• TAJIKISTAN
    • TAN Tajikistan has experienced three changes in government and a five-year civil war since it gained independence in 1991 from theUSSR. A peace agreement among rival factions was signed in 1997, and implemented in 2000. ...
    • UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH
    • BAH http://www.ums.edu.my/ Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) was established on24th November 1994. His Royal Highness the Pertuan Agung proclaimed the establishment of UMS under Section 6(1) of the Universities and ...
    • Ha-Mim (Worship-Bowing Down on ones knees)
    • ees) Name The name of this Surah is composed of two words, Ha-Mim and As-Sajdah, which implies that it is a Surah which begins with Ha-Mim and in which a verse requiring the performance of sajdah (prostration) has occurr...
    • Imam Sajjds Supplication in Bidding...
    • g Farewell to the Month of Ramadan O God, O He who desires no repayment! O He who shows no remorse at bestowal! O He who rewards not His servant tit for tat! Thy kindness is a new beginning, Thy pardon gratuitous ...
    • Eid ul Fitr
    • tr "O Allah! Bless us in the day of our Eid and our fast breaking and let it be the best day that has passed over us" Imam Ali Zainul Abedeen (A.S.) - Sahifa Al-Sajjadiyya Eid is an Arabic word derived from r...
    • SYRIA
    • RIA Following the breakup of theOttoman Empire duringWorld War I, Syria was administered by the French until independence in 1946. In the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, Syria lost the Golan Heights to Israel. Since 1976, Syr...
    • Mohammad Ali Jinnah University
    • ity http://www.jinnah.edu.pk/ INTRODUCTION MohammadAli Jinnah University is chartered by the Government of Sindh as a comprehensive institution, authorized to award earned or honorary degrees at all levels, fro...
    • Mumin (The Forgiving [God]
    • God] Name The Surah takes its name Al Mu'min from verse 28 implying thereby that it is a Surah in which Al Mu'min (the Believer of Pharaoh's people) has been mentioned. Period of Revelation According to Ibn 'Abbas and ...
    • The Night of Destiny
    • iny The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) is quoted on page 265, Vol. 3, of al- Amin's work Miftahul Jannat, saying: "Allah has favored Friday over all other days, the month of Ramadan over all other months, and the Night o...
    • The Last Will of Ali ibn Abi Talib (AS)
    • Imam Alis (AS) last will to his sons Imam Hasan (AS) and Imam Hussain (AS) after the attempt on his life by a stab from Ibn Muljam: My advice to you is to be conscious of Allah and steadfast in your religion. Do ...
    • Martyrdom of Imam Ali
    • Imam Ali was assassinated in Kufa by the most evil of Allahs creation; Abdurrahman bin Muljim, a Khariji, on the twenty first of Ramadan year 40 A.H.; of an age of 63 year...
    • Imam Ali in the eyes of Non-Muslims
    • Ali was so popular even among the non-Muslims that when he died, all the Christians, Jews and Zoroastrians of Kufa, particularly their women and children who were personally looked after by Ali, l...
    • Ali(a.s.): The Voice of Human Justice
    • ice Out of the persons who have narrated the attributes of Imam Ali son of Abu Talib the author of Zakhair al-Uqba writes thus His stature was moderate and slightly short. His skin was ofwheaten colour and his beard w...
    • East West University
    • ity http://www.ewubd.edu/ History The idea of establishing a private university to provide quality education at an affordable cost in Bangladesh was first mooted by a group of prominent academics, business leaders,...
    • Zumar
    • mar (Throngs) Name The Surah derives its name from verse 71 and 73 in which the word zumar has occurred. Period of Revelation In verse 10 (wa ardullah-i-wasi atun: and Allah's earth is vast) there is abundant evidence...
    • IBN AL-BAITAR
    • AR (D. 1248 A.D.) Abu Muhammad Abdallah Ibn Ahmad Ibn al-Baitar Dhiya al-Din al-Malaqi was one of the greatest scientists of Muslim Spain and was the greatest botanist and pharmacist of the middle Ages. He was born in t...
