Islamic period

A rare medieval Irish manuscript has revealed an unexpected cultural connection between Gaelic Ireland and the Islamic world, offering striking evidence of the transmission of Islamic medical knowledge to Western Europe. The small vellum fragment, discovered inside the cover of…

Eid al-Qurban or Eid al-Adha is the 10th day of Dhul-Hajjah. It is one of the great Islamic holidays. On this day, Abraham took his son Ismail to the altar, and Gabriel descended on him with a ram and told…

In a remarkable archaeological find, researchers have uncovered a rare, 1,000-year-old sword from the Spanish city of Valencia, drawing comparisons to the legendary Excalibur of King Arthur, LiveScience reported yesterday. The 18-inch iron blade was discovered in an Islamic-era house…