“Americans knew little of smoking it as an intoxicant, a custom widespread in the east that is, until the Sultan of Turkey, Abdul Hamid II gave a very special birthday gift to the American people.” “In 1876, a world’s exposition…
“This article explains the law of peace treaties in Islam. Its findings are that the Imam (Muslim head of state) can enter into a peace treaty if it is beneficial for the Muslims and its provisions are not against the…
The constitution of Medina and not the Magna Carta was the first ever constitution describing a pluralistic society. The Charter of Medina (Arabic: صحيفة المدينة, Ṣaḥīfat al-Madīnah; or: ميثاق المدينة, Mīthāq al-Madīnah), also known as the Constitution of Medina (دستور…
“At a time when most Americans were uninformed, misinformed, or simply afraid of Islam, Thomas Jefferson imagined Muslims as future citizens of his new nation. His engagement with the faith began with the purchase of a Qur’an eleven years before…
“It remains curious in this regard that little effort is made to examine the attempts medieval Latin-Speaking Christians made to assert their Visigothic roots vis-a-vis Christian communities embracing Arab culture and language. What continuities may be present here? The second…
Discussion on Moors can be found on pages 162, 234, 341 in The Law of Freedom and Bondage in the United States, inside we find: “Whatever foundations there may have been in natural reason for slavery, in the opinion of…
Before anyone can look into the various meanings of Al-Hudaybiah treaty, or any Muslim treaty hoping perhaps to ascertain the meaning of certain approaches or tactics used to arrive at agreements, or to enforce agreements, etc. one must understand some…
“The following is a useful article written by a brother some time ago. It is especially relevant now due to the ongoing peace process in order to legitimize the illegal Israeli state. In 1979, the Egyptian regime signed a peace treaty with…