Shafquat Arefeen provides a 5-7 day guide to Beijing for Muslim travellers. As China’s capital city, and its political centre...
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The Muslim Traveller’s Guide to Japan. For Muslims visiting Japan, and those interested in culture, art, nature and spirituality, Yasmine Ahmed-Lea provides an...
Islam in India is often portrayed as a byproduct of the 16th century Persian Mughal Empire; but if you look...
Back in 2010, I spent a year in Syria, studying Arabic in Damascus. While there, I visited Bosra in the south...
A travel journal or blog, is not a new fad. Persians called it a safarnama, a travelogue. Nasir Khusrow, a Persian...
For centuries, the dargah (zawiya/tomb) of Moinuddin Chishti, otherwise known as Hazrat Khwaja Gharib Nawaz, has attracted rulers and lay-men alike....
An audio version of this article, complete with sound from the actual visit, can be found here: KHAYAL DIARIES |...
With Hajj just around the corner, I compiled a list of things useful for women to pack, based on my...
In the last few years, the number of Muslims visiting Jerusalem and Palestine has steadily increased. There are likely to...
In Methala, Kodungallur, in the Indian state of Kerala, stands a small, unassuming mosque with a pale blue exterior; if not...
“The area between my house and my minbar is one of the gardens of Paradise…” Hadith For centuries upon centuries,...
The Day of Arafat marks the climax of the Hajj. For hundreds of years, pilgrims have congregated on the plain,...
