Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), the final messenger in a long line of prophets sent by Allah according to Islamic belief, was born in the year 570 CE in the city of Mecca, in present-day Saudi Arabia. His life is a testament to piety, humility, and leadership and serves as an exemplar for Muslims worldwide. Early Life and Revelation Muhammad (pbuh) was born into the Quraysh tribe, a powerful...

A giant among giants, Imam Abu Haneefa towers high among the savants who have graced Islamic history. He was like a huge mirror vaulting from horizon to horizon, reflecting the Light of the Prophet. These reflections empowered generation after generation to see the Light and bask in its warmth. A great majority of the 1.7 billion Muslims in the world today (circa 2010 CE) follow the School of...

Islam liberated men and women from the shackles of slavery and made them masters of the world. The history of the Mamlukes illustrates this observation. In the 9th and 10th centuries, there was a brisk slave trade down the Volga River, near the Caspian Sea. The Vikings raided Europe with unrelenting ferocity in search of booty and slaves. Eastern Europe, fossilized as it was between...