Travel Guides / Tips
The Seyahetname of Evliya Çelebi is a multivolume travel account of a...
Visiting Lapland to see the Northern Lights: What you need to know...
Zara Choudhary on 7 places to visit in Fes, especially as a Muslim traveller. At more than a thousand years old, Fes is often considered the spiritual heartland of Morocco. The...
We follow four young Moroccans as they hitchhike or "autostop" across their homeland.
London. The name itself conjures up images of red buses, black cabs...
Shafquat Arefeen provides a 5-7 day guide to Beijing for Muslim travellers. As China’s capital city, and its political centre for almost 800 years, Beijing is a fusion of a rich...
With Ertuğrul-fever (still) running high, Humza Sheikh shows us how to visit the...
The Prophet ﷺ once sent forth a man to meet with an...
According to a 1925 guidebook, Lisbon is “a fair vision in a dream, clear-cut against a bright blue sky which the sun gladdens with its gold. And the domes, the monuments,...
The duo behind Blue Cairo share their essential map for exploring Islamic...
Muslims are increasingly adhering to plant-based diets for a variety of reasons...
Mohammed Khan on visiting Imam Jazuli and the 7 Saints of Marrakesh For many European Muslims, particularly from the UK, Marrakesh has become the destination of choice when looking to...
People often ask what there is to do in Dubai aside from eat and shop. Having spent some time living there, I decided to compile my own list, based on some of my own favourite places to go and things to do. If malls are not really your thing, and you're not into desert 'excursions' that confuse Arab traditions with Bollywood (yes, this really happens), check out the list below for ideas that won't break the bank, don't require hotel tour guides, and have a little more substance than the usual tourist spots.
This post deals with one of the questions we get asked most often: how do I visit the Blessed Tree? For more information about the historical significance of the Tree, read...
At the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, in Spain's Andalusia province, sits the historic city of Granada. For almost 250 years, between 1238 and 1492, the city, then part of the Nasrid Kingdom, stood as the last remaining Muslim stronghold in the peninsula. Under the Nasrids, it became a hub for economic prosperity, cultural influence and intellectual development.
Listen to the audio version of this article: Podcast Ep 31 KHAYAL...
With Hajj just around the corner, I compiled a list of things useful for women to pack, based on my experience last year. I hope it helps! Medication Paracetamol/Panadol (or...
With its stunning coral beaches and a history and culture that combines Swahili, Arab,...
Heraa Hashmi on road-tripping through Morocco It began as a casual notion,...
In the last few years, the number of Muslims visiting Jerusalem and Palestine has steadily increased. There are likely to be a number of different reasons for this, but one...
The Muslim Traveller’s Guide to Japan. For Muslims visiting Japan, and those interested...
Traveller’s dua (supplication) asking Allah for goodness, ease and safety on their...
