The Kabah was originally constructed by the Prophet Abraham some 4000 years ago. At that time, it was rectangular in shape. Before the advent of the Prophet Muhammad, the Quraysh of Makkah had…

About 4000 years ago, Prophet Abraham had to leave his wife Hajira and his son Ismael in the deserts of Arabia and returned to Al-Sham in present day Syria. When Ismael grew up, he married a woman…

The Prophet Abraham was born about 2000 years before Christ, in the Sumerian city-state of Ur, which is located in present-day Iraq. He lived for more than 175 years. Ur was the capital city and the…

Times of India | December 01, 2010 Eid al-Azha, an annual festival of Muslims, is celebrated in the last month of the Hijra calendar, that is, Zul Hijja. Muslims from all over the world gather at…

Interaction: Maulana Wahiduddin Khan | Speaking Tree | October 7, 2014 Maria: Dada, what is the universal message of Eid-ul-Adha? Maulana: Eid-ul-Adha literally means `festival of sacrifice'. Here…

The Speaking Tree | Sep 09, 2016 September 11, 2001 was one of the most tragic events of recent times. On that day, Muslim terrorists hijacked two aroplanes and crashed them into the 110-storey…

Speaking Tree Long long ago about 4,000 years ago in the faraway land of Iraq, a boy named Ibrahim (or Abraham) was born in the village of Ur. He was so gracious, tender-hearted and pure in faith…

Eid al-Azha, an annual festival of the Muslims, is celebrated in the last month of the Hijra calendar, that is, Zulu Hajji. Muslims from all over the world gather at Makkah to celebrate Hajj in the…