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The Heroes of Islam

An exploration of the known (and lesser known) heroes of Islam

45 articles

Al-Hajj Umar Tall

  1. Part 1

    Slave Trade and Islamic Revolution

    23 min read

Imam Shamil

  1. Part 2

    The Russian-Circassian War

    24 min read

Al-Hajj Umar Tall

  1. Part 3

    His Birth and Origins

    22 min read

Imam Shamil

  1. Part 4

    His birth

    23 min read
  2. Part 5

    Transformation into an Iron Will

    23 min read
  3. Part 6

    The Sword of the Soul

    23 min read

Al-Hajj Umar Tall

  1. Part 7

    The Great Journey

    23 min read
  2. Part 8

    Tijaniyya

    22 min read
  3. Part 9

    The Political Blueprint

    22 min read

Imam Shamil

  1. Part 10

    The Ignition of the Jihad

    23 min read
  2. Part 11

    The Eagle Awakens from the Ashes of Gimry

    23 min read
  3. Part 12

    The Valley of the Shadow

    22 min read

Al-Hajj Umar Tall

  1. Part 13

    Foundation of the Jihad

    21 min read
  2. Part 14

    Anti-Colonial Struggle

    21 min read
  3. Part 15

    The Siege of Fort de Médine

    21 min read

Umar al-Mukhtar

  1. Part 16

    The 4th Shore

    21 min read

Imam Shamil

  1. Part 17

    The Noble Surrender at Fort Gunib

    22 min read

Umar al-Mukhtar

  1. Part 18

    The Tragic Fitna

    20 min read

Al-Hajj Umar Tall

  1. Part 19

    The Tragic Fitna

    20 min read
  2. Part 20

    The Downfall

    20 min read

Imam Shamil

  1. Part 21

    Homecoming in the Garden of the Believers

    22 min read

İskilipli Mehmed Atıf Hoca

  1. Part 22

    His birth

    19 min read

Umar al-Mukhtar

  1. Part 23

    The Sanussi Order

    20 min read
  2. Part 24

    Political Education in Al-Jaghbub

    18 min read

İskilipli Mehmed Atıf Hoca

  1. Part 25

    Cacabey Medresesi

    23 min read
  2. Part 26

    Higher education in Istanbul

    23 min read

Umar al-Mukhtar

  1. Part 27

    The Birth of the Lion of the Desert

    17 min read
  2. Part 28

    Imam of Zawiyat al-Qusour

    14 min read

İskilipli Mehmed Atıf Hoca

  1. Part 29

    Receiving the Icazet

    18 min read
  2. Part 30

    Graduation from the Darülfünun

    20 min read
  3. Part 31

    Appointment as Fatih Müderris

    22 min read
  4. Part 32

    Inspectorate of Medreses

    21 min read

Umar al-Mukhtar

  1. Part 33

    The Battle of Benghazi

    10 min read

İskilipli Mehmed Atıf Hoca

  1. Part 34

    Exile in Sinop

    19 min read
  2. Part 35

    Founding of Teali-i İslam

    27 min read

Umar al-Mukhtar

  1. Part 36

    The Battle of Bir Bilal

    16 min read
  2. Part 37

    The Strategy of the Green Mountains

    19 min read

İskilipli Mehmed Atıf Hoca

  1. Part 38

    Arrest of Atıf Hoca

    24 min read
  2. Part 39

    Adoption of the Hat Law

    24 min read
  3. Part 40

    Acquittal in Giresun

    21 min read
  4. Part 41

    Transfer to Ankara

    22 min read
  5. Part 42

    Death Sentence and Execution

    23 min read

Umar al-Mukhtar

  1. Part 43

    Al-Rahiba and the Escalation to Genocide

    14 min read
  2. Part 44

    The End of the Struggle

    14 min read
  3. Part 45

    The Martyrdom of the Lion

    14 min read