The Battle of Badar
The first battle between the believers of truth "Islam" and the forces of evil was fought on the battle field of Badar, 60 miles from Madinah towards Makkah. On one side stood a small group of 313 men of whom merely 60 of them wore armour, while facing them was arranged an army of one thousand warriors well armed and equipped. The believers had the strength of their Faith in Allah and His Prophet. They knew that Truth must prevail and falsehood must be destroyed. Thus it was this very Faith which brought about the Miracle and Truth did triumph...
Ghar-E-Hira
This Cave, the sanctum of the Holy Prophet Muhammad "peace be upon him", the place of His devotions and meditations and the sacred spot where the Holy Quran began to be revealed. The Cave is situated on mount Al-Noor on way to Mina near Makkah and its peak is visible from a great distance. Muhammad 'peace be upon him' had jus stepped into the forty-first year of his life, when during a night in the month of Ramadan the first 5 verses of the Surah AL-Alaque were Revealed to him.-
Battle of ohud
Ohud is a hill near Madinah. The famous battle of Ohud was fought in the valley of this hill. The non-believers from Quresh, invaded Madinah with an army of three thousand, in the third year of Hijra. The Holy Prophet "peace be upon him" with his 700 worthy companions fought the battle and like all such occasions, in this battle too, the Faith of the Muslims for Allah and love for His Prophet "peace be upon him" gave them strength to defend themselves inspite of lack of numbers and inferiority of equipment.;
The Quran
The Quran – Its significance for Islamic History
The Quran is not a book of history. It is a book of guidance. It is a book of wisdom. The Quran refers to historical events from which one can receive guidance and gather wisdom. One may therefore legitimately ask- What is the significance of a translation of the Quran in an Encyclopedia of Islamic History?
The answer quite simply is this- It is impossible to understand Islamic History without an understanding of the Quran. The great intellectual upheavals within the fold of Islam have taken place within the framework of conformance with or violation of Quranic teachings. For instance, the Mutazilah revolution of the eighth century, and the counter-Mutazilah revolution that overwhelmed it, were both formulated in terms of Quranic teachings. Timur, who was undoubtedly one the greatest conquerors the world has seen, always found it expedient to obtain a legal opinion from his jurists justifying his invasion and plunder of neighboring Muslim lands, claiming that the neighboring monarchs had violated the injunctions of the Quran. The sufis and the salafis, the modernists and the traditionalists, the reformists and the conservatives have all looked to the Quran for a justification of their positions.
That said, it is a truism that the Quran just cannot be translated. It is self-sustained eloquence that defies semantic equivalence. The grandeur of its language, its infinite, variegated nuances pose a continuous challenge to the mind and soul. Nonetheless, through the ages, Muslim scholars have considered it an honor to undertake a translation of the Quran.
There are excellent translations of the Quran available in the English language. Each one presents a view of the text as it is understood by the translator. This translation was done by Professor Dr. Nazeer Ahmed, a scientist, historian and legislator, over a period of three years, between 2007 and 2010, although some of this work was done as early as 1972. The distinguishing characteristics of this translation are-
1. Al Fateha 2. Surah al Baqara 3. Surah Aal-e Imran 4. Surah al Nisa’a 5. Surah al Maa-e-da 6. Surah al An’am 7. Surah al A’raf 8. Surah al Anfal 9. Surah al Tawba 10. Surah Yunus 11. Surah al Hud 12. Surah Yusuf 13. Surah al Ra’d 14. Surah Ibrahim 15- Surah al Hijr 16. Surah al Nahl 17. Surah Bani Israel 18. Surah al Kahf 19. Surah Maryam 20. Surah Taa haa 21- Surah al Anbiya 22. Surah al Hajj 23. Surah al Mominoon 24. Surah al Noor 25. Surah al Furqan 26. Surah al Shu’ara 27. Surah al Naml 28. Surah al Qasas 29. Surah al Ankabut 30. Surah al Rum 31. Surah Luqman 32. Surah al Sajda 33. Surah al Ahzab 34. Surah Saba 35. Surah Fatir 36. Surah Yasin 37. Surah al Safaat 38. Surah Suad 39. Surah al Zumar 40. Surah al Mo’min 41. Surah al Fussilat 42. Surah al Shura 43. Surah al Zuqhruf 44. Surah al Dukhan 45. Surah al Jathiyah 46. Surah al Ahqaf 47. Surah Muhammad 48. Surah al Fath 49. Surah al Hujurat 50. Surah Qaf 51. Surah al Dhariyah 52. Surah al Tur 53. Surah al Najm 54. Surah al Qamar 55. Surah al Rahman 56. Surah al Waqi’ah 57. Surah al Hadeed, 58. Surah al Mujadilah, 59. Surah al Hashr, 60. Surah al Mumtahinah, 61. Surah al Saf, 62. Surah al Juma, 63. Surah al Munafiqoon, 64. Surah al Taghabun, 65. Surah al Talaq, 66. Surah al Tahreem, 67. Suratul Mulk, 68. Suratul Qalam, 69. Surah al Haqqat, 70. Surah al Mu’arij, 71. Surah Nuh, 72. Surah al Jinn 73. Surah al Muzzammil 74. Surah al Mudaththir 75. Surah al Qiyamah 76. Surah al Insan 77. Surah al Mursalat 78. Surah al Naba’79. Surah al Nazi’at 80. Surah A’basa 81. Surah al Takwir 82. Surah al Infitar 83. Surah al Mutaffifeen 84. Surah al Inshiqaq 85. Surah al Buruj 86. Surah al Tariq 87. Surah al A’la 88. Surah al Ghashiah 89. Surah al Fajr 90. Surah al Balad 91. Surah al Shams 92. Surah al Lail 93. Surah al Duha 94. Surah al Inshirah 95. Surah al Teen 96. Surah al Alaq 97. Surah al Qadr 98. Surath al Bayyinah 99. Surah al Zilzilah 100. Surah al A’diyat 101. Surah al Qariyah 102. Surah al Takathur 103. Surah al ‘Asr 104. Surah al Humaza 105. Surah al Fil 106. Surah al Quraish 107. Surah al Ma’un 108. Surah al Kauthar, 109. Surah al Kafirun 110. Surah al Nasr 111. Surah al Lahab 112. Surah al Ikhlas 113. Surah al Falaq 114. Surah al Nas,,
