In 1260, Baybars ascended to power by eliminating Qutuz and led the state for a long period of seventeen years. Upon his accession, the realm was besieged by challenges on multiple fronts: the Mongols, whose incursions were a source of relentless pressure on the Islamic world, and the Armenians, who readily aligned themselves with the […]
MAMLUK CORNER: Baybars and his Adherence to the Caliphate Read More »
In the first article of this series, we discussed the problem of modernity, how it behaves, and why it is so important that we understand that it is the modern process itself that is our “other”. Those who’ve read that article might remember we specifically took a stance against framing the problem as “the West”
Islam Between East and West – Part 2: The Problem of Politics Read More »
“Well, I’m actually an angel sent by God, and I’ll meet you on Judgement Day.” That’s from someone who came to the Dawah table my friend Mouctar and I set up on campus. This was our last dawah day of the school year, and it was by far the most memorable. This was a Christian
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم In a narration attributed to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, he says: “If the people of al-Shām[1] become corrupt, then there is no good left in you”[2]. al-Shām is a blessed region that the Prophet ﷺ prayed for and praised, and from its virtues is that it is a land of
