Battle of Khandaq: Allied Enemy Forces - Pt 1

This lecture covers various events that occurred on the day of the prophet's passing and the day after, up until his burial. This lecture includes: - The Prophet consoling Fatima by telling her she would be the first of his family to join him in paradise. - Ali ibn Abi Talib ...  Show more

Everyone knows the prophet died of illness, and many say it was due to poison. Some say it was poison he consumed during te Battle of Khaybar three years earlier, but there are some serious doubts about that theory. Another theory suggests Aisha may have poisoned him. This lectur ...  Show more

Instead of bringing peace, the Umayyad victory at Karbala brings even more instability to the Empire. Now the Muslims of Mecca and Medina are more determined than ever to shake off the Umayyad yoke. In Mecca, Abdullah ibn Zubayr is quietly building his support. He refuses to open ...  Show more

In this battle of Tabuk against the Roman army, many Muslims are making preparations to go to war. They are not afraid except for the hypocrites among the Muslims who are spreading bad rumours to bring them the spirit of the Muslim soldiers. Will there be victory for the Muslims ...  Show more

The survival of the Muslim nation following the death of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) relied entirely on the grand strategy of Abu Bakr in unifying the Arabian Peninsula during the turbulent Ridda Wars. This episode of the Islamic History Podcast explores the chaotic period when tribe ...  Show more

Ibn Taymiyyah is known as the “Sheikh of Islam” to his admirers, and to his detractors, one of the most significant antecedents of modern Salafi Jihadism. Simultaneously a genius scholar, brutal warrior and unflinching polemicist, he is one of the most important pioneers of a mil ...  Show more