This is a Twelveth Month of Islam according to the Islamic Calendar. 

Ottomans Withdraw from 4 Forts

Written by Islamstory Tuesday, 02 December 2008

4th of Zul Hejja, Year 1283 AH/ April 10th, 1867 AD:

 

The Ottoman state withdraws from four Ottoman forts which were in Serbia Emirate including Belgrade Fort which Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent conquered 345 years earlier.

 

French Expedition Heads for Egy

Written by Islamstory Tuesday, 02 December 2008

4th of Zul Hejja, Year 1212 AH/ May 19th, 1798 AD:

The French military expedition led by Napoleon Bonaparte leaves the French Port of Tolon heading for Egypt. The expedition comprised of 35000 soldiers in 300 ships including 55 warships.

   

Sistova Treaty Held

Written by Islamstory Tuesday, 02 December 2008

4th of Zul Hejja, Year 1205 AH/ August 4th, 1791 AD:

 

The Ottoman State hammers out the treaty of Sistova with Germany to end the war between them. The treaty comprised of 14 provisions and continued for three years. By virtue of this treaty , the Germans also withdrew from Belgrade after they occupied it for one year and ten months; so that it would be the last German Ottoman war in history.

 

Military Music Modified

Written by Islamstory Tuesday, 02 December 2008

4th of Zul Hejja, Year 1205 AH/ August 4th, 1791 AD:

European kings and princes modify their military music by emulating the Mahtarkhana or the Turkish military music after the latter entered Vienna escorting Ottoman ambassador Mohammed Pasha.
   

Ottomans Conquers Budapest

Written by Islamstory Tuesday, 02 December 2008
4th of Zul Hejja Year 932 AH/ September 11th , 1526 AD:
Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent conquers the Hungarian capital Budapest after he crushed the Hungarians in the earth shaking Mohacs Battle in which the Hungarian army was wiped out in one and a half hours of fighting. The historians suggest that the battle of Mohacs is the bloodiest war in history.
 

Death of Al-Ainy

Written by Islamstory Tuesday, 02 December 2008
4th of Zul Hejja, Year 855 AH/ December 28th , 1451 AD:
Death of Abu el Thanaa Mahmoud Ibn Ahmed Ibn Musa, alias al Ainy, who was one of the notable Muslim scholars in Fiqh and Hadith and an authoritative historian in the ninth Hegira century. His name is associated with two books which are well known to researchers: Omadat al Kari Fi Sahih el Bukhari and Ekd el Goman Fi Tarikh Ahl el Zaman.
   

Moguls Invade Bukhara

Written by Islamstory Tuesday, 02 December 2008
4th of Zul Hejja, Year 616 AH/ February 10th, 1220 AD:
Bukhara falls to the Moguls led by Jankeez khan after a three –day siege. The Mogul expelled the Bukhara townspeople and killed those who stayed behind; they burned the entire city before they left it.
 

Death of Mustafa Amin

Written by Islamstory Tuesday, 02 December 2008

Mostafa Amin مصطفى أمين

5th of Zul Hejja, Year 1418 AH/ April 13th , 1997 AD:
Death of Mustafa Amin, a renowned journalist who ,together with his twin brother Ali Amin, established Egyptian Akhbar el Youm Press Establishment . Both journalists are pioneers in the Egyptian journalism, whose words continued to be imprinted in the minds of readers for their advocacy of democracy and freedoms.

   

Birth of Mohammed Al-Ghazali

Written by Islamstory Tuesday, 02 December 2008

mohamed El ghazali

 5th of Zul Hejja, Year 1335 AH/ September 1917 AD 

Birth of notable Muslim scholar and reformist sheikh Mohammed el Ghazali. He was born in Egypt and educated at al Azhar. He devoted himself to Islamic Dawa and concentrated in his Call on revitalizing faith in hearts of Muslims, standing up against despotism and injustice, and promotion for social justice and emancipating of the Nation and reawakening it.
 

Ottomans Seize Nishce

Written by Islamstory Tuesday, 02 December 2008

5th of Zul Hejja, Year 1101 AH/ September 9th, 1690 AD:
The Ottomans seize Nishce Fort from the Germans after twenty three days of siege.

