While most Muslima and Jewish tribes in Medina were agriculture based, the Jewish tribe of Banu Qaynuqa consisted mainly of craftsmen and blacksmiths, making them highly militarized. The tax-free marketplace, along with the Muslim's conflict with the Meccans (one of Banu Qaynuqa's main customer base) threatened Banu Qaynuqa's financial interests. This led ... Show More
Dec 2024
Prophet Offering Retribution
In his last days, knowing death was imminent, Prophet Muhammad called his uncle Abbas and Imam Ali. He asked his uncle to carry out his will and settle his affairs after the prophet's death. When the uncle demured, the prophet asked Imam Ali, who accepted. The Prophet also gave I ... Show More
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Feb 2020
The Ottomans, the Safavids, and the War for the Muslim World, 1501-1514
<p>The Muslim world was a vast and diverse place, home to a variety of traditions and schools of thought. The Safavids began as a brotherhood of Sufi mystics, but soon transformed themselves from a religious order to the seeds of a powerful extremist state in Iran under the leade ... Show More
58m 21s
Jul 2023
The Firebrand from Damascus (Part 1)
Ibn Taymiyyah is known as the “Sheikh of Islam” to his admirers, and to his detractors, one of the most significant antecedents of modern Salafi Jihadism. Simultaneously a genius scholar, brutal warrior and unflinching polemicist, he is one of the most important pioneers of a mil ... Show More
52m 46s
Sep 2024
FENTANYL - Lazza, Sfera Ebbasta
Ho ancora da fare un milione di scaleMi sembra un filmDai, resta quiMa spiegami[Ritornello: Lazza]AspettamiHo ancora da fare un milione di scaleMi sembra un filmDai, resta quiMa spiegami cos'hai da gridareO mi mandi più a male del fentanylDell'ecstasy[Strofa 1: Lazza]Se sento nom ... Show More
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