    • SUDAN
    • Military regimes favoring Islamic-oriented governments have dominated national politics since independence from the UK in 1956. Sudan has been embroiled in a civil war for all but 10 years of this period (1972-82)....
    • University of Karachi
    • chi www.ku.edu.pk At the time of creation of Pakistan as a sovereign state in 1947, means for higher education and research were negligible. Responding to the impending requirement of higher learning, Pakistan start...
    • Sad
    • ad Name The Surah takes its name from the alphabetic letter Sad with which it begins. Period of Revelation As will be explained below according to some traditions this Surah was sent down in the period when the Holy Prop...
    • THE INWARD CONDITIONS OF FASTING
    • NG Al-Ghazali Three Grades It should be known that there are three grades of Fasting: ordinary, special and extra-special. Ordinary Fasting means abstaining from food, drink and sexual satisfaction. Special Fasting...
    • On the Secrets of Fasting
    • ng Ibn `Arabi translated by Aisha Bewley     O you who laugh in the form of the weeper!        By us you are the complaint and the complainer.     Is the fa...
    • Fasting in the Quran
    • 'an 2:183 O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that ye may (learn) self-restraint, - 2:184 (Fasting) for a fixed number of days; but if any of you is ill, or on a ...
    • FAST IN HISTORY
    • RY Since the dawn of history, man did not find any means better than fast to ascend above yielding to his desires and worldly wishes, attain spiritual upliftment, return to spirituality, and renounce contemptible h...
    • IBN AL-NAFIS
    • S (1213-1288 A.D.) Ala-al-Din Abu al-Hasan Ali Ibn Abi al-Hazm al-Qarshi al- Dimashqi al-Misri was born in 607 A.H. of Damascus. He was educated at the Medical College-cum-Hospital founded by Nur al- Din Zangi. In medi...
    • Iqra University
    • ty http://www.iqra.edu.pk/index.htm Foundation of Iqra University was laid when the Asian Management Institute was established with a mission to provide quality education and training in Business Administration, C...
    • Saffat (Drawn Up in Ranks)
    • ks) Name The name is derived from the word was saffat with which the Surah begins. Period of Revelation The subject matter and the style show that this Surah probably was sent down in the middle of the Makkan period or...
    • ABU AL-HASAN AL-MAWARDI
    • DI (972-1058 A.D.) Abu al-Hasan Ali Ibn Muhammad Ibn Habib al-Mawardi was born in Basrah in 972 A.D. He was educated at-first in Basrah where, after completion of his basic education, he learnedFiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) ...
    • Darul Ihsan University (DIU)
    • IU) http://www.diu.edu/ Unlike many other universities of Bangladesh,Darul Ihsan University (DIU)has been integrating two-education system viz., religious and conventional right at the primary stage. This feature o...
    • Ya-Sin
    • Sin Name The Surah takes its name from the two letters of the alphabet with which it begins. Period of Revelation A study of the style shows that it was either sent down during the last stage of the middle Makkan perio...
    • Abu Ali al-Hasan ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen)
    • n) (965 -1040) Ibn al-Haytham is sometimes called al-Basri, meaning from the city ofBasra in Iraq, and sometimes called al-Misri, meaning that he came from Egypt. He is often known as Alhazen which is the Latinized versi...
    • International Islamic University of Islamabad
    • bad http://www.iiu.edu.pk/ The foundation of the Islamic University, Islamabad was laid on the first day of the fifteenth century Hijrah i.e. Muharram 1, 1401 (November 11, 1980).   This landmark of ...
    • Fatir (Originator)
    • or) Name The word Fatir of the first very verse is the title given to this Surah which simply means that it is a Surah in which the word Fatir has occurred. The other name is Al- Malaika (The Angels) which also occurs in...
    • Are There Scribal Errors in the Quran?
    • an? Muhammad Ghoniem, M S M Saifullah,cAbd ar-Rahmân Robert Squires &cAbdusSamad In the following article, we contemplate giving some clues in answer to the strange claims made by Mr. Newton on the scribal issues of the ...
    • Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi
    • Maududi (1903-1979) Abul A’la was born on Rajab 3, 1321 AH (September 25, 1903 AD) inAurangabad, a well- known town in the former princely state of Hyderabad (Deccan), presently Maharashtra, India. Born in a respec...
    • SIERRA LEONE
    • ONE Since 1991, civil war between the government and the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths and the displacement of more than 2 million people (well over one-third of the po...
    • Islamic University of Al-Madinah
    • nah http://www.iu.edu.sa/english/index.htm The Islamic University of Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah is an Islamic educational institution functioning on a world basis under the auspices ofSaudi Arabia. It was founded by t...
    • Saba (Sheba)
    • (Sheba) Name The Surah takes its name from verse 15 in which the word Saba has occurred which implies that it is the Sura in which mention has been made of Saba (i. e. the Sabeans). Period of Revelation The exact per...
    • ABU ISHAQ IBRAHIM IBN YAHYA
    • HYA  AL-ZARQALI (Arzachel)  (1028 - 1087 C.E.) Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Yahya al-Zarqali, known in the West as Arzachel, was a Spanish Arab. He was the foremost astronomer of his time. Al-Zarqali carried out a seri...
    • Guilan University
    • ity http://www.guilan.ac.ir Guilan University, a relatively big university with more than 8,000 students is located in Rasht. The degree obtained from this university is internationally accredited. The university acc...
    • BILKENT University
    • versity http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/bilkent/general/index.html BILKENT UNIVERSITY GENERAL INFORMATION Bilkent University was founded on October 20, 1984 by İhsan Doğramacı with the aim of establishin...
    • Al-Ahzab (The coalition)
    • on) Name The Surah derives its name Al-Ahzab from verse 20. Period of Revelation The Surah discusses three important events which are: the Battle of the Trench (or Al-Ahzab: the Clans) which took place in Shawwal A. H...
    • Did Al-Hajjaj Change The Quran?
    • 'an? M S M Saifullah, Muhammad Ghoniem & Abu Ammar Yasir Qadhi 1 . Introduction It had been claimed that al-Hajjaj was responsible for changing the some contents of the Qur'an. The scandal surrounding al-Hajjaj is...
    • ABD AL-MALIK IBN QURAIB AL-ASMAI
    • SMA'I (740 - 828 C.E.) Al-Asmai was a philologist who made important contributions to Zoology, Botany, and Animal Husbandry. ‘Abd al-Malik ibn al-Quraib al-Asmai was born in Basrah in 740 C.E. He was a pious Arab and a go...
    • SENEGAL
    • GAL Independent from France in 1960, Senegal joined with The Gambia to form the nominal confederation ofSenegambia in 1982. However, the envisaged integration of the two countries was never carried out, and the unio...
    • Sajda
    • jda (prostration) Name The Surah has been entitled As-Sajdah after the theme of Sajdah (prostration) as expressed in verse 15. Period of Revelation From the style of the Surah it appears that it was sent down during the ...
    • THE QURANIC ETYMOLOGIES OF (NAZARENE)
    • NAZARENE" AND "GOSPEL" AND THEIR HISTORICAL IMPLICATIONS Louay Fatoohi and Shetha Al-Dargazelli Introduction The Qur’an and the New Testament agree on a number of issues regarding Jesus Christ. B...
    • AL-IDRISI (Dreses)
    • es) (1099-1166 A.D.) Abu Abdallah Muhammad Ibn Muhammad Ibn Abdallah Ibn Idris al-Qurtubi al-Hasani was born in Ceuta, Spain, in 1099 A.D. He was educated in Cordova. Later he traveled far and wide in connection with his s...
    • SAUDI ARABIA
    • BIA  In 1902, ABD AL-AZIZ bin Abd al-Rahman Al Saud captured Riyadh and set out on a 30-year campaign to unify the Arabian Peninsula. In the 1930s, the discovery of oil transformed the country. Following Iraq's inv...
    • Çankaya University
    • University http://www.cankaya.edu.tr/english/  The history of the University is quite recent. On9 July 1997, Sıtkı Alp Education Foundation was ratified through the Turkish National Assembly decree nu...