Sunni (Larestani/Khodmooni) Persians – A shaping force in Bahrain
When the Safavids under Ismail I decided to convert everyone residing in current day Iran from Sunni to Shiite Islam in 1501, they started arranged attacks and massacres against the Sunni Persians who...
View ArticleThe story of a Persian Khariji state in north Africa that defeated the Rafidi...
Persian Kharijis once ruled Algeria and other parts of North Africa and defeated (along with the Sunnis) the Rafidis. As for the Kharijis: The Rustamids (767-909) – founded by a Khariji missionary...
View ArticleThe Persian Sunni Muslim Samanid Empire
The Samanid dynasty (Persian: سامانیان, Sāmāniyān), also known as the Samanid Empire (819–999). It was the first native Persian empire after Arabs ruled Persia for around 300 years. This first ever...
View ArticleA Persian companion narrated the most authentic form of Takbirat!
The following is an Arabic fatwa by Shaikh Abdel-Aziz At-Tarifi (Saudi). He mentions one of the Sunan (pl. of Sunnah) of ‘Eid, which is the takbirat. He says no authentic Sigha (form) has been directly...
View ArticleVideo translations of the epic “Minhaj Al-Sunnah” by Ibn Taymiyyah in Farsi!
For some time now the well established Persian Sunni satellite channel ‘Kalame TV’ (run by ethnic Persian Sunnis of South Iran, of course from abroad Iran, Sunnis in Iran aren’t even allowed to run a...
View ArticleTop scholars of the Salaf: The Persian students of ‘Abdullah Ibn ‘Abbas (RA)
A Saudi school named after a Persian student of a companion of the final Messenger of God (peace be upon him). Our master Abdallah Ibn ‘Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him and his uncle our master...
View ArticleTAWUS IBN KAYSAN – The Persian-Yemeni beacon of knowledge
Another great Persian scholar, rather a giant amongst the scholars, a Tabi’i, a direct student of the Sahabah: TAWUS IBN KAYSAN (Arabic: طاووس بن كيسان) (died 723). he was named Tawus because of his...
View ArticleThe Perso-Arabic script – A beauty & honour for Persia
After Muslim conquest of Persia (currently known as Iran), Persians adopted Arabic alphabet for Farsi language by modifying it. They added 4 new letters to 28 letters in Arabic alphabet and thus, the...
View ArticleA giant of the Salaf, Al-A’mash from Tehran (Ray)
AL-A’MASH (61-148 AH), from Ray (Tehran), can you imagine? Another gem of Persia, even many Arab scholars are not aware of the lineage of this giant of a man until they read up his full name and...
View ArticleIbn Jarir Al-Tabari – The gem of the Sunnis from the lands of Persia
Imam al-Tabari (Rahimahullah) said, “I am amazed by the one who reads the Qur’an but doesn’t understand it, how can he enjoy its recitation.” Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari (Persian: محمد بن...
View ArticleImam Muhammad Abu Mansur Al-Maturidi of Samarqand (ancient Persian city)
The famous Imam Muhammad Abu Mansur al-Maturidi (853–944 AD) was a Persian (some mention that he was a descendant from the Sahabi Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari) Sunni from the ancient Persian city of Samarqand....
View ArticleWere all the six Masters of Hadith originally Persians?
In short: Yes and no. Depends on how one would define Persian (only by origin or place of birth etc.). This article here has caught our attention. It is well written but not very precise so we’d like...
View ArticlePersians in al-Andalus
We have already written an article about the Persian origin of the great Muslim scholar Ibn Hazm of Andalusia. The following great article by the bellandalus blog sheds some more light on more famous...
View ArticleKuwaiti parliament stripped Shaikh Nabil Al-‘Awadhi (of Persian descent) of...
Many important and influencial ‘Arab’ personalties in the Gulf are actually of Persian descent (including high ranking politicans and businessmen in KSA, UAE and Bahrain). Among them is the Islamic...
View ArticleImam Al-Bukhari the Persian
Abū ‘Abd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Ismā‘īl ibn Ibrāhīm ibn al-Mughīrah ibn Bardizbah (proper old Persian name) al-Ju‘fī (Mawla of the Ju’fi’s, not an Arab Ju’fi himself) al-Bukhārī, in short: Imam Al-Bukhari....
View Articleویکی خرافات Wiki-Khorafat
ویکی خرافات Wiki Khorafat a new excellent facebook page by the Iranian Sunni community exposing the heresies of twelver Shi’ism from Kulayni to Khomeini, provided by scans (some unique stuff to be...
View ArticleIbn Darastawayh Al-Farsi – Another master of the Arabic language
We are delighted to present you another gem of Persia (you won’t find a SINGLE equivalent to these great Sunni personalities who enriched the Islamic Ummah for around 900 years of Sunni-Persian...
View ArticleTwo gems of Persia – Abu Hatim & Abu Zur`a Al-Razi
MUST-READ: Notable Hadith Scholars – Abu Hatim al-Razi - by Sheikh Abdul Mohsin Bin Hamad Al-Abbad – Professor at the Faculty Of Shari’a, Islamic University of Madinah Al-Munawwarah. Aqidah of the...
View ArticleA people who have done one of the greatest service to Islam
and the praise of the scholars for them: more picture and articles … to understand why such sayings used to be said about Persia and the Persians, visit the following links and articles: The Service of...
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