# History

**URL:** https://yaqeeninstitute.org/topic/history
**Total Resources:** 361

## About
Islamic history provides a rich resource of wisdom from the Prophet's life and the legacy of scholars to help us navigate present challenges. This heritage offers insights to address current issues and misunderstandings.

## Subtopics
- [Islam in the West](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/topic/islam-in-the-west.md) — 29 resources
- [Islamic Civilization](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/topic/islamic-civilization.md) — 42 resources
- [Life of the Prophet (seerah)](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/topic/life-of-the-prophet-seerah.md) — 238 resources
- [Spread of Islam](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/topic/spread-of-islam.md) — 7 resources

## Videos (317)
- [The Promise and Paradox of the Islamic Republic | Deep Dive: Iran Ep. 2 |  Imam Tom Facchine](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/imam-tom-live/irans-political-system-explained-deep-dive-iran-ep-2-focal-point-with-imam-tom-facchine.md) — Tom Facchine
- [Safina (ra): The Prophet’s ﷺ “Ship” | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/the-firsts-safina-the-prophets-ship.md) — Dr. Omar Suleiman
- [Sunnis vs. Shias | Deep Dive: Iran Ep. 1 | Focal Point with Imam Tom Facchine](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/imam-tom-live/sunnis-vs-shias-focal-point-with-imam-tom-facchine.md) — Tom Facchine
- [Who's Your Real Enemy? | Snapshots with Imam Tom Facchine](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/imam-tom-live/who-is-your-real-enemy-snapshots-with-imam-tom-facchine.md) — Tom Facchine
- [The Truth About Muslims Hating America](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/explained/the-truth-about-muslims-hating-america.md) — Yaqeen Institute
- [SERIES FINALE: Salahuddin’s Legacy | Ep. 11 | The Salahuddin Generation](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-salahuddin-generation/the-salahuddin-generation-episode-11.md) — Dr. Hassan Elwan
- [How ‘Taqiyya’ Became an Islamophobic Talking Point | Snapshots with Imam Tom Facchine](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/imam-tom-live/how-taqiyya-became-an-islamophobic-talking-point-snapshots-with-imam-tom-facchine.md) — Tom Facchine
- [Why Muslim Prisoners Are The Key to Ending Empires](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/explained/why-muslim-prisoners-are-the-key-to-ending-empires.md) — Yaqeen Institute
- [The Man Who Outsmarted Salahuddin | Ep. 10 | The Salahuddin Generation](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-salahuddin-generation/the-salahuddin-generation-episode-10.md) — Dr. Hassan Elwan
- [Does Islam Actually Oppose Science? | Snapshots with Imam Tom Facchine](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/imam-tom-live/does-islam-actually-oppose-science-snapshots-with-imam-tom-facchine.md) — Tom Facchine
- [One Sultan vs. All of Europe — Counterattack | Ep. 9 | The Salahuddin Generation](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-salahuddin-generation/the-salahuddin-generation-episode-9.md) — Dr. Hassan Elwan
- [What Sharia Law Actually Means | Snapshots with Imam Tom Facchine](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/imam-tom-live/what-sharia-law-actually-means-snapshots-with-imam-tom-facchine.md) — Tom Facchine
- [The Victory That Reopened Jerusalem | Ep. 8 | The Salahuddin Generation](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-salahuddin-generation/the-salahuddin-generation-episode-8.md) — Dr. Hassan Elwan
- [Why Not Every Seat is One Worth Taking | Focal Point with Imam Tom Facchine](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/imam-tom-live/why-not-every-seat-is-one-worth-taking-focal-point-with-imam-tom-facchine.md) — Tom Facchine
- [The Plot to Dig the Prophet ﷺ’s Grave | Ep. 7 | The Salahuddin Generation](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-salahuddin-generation/the-salahuddin-generation-episode-7.md) — Dr. Hassan Elwan
- [Debunking the Myth of the ‘Oppressed Muslim Woman’ | Snapshots with Imam Tom Facchine](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/imam-tom-live/debunking-the-myth-of-the-oppressed-muslim-woman-snapshots-with-imam-tom-facchine.md) — Tom Facchine
- [Salahuddin’s Revolution Begins | Ep. 6 | The Salahuddin Generation](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-salahuddin-generation/the-salahuddin-generation-episode-6-salahuddin-revolution-begins.md) — Dr. Hassan Elwan
- [What ‘Allahu Akbar’ Really Means (And Why It Scares Them) | Snapshots with Imam Tom Facchine](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/imam-tom-live/what-allahu-akbar-really-means-and-why-it-scares-them-snapshots-with-imam-tom-facchine.md) — Tom Facchine
- [3,000 Riders to Egypt: An Impossible Mission | Ep. 5 | The Salahuddin Generation](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-salahuddin-generation/the-salahuddin-generation-episode-5.md) — Dr. Hassan Elwan
