• Sultan Qaboos University – Oman
    • man http://www.squ.edu.om INTRODUCTION SultanQaboosUniversity is the realization of the promise announced by His. Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said during the 10th anniversary ofOman’s National Day in 1980. Co...
    • AL- MUJADALAH (The pleading woman)
    • man) Name This Surah is entitled Al Mujadalah as well as Al Mujadilah, the title being derived from the word tujadiluka of the very first verse. As at the outset mention has been made of the woman who pleaded with the Holy...
    • The Egyptian Museum (2)
    • (2) http://touregypt.net/egyptmuseum/egyptian_museum.htm Basic Funeral Equipment Gold death mask of Tutankhamen An outer (second) coffin of wood overlaid with gold and semiprecious stones Wood shrine overla...
    • The University of Sarajevo
    • jevo http://www.unsa.ba/eng/home.php The University of Sarajevo descends from a century long tradition of higher education in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Sarajevo. The institutional beginnings of higher education are ...
    • Tuzla University
    • ty 1976-2001 http://www.untz.ba/about Tuzla University, containing 34 study profiles organizes and realizes teaching-scientific process at undergraduate and postgraduate level of the study at nine faculties containi...
    • The Egyptian Museum (1)
    • (1) http://touregypt.net/egyptmuseum/egyptian_museum.htm Location: Cairo, Egypt Description : The Egyptian Museum was first built in Boulak. In 1891, it was moved to Giza Palace of "Ismail Pasha" which ...
    • University of Qatar
    • atar http://www.qu.edu.qa/home/ Overview of Administration At the University of Qatar, the day-to-day execution of academic, research and administrative matters is the responsibility of the President. The P...
    • AL-WAQI`A (The inevitable)
    • nevitable) Name The Surah takes its name from the wordal-waqi`ah of the very first verse. Period of Revelation According to the chronological order that Hadrat Abdullah bin Abbas has given of the Surahs, first Surah ...
    • AR-RAHMAN (The Mercy-Giving)
    • Giving) Name This Surah is entitled Ar-Rahman, the word with which it begins. This title, however, deeply relates to the subject matter of the Surah too, for in it, from the beginning to the end, the manifestations and ...
    • AL-QAMAR (The Moon)
    • e Moon) Name The Surah takes its name from the very first verseWan shaqq al-Qamar, thereby implying that it is a Surah in which the word al-Qamar has occurred. Period of Revelation The incident of theshaqq-al-Qamar (sp...
    • The Coptic Museum
    • um TheCoptic Museum in Cairo is a life-like record of one of Egypt's periods all fraught with various antiques and monuments reflecting the different civilizations that graced the land of Egypt starting by the Ancient...
    • Al-Azhar University
    • sity The world's oldest university and Sunni Islam's foremost seat of learning Al-Azhar university concerns itself with the religious syllabus, which pays special attention to the Qur'anic sciences and traditions o...
    • The Child Museum
    • seum http://www.touregypt.net/childmuseum.htm Science, technology, imagination, truth in the past, present and future; all interact to create a wonderful world for the Egyptian child, namely, theChild Museum. It is...
    • University of Isfahan
    • han http://www.ui.ac.ir / The University of Isfahan is beautiful and has a unique location. It is a state institution. The campus is located at the foot of the Kuh Soffeh (Soffeh Mountain) with an area of 4.5 mil...
    • Sermon of Imam Hussein to the Army of Yazid
    • zid "O people of Iraq! Listen to me and do not make haste to kill me so that I may tell you what I must, and apprise you of the reason for my coming to Iraq. If you accept my excuse, believe in what I say, and behave t...
    • Merits of Imam Husayn
    • ayn We should now like to quote some traditions relating to Imam Husayn from Ibn Athir's book entitled Usd ul Ghabah. A man asked Abdullah bin Umar: "What will be the position if the blood of a mosquito touches the d...
    • Imam Husseins Sermon on the Night of Ashura
    • hura "I thank Allah to the best of my ability and praise Him during the time of weal and woe. a Lord! I thank You because You have honored us by means of Prophethood taught us the Qur'an, made us comprehend the re...
    • Causes of the rise of Imam Husayn
    • ayn Truly speaking if we wish to find out the causes of the rising of the Imam we shall have to make a search for its preliminaries during a period of at least thirty years preceding that time, because about thirty yea...
    • University of Karachi
    • chi http://www.ku.edu.pk/ At the time of creation ofPakistan as a sovereign state in 1947, means for higher education and research were negligible. Responding to the impending requirement of higher learning, Pakis...
    • Zariyat(Winnowing[winds])
    • ds]) Name It is derived from the very first word wa al-dhariyat, which implies that it is a Surah which begins with the word al-dhariyat. Period of Revelation The subject matter and the style clearly show that it w...
    • University of Tabriz
    • riz http://www.tabrizu.ac.ir/ The initial idea of establishing the University of Tabriz born a year after the termination of the threatening international catastrophe; the Second World War and took shape very soon o...
    • Eid Al Ghadir
    • dir "Today I have perfected your religion and completed my favor upon you, and I was satisfied that Islam be your religion." (Qur'an 5:3) The flaming orange sun is now directly overhead, casting intense heat on a...
    • Qaf
    • Qaf Name The Surah derives its name from the initial letter Qaf, thereby implying that it is the Surah which opens with the alphabetic letter Qaf. Period of Revelation There is no authentic tradition to show as to ...
    • The University of Jordan
    • an http://www.ju.edu.jo/ The University of Jordan is both a modern as well as old institution of Higher Education in Jordan. Established in 1962, the University has, since then, applied itself to the advancem...
