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…

Maulana Wahiduddin Khan I Times of India I November 17, 2010 | Page 15Eid al-Azha, an annual festival of Muslims, is celebrated in the last month of the Hijra calendar, that is, Zul Hijja. Muslims…

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

Maulana Wahiduddin Khan | The Speaking Tree | Sep 09, 2016September 11, 2001 was one of the most tragic events of recent times. On that day, Muslim terrorists hijacked two aeroplanes and crashed them…

Sniyasnain Khan | Speaking Tree, Sep. 3, p. 5Long,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-…

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…