Indian expatriates in the Arab world represent a continuation of the enduring India-Arabia relations that date back centuries and enabled enriching exchanges in literature, science, and spirituality, going much beyond Islam and its propagation
The Prophet Muhammad primarily lived a monogamous life with his first wife, Khadijah, for 25 years, and his subsequent marriages were largely for political and humanitarian reasons, contrary to historical distortions about his marital life, particularly concerning Aisha, stemming from later fabrications
ISIS’s brutality triggered a sense of urgency that helped Iraqis rise above regional, ethnic and sectarian divides to help defeat it, and the Christian Babylon Brigade militia was among those who fought ISIS on Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani’s call
The shared veneration for Abrahamic religious figures is common across the Middle East and is rooted in Muslim beliefs perhaps best reflected in the 13th-century Persian poet Saadi’s poem, which likened Adam’s children to valuable limbs of one body
Zakat or 2.5% of savings Muslims mandatorily give to charity has transformed lives in nations such as Indonesia and has the potential to alleviate global poverty and contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals if utilized professionally