- [How Does the Qur’an View the Bible? | Snapshots with Imam Tom Facchine](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/imam-tom-live/how-does-the-quran-view-the-bible-snapshots-with-imam-tom-facchine.md) — Tom Facchine
- [The Rise of Zengi | Ep. 4 | The Salahuddin Generation](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-salahuddin-generation/the-salahuddin-generation-episode-4-the-rise-of-zengi.md) — Dr. Hassan Elwan
- [What the Qur’an Says About Christianity | Snapshots with Imam Tom Facchine](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/imam-tom-live/what-the-quran-says-about-christianity-snapshots-with-imam-tom-facchine.md) — Tom Facchine
- [How Imam Al-Ghazali Built A Generation | Ep. 3 | The Salahuddin Generation](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-salahuddin-generation/the-salahuddin-generation-episode-3.md) — Dr. Hassan Elwan
- [Why Jerusalem Fell in the First Crusade | Ep. 2 | The Salahuddin Generation](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-salahuddin-generation/the-salahuddin-generation-episode-2.md) — Dr. Hassan Elwan
- [The Rise of the Assassins | Ep. 1 | The Salahuddin Generation](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-salahuddin-generation/the-salahuddin-generation-episode-1.md) — Dr. Hassan Elwan
- [The Truth About AI’s Intelligence | Snapshots with Imam Tom Facchine](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/imam-tom-live/the-truth-about-ai-intelligence-snapshots-with-imam-tom-facchine.md) — Tom Facchine
- [The Salahuddin Generation: Knights and Scholars | OFFICIAL TRAILER](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-salahuddin-generation/the-salahuddin-generation-official-trailer.md) — Dr. Hassan Elwan
- [Amazon's Kill System & the Network Behind Sami's Detention | Focal Point with Imam Tom Facchine](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/imam-tom-live/amazons-kill-system-and-the-network-behind-samis-detention-focal-point-with-imam-tom-facchine.md) — Tom Facchine
- [Julaybib (ra): The Most Beautiful Story | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/julaybib-unattractive-but-beautiful-the-firsts.md) — Dr. Omar Suleiman
- [What Real Masculinity Looks Like | Snapshots with Imam Tom Facchine](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/imam-tom-live/what-real-masculinity-looks-like-snapshots-with-imam-tom-facchine.md) — Tom Facchine
- [Zahir ibn Haram (ra): Low Self-Esteem Until He Met the Prophet ﷺ | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/zahir-ibn-haram-low-self-esteem-until-he-met-the-prophet-the-firsts.md) — Dr. Omar Suleiman
- [What Islam Reveals About Socialism and Capitalism | Focal Point with Imam Tom Facchine](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/imam-tom-live/what-islam-reveals-about-socialism-and-capitalism-focal-point-with-imam-tom-facchine.md) — Tom Facchine
- [Umm Mahjan (ra): The Woman Who Cleaned the Masjid | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/umm-mahjan-the-woman-who-cleaned-the-masjid-the-firsts.md) — Dr. Omar Suleiman
- [Kings Chased Thrones. He ﷺ Chased This Instead | Snapshots with Imam Tom Facchine](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/imam-tom-live/kings-chased-thrones-he-chased-this-instead-snapshots-with-imam-tom-facchine.md) — Tom Facchine
- [Bishr ibn al-Baraa (ra): The Story Behind the Poisoning of the Prophet ﷺ | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/bishr-ibn-al-baraa-story-behind-poisoning-of-the-prophet-the-firsts.md) — Dr. Omar Suleiman
- [Why You Can’t Escape Organized Religion | Snapshots with Imam Tom Facchine](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/imam-tom-live/why-you-cant-escape-organized-religion-snapshots-with-imam-tom-facchine.md) — Tom Facchine
- [Al-Baraa ibn Ma’roor (ra): He Made Two Good Mistakes | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/al-baraa-ibn-maroor-he-made-two-good-mistakes-the-firsts.md) — Dr. Omar Suleiman
- [World's BIGGEST Gaza Mural?](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/palestine/worlds-biggest-gaza-mural-originals.md) — Dr. Omar Suleiman
- [Why Some Scholars Critique Resistance | Focal Point with Imam Tom Facchine](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/imam-tom-live/why-some-scholars-critique-resistance-focal-point-with-imam-tom-facchine.md) — Tom Facchine
- [Al-Baraa ibn Aazib (ra): With the Prophet ﷺ In the Trenches | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/al-baraa-ibn-aazib-with-the-prophet-in-the-trenches-the-firsts.md) — Dr. Omar Suleiman
- [The Salahuddin Generation – Official Teaser](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-salahuddin-generation/the-salahuddin-generation-series-official-teaser.md) — Dr. Hassan Elwan
- [Umayr ibn Sa’d (ra): The Young Man Who Exposed His Father | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/umayr-ibn-sad-the-young-man-who-exposed-his-father-the-firsts.md) — Dr. Omar Suleiman
