Vaccination certificate in the Ottoman Empire against a pandemic during the period of Sultan Abdul Hamid-ll in 1908 (1326 AH) Infectious diseases and pandemics leading to mass deaths are a reminder of how intimately connected we are. Even with those who we have no social relationships, the simple act of being present in relatively close […]
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It doesn’t take long for one sitting on the sidelines observing the state of Muslim scholarship and its engagement in the political arena to note the widening abyss between two camps. On the one side, are scholars wedded to the state’s apparatus, issuing edicts that align with visions of the ruling (dictator) class and maintenance […]