Great Cities of Islam Through History 3: Jerusalem — A City That Weeps for a Glory That Will Never Die
Lyla Hamdan
In For New Muslims.11/03/2026
A friend of mine once said to me: “What if the person who created Google Maps were a Muslim? Imagine how much reward he could earn!”
To The Worlds Team
In The path of the believers.10/28/2026
If Makkah is the cradle of revelation and the direction toward which Muslims pray, then Madinah is the place where the Islamic mission took shape as a state, a society, and a civilization. It was here that Islam moved from a period of persecution and vulnerability to the building of an Ummah. Here, the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ spent the final years of his life; from here, armies, envoys, letters, and messages were dispatched; here, the Companions gathered around the Messenger of Allah ﷺ; and from here emerged a state that would soon expand beyond the Hijaz and reach far into the wider world.
Lyla Hamdan
In For New Muslims.10/28/2026
Islamic civilization was never the story of a single state, a single capital, or a single age. It was a long journey through cities and great urban centers stretching from Makkah and Madinah to Jerusalem, Damascus, Baghdad, Cairo, Kairouan, and Córdoba, and onward to Bukhara,
Lyla Hamdan
In For New Muslims.09/28/2026
Peace be upon you, my dear friend. I know that no words of consolation can mend even a single fracture in the heart. So how could they mend a heart filled with fractures, as though it were a sieve?
To The Worlds Team
08/05/2026
We are not a nation whose victories are measured by the result of a match. Nations do not build their glory around an inflated piece of leather, nor is their dignity measured by a fleeting kick or the whistle of a referee.
To The Worlds Team
07/08/2026
There is a question that frequently arises: Why do you not acknowledge the merits of these works just as you highlight their flaws?
Arwa Jehad
In Questions & Doubts.07/05/2026