peninsula was choking in a suffocating smoke. The fire had become enflamed in three or four blind corners of this desert geography which had found life with the Prophet's breath; the dense smoke spread over every oasis, valley and...
read more 1 19.03.2010, Friday