ইয়াসির আরাফাত আল হিন্দী আমাদের এই বসুন্ধরা একটি অদৃশ্য রহস্যময় চাদরে আবৃত। চারিদিকে পরিদৃশ্যমান অনিন্দ্যসুন্দর এই প্রকৃতি যেন রহস্যের সাথে প্রেমলীলায় মগ্ন। রহস্যের সাথে তার জন্ম জন্মান্তরের বন্ধন। তাই সে সর্বদা নিজেকে আগলে রাখে নানা ধরনের রহস্য দিয়ে। কিছু রহস্য এমন রয়েছে যার জট খোলার সাধ্য মনুষ্যজাতির রয়েছে। আবার কিছু রহস্য রয়েছে যা অমীমাংসিতই থেকে … Read more
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An hour and a half’s flight from Istanbul lands a curious traveler in one of the most mesmerizing cities in the Balkans. Known over its history as Thessalonica, Salonica or Selanik, today’s Thessaloniki is the second-largest city in Greece. For all its touristic pull, the city has witnessed many far-reaching historical events and personalities. Thessaloniki … Read more
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On Sept. 1, 1900, on the orders of Sultan Abdulhamid II, the Ottoman authorities started working on a 1,320 kilometer (820.2 miles) railway project, linking Medina to Damascus and eventually Istanbul in the north. The construction was finished in September 1908 and the railway remained in operation until it was destroyed in 1916 during World … Read more
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In the late 1800s, the Zionist movement called for a Jewish state to be established in Palestine. Sultan Abdülhamid II took a series of precautions to reverse the plan. However, when the sultan was dethroned and the Young Turks took charge, the movement was able to spread in the region The Jews spread all … Read more
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After starting the imperial era with the conquest of Istanbul, Ottomans established an influential presence not only in terms of political superiority but in all branches of culture and arts. Until the 17th century, a kind of fear of Turks prevailed in Europe. However, the withdrawal of the Ottoman armies after the Battle of Vienna … Read more
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Qurban Bayram, also known as Eid al-Adha, is the second significant holiday following Ramadan Bayram, also known as Eid al-Fitr, in the Islamic world. The religious festival is celebrated in commemoration of Prophet Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son on God’s command. Abraham, known as Ibrahim in the Islamic world, had vowed that if he … Read more
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With the recently viewed opinion about how Sharia oppresses women, why not look back at the position of women in the Ottoman era. Let’s see how Europeans saw the Sharia ruled society. “Turks rule countries and their wives rule them. Turkish women go around and enjoy themselves much more than any others. Polygamy is absent. … Read more
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The Ottoman Empire was not just an Empire but a Civilization. A Civilization can be recognized through its various manners and etiquettes. Let’s have a look at some Ottoman manners and etiquettes. • If there was a yellow flower in front of the window, it meant: ‘there is a patient in the house, please don’t make … Read more
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The Seljuk Sultans of Konya laid the foundations for the Islamization of Asia Minor. Sultan Kay Khusraw 1 started a systematic program to spread Islam throughout Turkey by inviting various Islamic Jurists, theologians, and Sufi mystics to relocate to Turkey from Iran. Religious architecture also used to attract Christians by constructing many rectilinear Mosques inspired … Read more
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The Mughals were successful in establishing themselves as the source of political legitimacy within India until the establishment of the East India Company depriving them from their original authority. Various Indian Muslim princes still continued to recognize the last Mughal Emperor even though they became independent of him. The Mughal Emperor’s name was read in … Read more
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