Dr. Abdullah's Blog

Here is the letter that Malcolm X wrote from Jeddah. Mecca, Saudi Arabia – April 26th, 1964 I have just completed my pilgrimage (Hajj)...

This year, the Hajj will take place in the most unusual circumstances. The pilgrims will wear masks and maintain social distance when...

865 CE (Common Era) At Arafat, Ismail bin Youssef Al-Alawi and his supporters attacked the pilgrims and killed large numbers 930 CE...

Sultan Jahan Begum (1858‒1930), also known as Sultan Kaikhusrau Jahan Begum, was the last of four women governors who ruled the princely...

Here are some excerpts from Ibn Batua's diary on Hajj in 1326 C.E. The Hajj caravan was probably several thousand people. Each person was...

Hajj is one of Islam's five pillars, an annual spiritual experience that is undertaken by Muslims at least once their lifetime to express...

Muhammad Asad was an Austro-Hungarian-born Muslim journalist, traveler, writer, linguist[citation needed], political theorist, diplomat,...

The annual caravans set out from major cities on the hajj, or pilgrimage, to Mecca, were huge, moving towns under the leadership of an...

Every year, Muslims around the world sacrifice millions of animals during Hajj. Even though the number of sacrificial animals is nowhere...

The first sermon the Prophet Muhammad gave was less than 2 minutes. There are two versions of the sermon. The first is from Qurtubi's...

Hajj is one of the five pillars of the Islamic faith. However, it is more than just a sacred ritualistic act of worship. There is an essence

Hajira, the wife of Prophet Ibrahim, the mother of Prophet Ismael and the matriarch that created an entire civilization, remains a...

We all have heard that the first ten Nights of Dhul-Hijjah are the best days of the year. Scholars refer to the Quranic chapter 87 verses...

There was a time when people would spend months and months preparing themselves financially and spiritually to live the real meaning of...