The Evolution of Wine in Christian vs. Islamic Theology Alcohol and religion have been linked for thousands of years. As we have seen, the oldest evidence of alcohol in the Middle East shows its […]
The Perspective of Wine Consumption in Islamic Theology According to the Quran (The Holy Book of Muslims), consuming alcohol or any other intoxicating substance that detracts a person's ability to remember God is Haram […]
March 4, 1193: Al-Nasr Salah-al Din, better known simply as Saladin, meaning the ‘Righteousness of the Faith’, died at Damascus in Syria. This Kurdish general had risen to become Vizier of the Fatimid Caliphate […]
June 8, 632: On this day the Prophet Muhammad, founder of the religion of Islam, died at the city of Medina in western Arabia. Muhammad emerged as a religious leader in the cities of […]
January 16, 929: On this day, the Caliphate of Cordoba, a Muslim state that existed in Spain, was established. The Umayyad dynasty ruled the Islamic state known as the Caliphate of Cordoba, sometimes referred […]
June 12, 796: On this day, Al-Hakam I became the Umayyad Emir of Cordoba in Al-Andalus. Since his older brother passed away at a young age, Al-Hakam was his father's second son. Sulayman and […]
January 6, 1478: On this day in 1478 Uzun Hasan, the Turkic ruler of Aq Qoyunlu, a Muslim state that in late medieval times ruled most of Iraq, Transcaucasia, Syria, western Iran, and eastern […]
Drinking in Islam: Is it Allowed? Islam is one of the most popular religions on the planet; it has more than 1.47 billion recognized followers worldwide. Nevertheless, the segment of our society doesn't believe […]
February 24, 1304: Ibn Battuta was born on this day. Ibn Battuta, also known as Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Battuta, was an Afro-Eurasian traveler and scholar from the Berber Maghreb who spent much of […]
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