History ... from an Islamic perspective
 
 
Say: "Travel through the earth and see what was the end of those before (you): 
Most of them worshipped others besides Allah." 
Sura 30: Al- Rum, Verse 42, TMQ: Yusuf Ali 
 
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'No Muslim needs to be told about the importance of HISTORY if only because the Quran is full of it. Ironically no one seems more ignorant of their history today as the Muslims, for they, like others, certainly know who controls the past controls the future. But what they do not seem to wake up to is the corollary - whoever controls the present, too often, controls the past. This is not simply to explain why they remain ignorant of their past but to make them appreciate the fact that those who control their present will not easily give up their past. The past is an important component of people's freedom, for it gives them their identity and therefore the freedom to be what they are. But without it no nation, or indeed individual, makes any meaningful progress. People's past gives them not only their identity and their worth, but also their bearings and their goals. Our future therefore is in discovering our past.' 
Author: Usman Bugaje, page 78 of Al-Mizan (The Balance) Vol. 2, Issue 1, 1996, published jointly by the Federation of Student Islamic Societies in the UK & Islamic Foundation.
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Islamic History:

  The Decline of Muslim Civilization   
   ... A concise proposition for the decline of muslim civilization, with references to  
                   restricted access to knowledge and the closing of the 'gates' of Ijtihad.

  1935 Fatawa about Palestine Land 
    ... A fatwa from the religious scholars of Palestine in 1935, regarding selling of  
                   the lands to the Jews, and including a survey of Israeli acts of aggression  
                   against Al-Aqsa Mosque since 1967.
                   See also: 
20 Basic Facts about the Palestine Problem by the IAP

  Muslim Scientists and Scholars 
   ... Muslim scientists and scholars have contributed immensely to human knowledge especially  
                   in the period between 8th and 14th century CE. However, their contributions have been  
                   largely uncredited. Read fascinating accounts of some of the most talented Muslim scholars  
                   in history whose contributions have left lasting marks in the annals of science, astronomy,  
                   medicine, surgery engineering and philosophy.
                   See also: 
Muslim Scientists, Mathematicians & Astronomers: 700-1500 C.E.

  The Islamic State was one Khilafah State   
   ... A brief overview of the decline of the Islamic Khilafah, with references to  
                   unsuccessful attempts at division, and the necessity for its re-establishment.
                   See also: 
One Islamic State of Caliphate/Khilafah Home Page

  The Fall Of The Islamic Khilafa 
   ... An article detailing the biography of Sultan Abdul Hameed II and consequently  
                   the fall of the Islamic Khilafa. 
 

 
 
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  Africa's Islamic Legacy   
    ... "In 1457, the Council of Cardinals met in Holland where they sanctioned, as a
                  righteous and progressive idea, the enslavement of black Africans for the purpose
                  of their conversion to Christianity and to be exploited in the labour market as chattel
                  property. Racism against Africans only concealed the fact that slavery and the
                  Scramble for Africa was about destroying Islam and Muslims in Africa."

  History, a Reliable Source?    
    ... A thought provoking article written by by a muslim teen, questioning the  
                   authenticity of historical accounts which are taken for granted by many to be facts. 

  The Truth about the Crusades   
   ... A collection of articles, exposing the truths behind the European Crusades,  
                  and explorers such as Christopher Columbus and Vasco Da Gama. 

  Lies That My Nation Told - P.A.K.I.S.T.A.N.  
   ... An article about the original concept of P.A.K.I.S.T.A.N. - the alternative to what you were  
                   told. The name and concept was coined by Ch. Rahmat Ali. What he said and did between  
                   1933 and 1947 grants him a pivotal position in the origin, evolution and consummation  
                   of the idea of P.A.K.I.S.T.A.N., and makes him one of the truest founding fathers of Pakistan.  
                   Hounded out of Pakistan when he came to live there, betrayed by his friends, ignored by the  
                   leaders of the Pakistan movement, neglected by scholars and historians - he yet lives in our  
                   history as a figure of heroic proportions. All his predictions from the 1940s have all come true. 
  

 
 
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    ... "In the early hours of 31st August, 1997, Diana - the mother of: the future king  
                   of England, and future head of the Church of England, was killed in a bizarre  
                   car crash in Paris, along with her lover, Emad Mohammed (Dodi) Al-Fayed.  
                   Their deaths had ended what was probably the biggest unreported crisis ever  
                   to face the Church of England, since the abdication of Edward in 1936, following  
                   Edward's adament desire to marry Wallace Simpson, an American divorcee."  

  Fatwa on the Rise of Inter-Faith Movements: Unification of Religons  
    ... "Abrahamic Faith" based on a new strain of religion called "Inter-Faith Dialogue" is rearing  
                   its ugly head amongst the people of the world and is a very serious one. The objective of this  
                   new group is to attempt to unite Judaism, Christianity and Islam, under one banner and create  
                   a brand new religion based on all three in the name of Unity, Compassion and the rest of the  
                   reasons they can conjure up, of these enemies of Islam. This fatwa contains the description and  
                   rules that need to be observed by the believing Muslims in this regard.  

  The Historic Khutbah of Sheikh Huzaifi 
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