“Islam” is an Arabic word which means “submission, surrender and obedience to God.” In religious terms, this means that the individual who embraces Islam as his religion must put the Almighty …

This third edition of Ira M. Lapidus’s classic A History of Islamic Societies has been substantially revised to incorporate the new scholarship and insights of the last twenty-five years.

Islamic architecture spans many styles, periods, and regions, each bringing distinct cultural and functional elements that shaped Islamic architectural tradition.

By the grace of Allah (swt), The World Federation of KSIMC is pleased to present to our community a fourth edition of Islamic Laws, an edition which includes many revisions to the …

Islamic Faith - disbelievers are not required to perform Salaat until they believe in Allah (SWT) and bear witness that there is no God but Allah and bear witness that Muhammad (Peace be …

Following the fall of Baghdad to the Mongols in the 13th century, the conversion of Turko-Mongol tribes to Islam led to a remarkable new series of Islamic polities that transformed the Eurasian …

However, while many different kinds of geometric patterning on many different kinds of objects were created in the Islamic world, in the final section of this presentation we will zero in on just …