Posted in Civilization, History, Ottomans, Politics, Religion, tagged Cameroon, Chad, Fulani, Kotoko, Libya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan on November 21, 2007 | No Comments »
During the 19th Century the Kotoko Kingdom became an influential ethnic group of the Kanem Empire. Kanem was developed and ruled by the Sayfawa Dynasty in North-Central Africa (Chad, Libya and Niger) as early as 900 C.E. This dynasty is known to have been established by a Yemeni King named Sayf ibn dhi-Yazan who lived [...]
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Posted in Civilization, History, Ottomans, Politics, Religion, tagged Africans, Arabs, Chinese, Fulani, Indians, Muslims, Ottomans, Pakistanis, Sultans, Turks on November 13, 2007 | 1 Comment »
During the time of the Ottoman Empire, the Muslims were strong, noble and respected. It was a period where unity among Muslims was achieved. During the reign of the Ottoman Sultans, the Muslim unity that is idealized today, was actualized and developed from an authentic connection to the Prophet, Sayyidina Maulana Muhammad (may Peace and [...]
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Posted in Archives, Civilization on June 27, 2007 | 8 Comments »
Looking to the title of this article I presumed that some, wading through the vast sea of Google searches, may have crossed this title and felt appalled that someone would attempt to explain jihad. I considered this title for nearly a day and eventually decided that, Explaining Jihad was the best fitting title for what [...]
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