    • Al-Hujurat
    • rat (The [inner] Apartments) Name The Surah takes its name from verse 4 in which the word hujurat has occurred. Period of Revelation Traditions show and the subject matter of the Surah also supports the same that t...
    • Iran University of Science
    • ence & Technology http://www.iust.ac.ir/IUSTEntry/ Iran University of science and Technology was first established in 1929 as the Iranian Institution for Higher Technical Education. Ultimately in 1978,It was aw...
    • Hajj ,The Spiritual Migration
    • Hajj occurs during the highly respected month of Zul-Hijjah. The land of Makkah (Mecca) is tranquil and peaceful. Instead of fear, hatred, and war, the desert is characterized by security and peace...
    • Hajj as a shift against racism:
    • one Muslim who saw the light of true Islam through his Hajj in April 1964. As a former member and speaker for the Nation of Islam, a black spiritual and nationalist movement, he believed that the white man was the devil and the black man superior....
    • Hajj Poem: Return of Pilgrims
    • The pilgrims returned with reverence. They were thankful to the Merciful God. On their way to Mecca from Arafat, They repeatedly said "Labbaika" with great respect.....
    • Al-Fath (Victory)
    • ry) Name It is derived from the words Inna fatah-na laka fat-han mubina of the very first verse. This is not only a name of the Surah but also its title in view of the subject matter, for it deals with the great victory ...
    • YEMEN
    • EN Background: North Yemen became independent of the Ottoman Empire in 1918. The British, who had set up a protectorate area around the southern port of Aden in the 19th century, withdrew in 1967 from what becameSouth ...
    • Shiraz University
    • ity http://www.shirazu.ac.ir/index.html The initial nucleus of Shiraz University was formed in 1946 with the establishment of thejunior college of Health which aimed at training specialists in the Medical Sciences ...
    • Muhammad
    • mad Name The Surah derives its name from the sentence wa amanu bi-ma nuzzila ala Muhammad-in of verse 2, thereby implying that it is the Surah in which the holy name of Muhammad (upon whom be Allah's peace and blessi...
    • UZBEKISTAN
    • TAN Background: Russia conquered Uzbekistan in the late 19th century. Stiff resistance to the Red Army after World War I was eventually suppressed and a socialist republic set up in 1924. During the Soviet era, inte...
    • Shahid Beheshti University (SBU)
    • SBU ) http://www.sbu.ac.ir/ Shahid Beheshti University, established in 1960, combines the tradition of a classical university with the dynamic character of a modern and interdisciplinary scie...
    • Ahqaaf (The Dunes)
    • es) Name It is derived from the verse 21. Period of Revelation It is determined by an historical event that has been mentioned in vv. 29-32. This incident of the visit of the jinn and their going back after listening t...
    • UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
    • TES Background: The Trucial States of thePersian Gulf coast granted the UK control of their defense and foreign affairs in 19th century treaties. In 1971, six of these states - Abu Zaby, 'Ajman, Al Fujayrah, Ash Sh...
    • AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY
    • ITY http://www.aku.edu/ Founded by His Highness the Aga Khan and chartered in 1983 as Pakistan’s first private university, AKU’s objective is to promote human welfare in general, and the welfare of the people of P...
    • Jathiya (Crouching)
    • ng) Name It is derived from the word jathiya in verse 28. Period of Revelation The period of the revelation of this Surah also has not been mentioned in any authentic tradition, but its subject matter clearly shows that...
    • TURKMENISTAN
    • TAN Annexed byRussia between 1865 and 1885, Turkmenistan became a Soviet republic in 1925. It achieved its independence upon the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. President NIYAZOV retains absolute control over the cou...
    • The National Board for Scientific Research of Libya
    • bya The National Board for Scientific Research (NBSR) with its affiliated Research Centers is responsible for recruiting scientific and research expertise and coordinating between various research institutes in Great Jamihi...
    • Verse of the week
    • eek "We will support our messengers and those who believe, both during worldly life and on the day when witnesses will stand up, the day when their excuse making will not benefit any wrongdoers." Qur'an 4...
    • Dukhan (Smoke)
    • ke) Name The Surah takes its name from the word Dukhan which occurs in verse 10. Period of Revelation Its period of revelation also could not be determined from any authentic tradition, but the internal evidence of th...
    • TURKEY
    • KEY Background: Present-day Turkey was created in 1923 from the Turkish remnants of theOttoman Empire. Soon thereafter, the country instituted secular laws to replace traditional religious fiats. In 1945Turkey joined...
    • Payame Noor University
    • ity http://www.pnu.ac.ir/latin/lhome.htm Payame Noor University (PNU) was established to help to realize the higher education goals including the democratization of advanced education, provision of a part of the re...
    • Imam Sadiq(AS) in others Views
    • Abu Hanifah the leader of the Hanafi school of thought, said:I did not find anybody more knowledgeable in jurisprudence than Jafar-ibn-Muhammad...
    • TUNISIA
    • SIA Following independence fromFrance in 1956, President Habib BOURGUIBA established a strict one-party state. He dominated the country for 31 years, repressing Islamic fundamentalism and establishing rights for wome...
    • Zukhruf (Luxury)
    • ry) Name It is derived from the word zukhruf-an; which occurs in verse 33 of this Surah. Period of Revelation It could not be known from any authentic tradition, but a study of its subject matter shows that this Surah ...
    • King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    • als   KFUPM http://www.kfupm.edu.sa/kfupm HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF THE UNIVERSITY King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) was officially established by Royal Decree on 5 Jumada I, 1383 H. (23...
    • Shura (Consultation)
    • on) Name It is derived frog the sentence wa amru-hum shura baina hum of verse 38 implying thereby that it is a Surah in which the word shura has occurred. Period of Revelation Although it could not be known from any aut...