islamstory

Biography

Scholars

Imam Ibn Hajar al-`Asqalani

Abul-Fadl Ahmad ibn Hajar’s family originated in the district of Qabis inTunisia. Some members of the family had settled in Palestine, which they left again when faced with the Crusader threat, but he himself was born in Egypt in 773 AH, the son of the Shafi`i scholar and poet Nur al-Din `Ali and the learned and aristocratic Tujjar. Both his More

Imam Ibn Hajar al-`Asqalani

Artists

Marketa Korinkova embraces Islam

Former Beauty Queen of Democratic Republic of Czechoslovakia, Marketa Korinkova embraced Islam after repenting to lead the life of Christianity. More

Marketa Korinkova embraces Islam

General

Converted to Islam without ever meeting a Muslim

How does a middle-aged, white Scottish man living in the Scottish Highlands end up becoming a Muslim – especially when he hasn’t properly met a Muslim in his life? More

Converted to Islam without ever meeting a Muslim

General

I Found the Perfect Code of Conduct in Islam

Humans have this ability to really make their own choices. For me it was very subjective, in terms of moral questions, social questions, economic question and political questions, it is so subjective. When I look at the world I see that everything is one way and it couldn’t have been another way, at least in the context that it was created. More

I Found the Perfect Code of Conduct in Islam

General

Affected by a Righteous Neighbor

How I decided to be a Muslim and the long road that I traveled is a subject that I am often asked about, soinsha’ Allah (God willing), I will try to explain it here, and my hope is that my story will be one of inspiration for others. More

Affected by a Righteous Neighbor

General

James became Afraz Saleem

James fascination with Islam begins with knowing the concept of Oneness of God, seeing how Muslims pray and the love and loyalty Muslims have for Prophet Muhammad. More

James became  Afraz Saleem

Religious figures

Egyptian priest converted to Islam

Ezzat Ishaq Muhammad who converted to Islam to be named Muhammad Ahmad Ar-Rifai accused the church that it took his sons from him and sent them to another school subordinate to a church unknown to him. More

Egyptian priest converted to Islam

Professors

How Captain Jacques accepted Islam

«I Swear that this Koran from which the modern science lags behind on 1400 years, can not be speech of the person. It is true speech of Almighty.» Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau was quoted. More

How Captain Jacques accepted Islam

About Site

About Us

Islamstory is an Islamic historical website supervised by the Islamic historian Prof, Dr. Ragheb Elsergany. It is launched in Arabic, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Chinese,.. More

About Us

Islam Around the World

Islam in Japan Before 1900

As they both came under pressure from Western countries, they decided to establish friendly relations between them and consequently they started to exchange visits. The most important of these visits was the mission sent by Abdul Hamid II (reigned 1876-1909) to Japan on board Ertugrul ship which carried more than six hundred officers and soldiers More

Islam in Japan Before 1900

Islamic History

Al-Masudi/2

Al Masudi is sometimes referred to as the Herodotus of the Arabs. This title does justice to neither savant. More

Al-Masudi/2

Islamic History

After the death of Sultan As-Saalih Ayyoob

Shajarat Ad-Durr concealed his death, and claimed that the physicians had prevented anyone from visiting him, and quickly sent to his son Toran Shah More

After the death of Sultan As-Saalih Ayyoob