- [Columbus Wasn't Just After Gold – He Wanted Jerusalem | Focal Point with Imam Tom Facchine](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/imam-tom-live/columbus-wasnt-just-after-gold-he-wanted-jerusalem-focal-point-with-imam-tom-facchine.md) — Tom Facchine
- [Zayd ibn al-Arqam (ra): Exposer of Hypocrites | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/zayd-ibn-al-arqam-exposer-of-hypocrites-the-firsts.md) — Dr. Omar Suleiman
- [How to Stop Falling for Fake Mahdis | Snapshots with Imam Tom Facchine](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/imam-tom-live/how-to-stop-falling-for-fake-mahdis-snapshots-with-imam-tom-facchine.md) — Tom Facchine
- [Fatima bint Qays (ra): She Preserved Hadiths About Dajjal and Divorce | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/fatima-bint-qays-she-preserved-hadiths-about-dajjal-and-divorce-the-firsts.md) — Dr. Omar Suleiman
- [The First Muslim Cowboys? | Imam Khalil Salaam](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/story-of-islam-in-america/the-first-muslim-cowboys-imam-khalil-salaam-philadelphia.md) — Yaqeen Institute
- [How Should We View Gaza’s Celebrity Support? | Snapshots with Imam Tom Facchine](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/imam-tom-live/gaza-celebrity-support-snapshots-with-imam-tom-facchine.md) — Tom Facchine
- [Usama ibn Zayd (ra): The Prophet ﷺ’s Chosen Grandson  | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/usama-ibn-zayd-the-prophets-chosen-grandson-the-firsts-2.md) — Dr. Omar Suleiman
- [Living Up to the Prophet’s ﷺ Final Speech | Snapshots with Imam Tom Facchine](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/imam-tom-live/the-last-sermon-snapshots-with-imam-tom-facchine.md) — Tom Facchine
- … and 267 more

## Papers (26)
- [Slavery and Emancipation in the Sharia: The Islamic Framework for Ethical Treatment of Slaves in the Minhāj fī shuʿab al-īmān of al-Ḥalīmī](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/slavery-and-emancipation-in-the-sharia-the-islamic-framework-for-ethical-treatment-of-slaves-in-the-minhaj-fi-shuab-al-iman-of-al-halimi) — Dr. Jonathan Brown
- [A Plea to Saintly Women: The Life and Legacy of Nana Asma'u](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/a-plea-to-saintly-women-the-life-and-legacy-of-nana-asmau) — Faatimah Knight
- [The Prophet's ﷺ Marriage to Zaynab bint Jaḥsh: A Reexamination from a Historiographic Perspective](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/the-prophets-marriage-to-zaynab-bint-jahsh) — Dr. Hasan Ashraf
- [Mawālī: How Freed Slaves and Non-Arabs Contributed to Islamic Scholarship](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/mawali-how-freed-slaves-and-non-arabs-contributed-to-islamic-scholarship) — Dr. Emad Hamdeh
- [Islam and Anti-Blackness: Leaving Ignorance Behind](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/islam-and-anti-blackness-leaving-ignorance-behind) — Dr. Jonathan Brown
- [The Months Ordained by Allah: Reviving the Islamic Calendar](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/the-months-ordained-by-allah-reviving-the-islamic-calendar) — Yaqeen Institute
- [The "Constitution" of Medina: Translation, Commentary, and Meaning Today](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/the-constitution-of-medina-translation-commentary-and-meaning-today) — Dr. Ovamir Anjum
- [Reviving the Waqf Tradition: Moral Imagination and the Structural Causes of Poverty](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/reviving-the-waqf-tradition-moral-imagination-and-the-structural-causes-of-poverty) — Dr. Zara Khan
- [Barred From That Which You Love: Lessons From the Life of Umm Salamah](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/barred-from-that-which-you-love-lessons-from-the-life-of-umm-salamah) — Nuriddeen Knight
- [We’ve Been Here Before: Plague and Pestilence in Pre-Modern Islamic History](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/weve-been-here-before-plague-and-pestilence-in-pre-modern-islamic-history) — Abdul Rahman Latif
- [The Black Muslim American Mayor in the Home of the KKK](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/the-black-muslim-american-mayor-in-the-home-of-the-kkk) — Dr. Khalil Abdurrashid
- [Financing Kindness as a Society: The Rise & Fall of Islamic Philanthropic Institutions (Waqfs)](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/financing-kindness-as-a-society-the-rise-fall-of-islamic-philanthropic-institutions-waqfs) — Dr. Khalil Abdurrashid
- [Who Wants the Caliphate?](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/who-wants-the-caliphate) — Dr. Ovamir Anjum
- [Muslims’ Collective Amnesia of the Ottoman Past—and Why We Should Reclaim Our History](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/muslims-collective-amnesia-of-the-ottoman-past-and-why-we-should-reclaim-our-history) — Dr. Yakoob Ahmed
- [How Islam Spread Throughout the World](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/how-islam-spread-throughout-the-world) — Hassam Munir
