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Was Aisha (R.A) nine years old when she married the Prophet Mohammed (S)

Posted 3rd May 2025u/Common_Time5350

Olive oil and laurel soap products of the Ottoman Era

Posted 25th Apr 2026u/AutoMughal

An Iberian Christian and a Muslim playing Chess, an engraving from 1283. ♟️

Posted 25th Apr 2026u/Cultural_Look913

Scene From The Prophet's Household #islamichistory #knowledge #history #prophetmuhammad #story

Posted 25th Apr 2026u/Least-Camp5230

"Who is Tariq ibn Ziyad?"

Posted 25th Apr 2026u/GoldenAges2026

Major languages in Islamic history

Posted 24th Apr 2026u/Rellj

Maghreb Politics : When Morocco Supported The Algerians Against The French Conquest (1830-1847)

Posted 25th Apr 2026u/DecentMoor

A 30m mud fortress defying time: In Yemen’s city of Shibam, skyscrapers have dominated the desert for centuries. Rebuilt in 1532 on a 3rd-century site, these 500 towers use high thermal mass and 'Noora' plaster to neutralize 40°C heat—a vertical masterclass in engineering without a gram of steel.

Posted 24th Apr 2026u/Beyondtheseafree

Lubna Al-Qortobia - The brilliant mind of Al-Andalus

Posted 24th Apr 2026u/5th-stand

Nasrid sword attributed to Abu Abd Allah Muhammad XII, known as Boabdil (1460-1533), Granada, 15th century. Steel, silver, ivory, Cordovan leather, gold thread. Scabbard with Nasrid coats of arms.

Posted 24th Apr 2026u/AutoMughal

Fatima Al-Fihriya - Founder of the world’s oldest higher learning institutions

Posted 23rd Apr 2026u/5th-stand

Yemeni saif sword, early 16th century, made for the Sultan of Hadhramaut (1520-1569) Badr bin Abdullah al Kathiri, Kathiri dynasty, South Arabia. Straight blade with naskh inscriptions, hilt of green-enameled silver, leather scabbard.

Posted 23rd Apr 2026u/AutoMughal

Arwa Al-Sulayhi — The Hujjah Queen of Yemen (1048-1138)

Posted 23rd Apr 2026u/5th-stand

The Harmonious Unity · Liu Zhi’s Sino-Islamic Interpretation of the Five-Fold Path

Posted 23rd Apr 2026u/AutoMughal

The communist terrorists of PKK have targeted and burned dozens of historical mosques in Turkey during the last decade.

Posted 23rd Apr 2026u/mo_al_amir

Al-Fattah Al-Aleem Mosque

Posted 23rd Apr 2026u/Honeylunee_

Developing a healthy view of history

Posted 23rd Apr 2026u/Ibn_Fatih

26th March 1975: Assassination of King Faisal of Saudi Arabia who instigated an oil embargo against Israel’s allies in retaliation their support of the war

Posted 22nd Apr 2026u/AutoMughal

How the USSR tried to erease Islam in Uzbekistan

Posted 22nd Apr 2026u/mo_al_amir

Sharm El Sheikh Al Shihab Mosque ❤️ (Egypt)

Posted 22nd Apr 2026u/Honeylunee_

India: After 1857 revolt , British had deemed Muslims as Disloyal,Rebellious and and aggressive.It can be seen in the letter sent to Lord Canning by John Lawrence.

Posted 22nd Apr 2026u/HistoricalCarsFan

Did the Ottomans have any objective anduniversal contributions in the way muslims did during the Golden Age and are any of them still in use?

Posted 22nd Apr 2026u/Ibn_Fatih

Plan, elevation and details of the Gate of Justice. Alhambra, Granada. By Teófilo Rufflé.

Posted 22nd Apr 2026u/HistoricalCarsFan

Today is the 500th birthday of the Mughal Empire

Posted 21st Apr 2026u/Ok_Way_1625

Today (April 21st, 1526) marks exactly 500 years since the first Battle of Panipat & the founding of the Mughal Empire in India.

Posted 21st Apr 2026u/AutoMughal

Rebuilding what the genocide tried to erase — two young men revive Gaza’s oldest libraries, keeping culture alive against all odds.

Posted 20th Apr 2026u/AutoMughal

Pakistan: Historic Mughal era Wazir Khan Mosque in Lahore’s Walled City

Posted 21st Apr 2026u/Future_Fox_6627

Historic Mughal era Sunehri Mosque situated in Lahore, Pakistan

Posted 21st Apr 2026u/Future_Fox_6627

Interior of historic Mughal era Sunehri Mosque situated in Lahore’s Kashmiri Bazaar

Posted 21st Apr 2026u/Future_Fox_6627

Mengistu Haile Mariam, the communist dictator of Ethiopia who cracked down on Muslims, and blockaded the Muslim majority regions when they rebelled casuing hundreds of thousands to starve to death in the 1980s

Posted 21st Apr 2026u/mo_al_amir

1 day until the 500th birthday of the Mughal Empire

Posted 20th Apr 2026u/Ok_Way_1625

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