Islam Story (islamstory.com)

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قصة الإسلام ⁦(موقع)⁩

An Islamic history site supervised by the Egyptian preacher and historian Ragheb el-Sergani, presenting Islamic history, the Sira and civilisation from the Prophet ﷺ's life to modern times in articles, studies, books, audio, video and maps, with biographies and information on today's Muslim countries, in Arabic and several other languages.

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Summary

Islam Story is an Islamic history website supervised by the Egyptian preacher and historian Ragheb el-Sergani. By its own description it presents Islamic history, the Sira and Islamic civilisation in articles, studies, research, books, news, analysis, audio, video, animated maps and pictures, covering the Islamic eras from the Prophet's life to modern times, with information on today's Muslim countries, biographies old and new, and interactive sections such as polls, consultations and competitions. 1

Beginnings

The domain islamstory.com showed an "under construction" page from 2002 to early 2006; the first archived capture titled "Islam Story | قصة الإسلام" is of 14 April 2006, and the first whose title names its supervisor, Dr Ragheb el-Sergani, of 3 September 2006. 2

Aims and content

Among its stated aims are drawing out the factors of renaissance to rebuild the umma, reviving hope among Muslims and urging them to useful knowledge and work, and "purifying Islamic history and bringing out its civilisational face". 1 It carries audio and video lectures by el-Sergani and others, the best known being the series "al-Andalus from the conquest to the fall", live broadcasts of his lectures, and articles translated into seven languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Chinese and Indonesian besides Arabic. 1

Today

The site is active at islamstory.com and has an article in the Arabic Wikipedia. 3

References

  • Arabic Wikipedia, «قصة الإسلام ⁦(موقع)⁩», revision 71512363. 1
  • Internet Archive captures of islamstory.com, 2002–2007. 2
  • Wikidata Q12246328. 3

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  1. Islam Story (website) — Arabic Wikipedia
  2. Internet Archive captures of islamstory.com, 2002–2007
  3. Islam Story — Wikidata Q12246328
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Ragheb Al-Sergani

Egyptian preacher and historian, and professor of urology at Cairo University's Faculty of Medicine, born in El Mahalla El Kubra in 1964. He oversees the Islam Story website (islamstory.com), has written more than sixty books on Islamic history and thought, several of them translated, and has received Arab and international prizes.