- [Aisha (ra): The Case for an Older Age in Sunni Hadith Scholarship](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/aisha-ra-the-case-for-an-older-age-in-sunni-hadith-scholarship) — Arnold Yasin Mol
- [Why Did Prophet Muhammad ﷺ Marry Aisha? Dismantling the Controversy of Aisha's Age](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/why-did-prophet-muhammad-marry-aisha-dismantling-the-controversy-of-aishas-age) — Nuriddeen Knight
- [The Age of Aisha (ra): Rejecting Historical Revisionism and Modernist Presumptions](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/the-age-of-aisha-ra-rejecting-historical-revisionism-and-modernist-presumptions) — Anonymous Guest Contributor
- [Understanding Aisha’s Age: An Interdisciplinary Approach](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/understanding-aishas-age-an-interdisciplinary-approach) — Asadullah Ali Al-Andalusi
- [“Be Brothers”—Case Studies of Muslim Receptions of Refugees in History](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/be-brothers-case-studies-of-muslim-receptions-of-refugees-in-history) — Abdul Rahman Latif
- [Did Islam Spread by the Sword? A Critical Look at Forced Conversions](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/did-islam-spread-by-the-sword-a-critical-look-at-forced-conversions) — Hassam Munir
- [Tolerance, Minorities, and Ideological Perspectives](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/tolerance-minorities-and-ideological-perspectives) — Dr. Tesneem Alkiek
- ["We Used to Have No Regard for Women": Gender Equity & the Advent of Islam](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/we-used-to-have-no-regard-for-women-gender-equity-the-advent-of-islam) — Roohi Tahir
- [The Structure of Scientific Productivity in Islamic Civilization: Orientalists’ Fables](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/the-structure-of-scientific-productivity-in-islamic-civilization-orientalists-fables) — Asadullah Ali Al-Andalusi
- [Slavery and Islam: What is Slavery?](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/slavery-and-islam-what-is-slavery) — Dr. Jonathan Brown
- [Religious Minorities Under Muslim Rule](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/religious-minorities-under-muslim-rule) — Dr. Tesneem Alkiek

## Other Resources (15)
- [How Did Islam Spread Throughout the World?](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/infographics/how-did-islam-spread-throughout-the-world-infographic)
- [Tolerance or Injustice? Religious Minorities Under Muslim Rule](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/infographics/tolerance-or-injustice-religious-minorities-infographic)
- [Was the Age of Aisha (ra) Always Problematic?](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/infographics/was-the-age-of-aisha-always-problematic-inforgraphic)
- [Religious Minorities Under Muslim Rule | Infographic](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/infographics/religious-minorities-under-muslim-rule-infographic)
- [Qur’an 30 for 30 | Season 7](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/listen/quran-30-for-30-season-7-podcast)
- [The Salahuddin Generation: Knights and Scholars](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/listen/the-salahuddin-generation-knights-and-scholars)
- [“Blood Soaked Keys to Jerusalem”: Why We Must Stand With The People of Syria | Blog](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/blog/blood-soaked-keys-to-jerusalem-why-we-must-stand-with-the-people-of-syria)
- [What Happened on the Day of Ashura? Contextualizing the Events and Meaning of Ashura | Blog](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/blog/what-happened-on-the-day-of-ashura-contextualizing-the-events-and-meaning-of-ashura)
- [From Srebrenica to Gaza: The Dehumanization of Muslims | Blog](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/blog/from-srebrenica-to-gaza-the-dehumanization-of-muslims-blog)
- [Why is Gaza Important? Honoring a Land of Ribat  | Blog](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/blog/why-is-gaza-important-honoring-a-land-of-ribat)
- [Confronting Today's Pharaoh and the Propaganda War on Palestine | Blog](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/blog/confronting-todays-pharaoh-and-the-propaganda-war-on-palestine)
- [Does Thanksgiving Make a Mockery of Gratitude? | Blog](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/blog/does-thanksgiving-make-a-mockery-of-gratitude)
- [Malcolm X is Still Misunderstood – and Misused](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/blog/malcolm-x-is-still-misunderstood-and-misused)
- [After Malcolm Project | Islam and the Black Freedom Struggle](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/blog/after-malcolm-islam-and-the-black-freedom-struggle)
- [How the Prophet ﷺ Rose Above Enmity and Insult](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/blog/how-the-prophet-rose-above-enmity-and-insult)