Tag Archives: History

Lost city under Rub al-Khali (Empty Quarter)

Source: http://saudilife.net/ | By - Faraz Omar SAND and only sand for thousands of kilometers extending over four nations, Rub al-Khali or the Empty Quarter is the world’s largest sand desert. Uninhabited one may think but the Bedu tribes have survived on the edge since before recorded time. Sand dunes reach as high as 250 meters, while billions of glittering stars light up its night sky – a feat hikers and campers, locals and expats, don’t like to miss. Formidable conditions – extremely high temperature and dry as a bone – have kept travelers and settlers far away. To say this place was once luscious green, with lakes and ponds and Read more ...

US on Wrong Side of History over Palestine

Source : Palestine Chronicle - By Aijaz Zaka Syed - Dubai | 09/25/201 The Palestinians have set the cat among the pigeons with their freedom song. And it's good to see Uncle Sam and his fiendish brat break out in a cold sweat for a change.   So what are Israelis and their patrons afraid of? All that the Palestinians have demanded is UN recognition for the little piece of territory that used to be their country.  Left only with Gaza and parts of the West Bank and Jerusalem, which is less than 20 per cent of the original Palestine, it is not much of a country to fight for. The Palestinians aren't even talking about their entire homeland and stolen Read more ...

“Humanity had been a single community…” – Did Religious Beliefs Evolve Over Time?

“Humanity had been a single community...” – Did Religious Beliefs Evolve Over Time? Sheikh 'Ali Muhammad al-Salabi Source: www.islamtoday.com Allah says: “Humanity had been a single community, and Allah sent (unto them) Prophets as bearers of good tidings and as warners, and revealed therewith the Scripture with the truth that it might judge between people concerning that wherein they differed. And only those unto whom (the Scripture) was given differed concerning it, after clear proofs had come unto them, through hatred one of another. And Allah by His will guided those who believed unto the truth of that concerning which they differed. Allah Read more ...

In History : The Al-Karaouine Mosque

The story of Masjid Al-Karaouine represents the true understanding of Productivity in Islam. The Masjid is located in the historical city of Fes in Morocco. The masjid is also better known as the oldest continuously operating institution of higher learning in the world by the Guinness Book of World Records. But even more amazing is the story behind this mosque. The story goes that the mosque was built by a pious woman known as Fatimah Al-Fihri, the daughter of a wealthy merchant named Muhammad Al-Fihri. The Al-Fihri family had migrated from Kairouan (hence the name of the university), Tunisia to Fes in the early 9th century, joining a community of Read more ...

Deceptions of the World Today

Deceptions of the World Today Source : The Truth That World Should Know   Approximately for the last 200 years, the minds of each and every citizen of the world have been influenced or programmed to think the wrong things were the right ones. The history is written or modified by somebody whose credibility is unknown and we were forced to believe what they said is true. Based on the false theories we start to build new theories. As a result the whole human kind is misled to falsehood. The reason is, we do not want to ask questions against the pre-defined theories.   Did Columbus discover America? We believe and trust that America was discovered Read more ...