   

Death of Ahmed Al-Nahhas

Written by Islamstory Tuesday, 02 December 2008

5th of Zul Hejja, Year 338 AH/ May 26th, 950 AD : Death of Ahmed Ibn Mohamemd Ibn Ismael alias Abu Jaafar el Nahhas, an icon in Arabic linguistics and tafseer in the fourth Hegira century. He was born, brought up and educated in Egypt and wrote many books foremost among which are Earab el Qu'ran and Sharhul Moallakat.

 

Death of Mahmoud Al-Tanahy

Written by Islamstory Tuesday, 02 December 2008

5th of Zul Hejja, Year 1419 AH/ March 23rd, 1999 AD: Death of notable scholar and Arab investigative researcher Mahmoud Mohammed el Tanahy. He was an authority in investigating heritage books in the Arab world. He conducted an investigative research to a number of Arabs ' heritage before he published them. He also wrote in the investigative research and its history, with all his writings, however, being characterized by an exciting way of study. Some of his articles featured in some Arab periodicals.

   

US Ceases Fire with Vietnam

Written by Islamstory Tuesday, 02 December 2008

6th of Thul Hejja Year 1392 AH/ January 23rd, 1973 AD:
The US reaches a ceasefire pact with the north Vietnamese revolutionists which provided for the withdrawal of the American forces from south Vietnam within two months. By the end of March, the last American soldier had withdrawn from Vietnam after ten years of fighting. In this war, Washington lost about 60000 lives.

 

Birth of Aisha Abdul-Rahman

Written by Islamstory Tuesday, 02 December 2008

6th of Thul Hejja Year 1331 AH/ November 6th, 1913 AD: Birth of Aisha Abdul Rahman, alias Bint el Shatee, one of the pioneers of the Arabic and Islamic studies in the Arab nation. She worked professor of tafseer and higher studies in al Qaraweyeen University in Morocco. She gave lectures in several Arab world universities, ;she left behind a huge scientific and literal heritage of about forty books.

   

Birth of Simone De Bouvior

Written by Islamstory Tuesday, 02 December 2008

6th of Thul Hejja Year 1325 AH/ January 9th , 1908 AD: Birth of French writer Simone De Bouvior who was influenced by existentialist thinker Jean Paul Sartre (1905-1980), who took her as his mistress; she died in 1986.

 

Birth of Mohamed Al-Tabe'i

Written by Islamstory Tuesday, 02 December 2008

Mohammed el Tabe'eeYear 1313 AH/ May 18th, 1896 AD:

Birth of journalist Mohammed el Tabe'ee, one of the pioneers of journalism in Egypt. He worked a chief editor of a number of magazines including Akher Sa'a. He was known for presenting heated journalistic features , reports and positions.  

   

Birth of Assayed Ahmed Khan

Written by Islamstory Tuesday, 02 December 2008

Year 1232 AH/ October 17th, 1817 AD: Birth of Assayed Ahmed

Khan the founder of the Islamic Elekra(?)

University in India. He called for the reawakening of Muslims and stressed the necessity of education. He had some religious opinions in some issues which he went against the consensus of Muslim legal scholars, which prompted some scholars to label his as infidel.

 

Death of Abu Ja'far Al-Mansur

Written by Islamstory Tuesday, 02 December 2008

6th of Thul Hejja Year 158 AH/ October 7th, 775 AD: Death of Abdullah Ibn Mohammed Ibn Ali, alias Abu Jaafar el Mansour the real founder of the Abbasid state who was able to establish his state and its institutions and crush all the seditions and rebels which were staged against it. He was characterized by efficiency, capability and organization, characteristics which worked in favor the state and its affairs. Of his greatest works was the establishing of the city of Baghdad to eventually take it as a capital of the caliphate.

   

Azhar Development Law Discussed

Written by Islamstory Tuesday, 02 December 2008

7th of Thul Hejja Year 1425 AH/ January 17th, 2005 AD: The Egyptian parliament discusses draft law of ten points to develop al Azhar, foremost among which was the election of the grand sheikh of Azhar through the scholars of the Islamic Research Council which has taken the place of former Senior Scholars Association.

 

Sadat Assassinated

Written by Islamstory Tuesday, 02 December 2008

7th of Thul Hejja Year 1401 AH/ October 6th, 1981 AD: Assassination of Egyptian president Mohammed Anwar el Sadat during the military parade which was held marking the eighth anniversary of October war. The assassination was perpetrated by a number of army personnel affiliated to the Jihad organization topped by Khaled al Islambully who was the mastermind of the operation.

 

 
   

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