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සම් සම් ළිඳේ අභිරහස | The Mystery of Zam Zam well

සෑම අභිරහසක් පිටුපසම විද්‍යාවක් තිබෙනවා. නමුත් සමහර පුදුමසහගත දේවල් විද්‍යාවෙන් ඔබ්බට ගිය විට, හුදෙකලාවෙ වුවත් අපේ මොළය සෑම විටම ඒ…

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Damascus Gate: The significance of the main entry into Jerusalem’s Old City By Nadda Osman

Known as ‘Bab al-Amoud’ in Arabic, the gate was first built during Roman rule nearly 2,000 years ago.   Resembling…

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The Clocks of Makkah Over Time by Salim Al-Hassani

Historical records on the clocks of Makkah (Mecca) are scarce. This paper brings together various scattered information from descriptions found…

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How Muslims Fought for Their Rights By P.K. Balachandran

When one talks of the history of Sri Lanka in the decades before independence, the issues which come to mind…

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Reason behind Latinizing name of Muslim scientists , philosophers and scholars By Dr. Zakir Husain

The Latinisation of legendary Muslim stalwarts’ names –  whose pathbreaking contributions in different aspects of human life enlightened the world…

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Travellers and traders: Muslims of Sri Lanka By Uditha Devapriya

In 851 AD, an Arab merchant, called Soleyman, wrote an account of his travels to the island of Serendib. Impressionistic…

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