Mikael Pittam

Archangel Gabriel features in Jerusalem exhibit (via AFP) A unique 2,000-year-old stone tablet takes centre stage at an exhibition that opened in Jerusalem on Wednesday and traces depictions of the Archangel Gabriel in Jewish, Christian and Islamic scriptures. In the three so-called Abrahamic religions, Gabriel typically serves as a messenger to humans from…

Islam is presented with only facts and without any opinions. Do you agree with how Islam is shared in this video?

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From our brother & inspiration: Omar M. Mahmood. Hadramawt to California. Qasida written by Imam Ali al Habshi from Hadramawt, Yemen… recorded in San Diego, California.  

The Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen 1805-1875, famous for his stories and fairy tales, also captured his journeys abroad in a number of travelogues. The lengthy excerpt reproduced here recounts a visit to Istanbul Constantinople on the occasion of the birthday celebration, or Mawlid, for the Prophet Muhammad. He also recounts the public procession of [...]