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In Islamic belief, angels have no free will and are the perfect servants of the God. There is however a debated narrative of two angels who came to earth and

In astrology from the Islamic world, the moon is believed to travel along its own zodiac, known as "manzil al qamar" or houses of the moon. These houses are believed

Happy #ValentinesDay. Let me tell you the tale of Layla and Majnun, an old love story from the Middle East that predates Romeo and Juliet and may have inspired some

Like many religions, miracles and miracle-workers are an important part of Islamic cosmology and history. Legendary accounts tell of holy figures breaking the laws of nature and working wonders to

Islamic history is full of famous women scholars, scientists, and teachers who defying the odds shaped their intellectual worlds.A thread- Sutayta al Mahmali was one of the great mathematical minds

today mars leaves Gemini and enters its fall in Cancer. medieval astrologers of the Islamic world were especially nervous of this transit and wrote it meant: -Danger and bloodshed in

Islamic history is full of warrior women who fiercely fought for what they believed in, defended what they cherished, and defied all expectations and became legends. A thread on warrior

The legendary Queen of Sheba is one of the most fascinating figures in Islam. The wife of King Solomon and a queen in her own right, her story is full

From the Middle East to North Africa to South Asia, legends tell of jinn and monsters at the edges of society; embodiments of terror and fear. A thread on things

In South Asia, the vengeful churail is a spirit of a woman wronged by her in-laws or who suffered in childbirth. She hides in trees and lures the unsuspecting to

Ancient and fearsome, the jinn are said to live in a hidden realm away from humans. At twilight the boundary between the hidden realm and human realm blur, allowing the

The indigenous healing tradition of Afghanistan is called Yunani, from the word for “Greece.” A quick thread on this fascinating natural healing practice. Yunani is a fusion tradition found in