The barbaric Pahalgam massacre brings this unsung history to mind in response. The Battle of Karbala took place on the tenth ...

By bnm Tehran bureau Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has stated in a cryptic fashion the path of the Shiite Imams is 'the path of steadfastness and resistance' and their teaching is 'the ...

The first major caliphate was the Rashidun Caliphate, followed by the Umayyad Caliphate and the Abbasid Caliphate. The Islamic Golden age began during the Abbasid caliphate which was centred ...

This lesser-known history adds an unexpected layer to the current tensions, reminding both nations of a deeply shared past, even as they face an uncertain future.

Built in the early 8th century beside the Wadi Butum, a seasonal watercourse, this desert establishment was both a fortress with a garrison and a residence/pleasure palace of the Umayyad caliphate.

Wallada the only child of one of the last Umayyad caliphs alMustakfi murdered ... evocating the civil war and the fall of the Umayyad caliphate of alAndalus ...

The mosque, built in 706 by the Umayyad caliph al-Walīd (r. 705–715), is one of the great monuments of world architecture, renowned for being among the largest and most lavishly-ornamented ...

Sadiq the 6th Holy Imam of the Shi'ites was the Founder of the First Grand Islamic University. Imam Sadiq strengthened the foundations of Islamic Jurisprudence and he is also considered as "The ...