Jul

Top 10 Muslim Travelers in World History

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10 – Ahmad ibn Fadlan (10th century)

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Ibn Fadlan is famous for his travels to Scandinavia, where he produced one of the earliest and most influential accounts of Viking culture. Ibn Fadlan described the Vikings as having beautiful bodies but poor hygiene; perhaps his most famous contribution was his description of a traditional burial of a Viking chieftain. He left Baghdad and after crossing the Caspian Sea reached the valley of the Volga river where he encountered the Volga Bulgars. He traveled extensively throughout Northern Europe.

Ibn Fadlan has also made his way into popular culture, serving as the inspiration for Michael Crichton’s book, “Thirteenth Warrior.”

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Jul

Seven Wonders of The Muslim World

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7 – Timbuktu, Mali

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Located in the West African nation of Mali, Timbuktu once lay at the crossroads of four major trade routes that supplied the Arab world. Its geographic position made the city one of the wealthiest in the world during the 12^th century. The city is home one of the first universities in the world, Koranic Sankore University, a celebrated Islamic university that taught over 20,000 students. Over time, Timbuktu developed into the intellectual and spiritual capital of Islam in Africa, and served as a focal point for regional expansion of the religion. While many of its buildings face the threat of desertification, Timbuktu remains an historically important location for intellectual scholarship in Islam. Continue to the rest of this post…

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Oct

How Many Days in A Year Zardari ‘Visits’ Pakistan?

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Islamabad, Sep.9 – ANI: Despite the countrys struggle against the existential threat posed by the Taliban and other extremist groups and the economy in shambles, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has been busy in touring the world.

According to a report, Zardari has spent almost 94 days out of Pakistan out of 365.

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Aug

Download Free Urdu eBook Labbaik by Mumtaz Mufti – Hajj Travelogue

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Labbaik is a travelogue and reportage of Mumtaz Mufti’s Hajj. Its a classic of Urdu and is one of the best selling books in Pakistan. In this journey he was accompanied with Qudrat Ullah Shahab and had many mystical experiences. Labbaik will surely introduce you with many different aspects of the Muslim’s greatest event. A different book in tone, and probably there are many critics of Mufti because of this book, but undoubted Labbaik has presented something which any other would dare to do so. A must read for someone especially who is going to perform Hajj!

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Jul

2nd ‘Best of the IBITIANS Awards’ 08-09

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“And the Award Goes To….” Find What are the Best of BTC – IBITIANS.com in Year 2 (from 1st July 08 to 30th June 09)

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Our last year picks are the best examples of what’s exciting about the IBITIANS in its 1st year. Here we honor posts with exceptional content and interests, which grabbed attention, loyalty and appreciation from our readers. We also have slightly modified our award categories, couple of new categories introduced, and few were excluded. Give comments and let us know what your favorite posts are from IBITIANS.com.

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Jun

Mohabbat Ka Maamla

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Javed Chaudhry returns after a break and in this awesome Urdu columns, he compares Switzerland and Sawat.

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May

Amazing Pakistan: Radiant Textures …

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Original Article @ Ahmed Zoha’s Web Blog

The effort of unveiling the true spirit of being a Pakistani characterized by the liveliness, the passion, the lifestyle, the glee and the zest that is clearly reflected by the architectural heritage and the geography of this pure land. The spirit that holds an energy that resonates in the atmosphere epitomized by the roads & streets of Pakistan. This article touch upon the three major cities trying to paint the vivid colors and the distinguishable textures of life and structures within each .

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May

Life After People – Complete History Channel Exclusive Show

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Welcome to Earth, Population Zero.

LIFE AFTER PEOPLE: The Series begins in the moments after people disappear. As each day, month, and year passes, the fate of a particular environment, city or theme is disclosed. Special effects, combined with interviews from top experts in the fields of engineering, botany, biology, geology, and archeology provide an unforgettable visual journey through the ultimately hypothetical.

As modern metropolises like New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Washington DC are ravaged by nature; the series exposes the surprising insights about how they function today. Basing this futuristic world on the surprising history of real locations, already abandoned by man, like a century-old shack in the arctic and an abandoned island that was once the most densely populated place on earth are featured in the series.

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Apr

Miracle of Kaaba & Golden Ratio: Exclusive Video

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Number of Golden Ratio, mystery of Kaaba, Miracle of Islam and Koran, it is the high time for Divine Secrets, Divine Mysteries. Soon on display!

In a little while, you will see scientific proofs of unbelievable mysteries that have remained hidden in the Holy City of Mecca for thousand of years with your own eyes. Mecca is willed as direction of kowtow, convention place for billions of Muslims and as the holy center of Islam. Those Muslims, who can afford, are prescribed to arrive go on a journey through Kaaba, Muzdelife and Arafat and to convene in the sacred city.

Phi Constant- 1.618, superior design number of mathematics. The Creator has always used the very same number in numerous events in the universe; in our heart pulses, the aspect ratio of DNA spiral, in the special design of the universe called dodecehadron, in the leaf array rules of plants called phylotaxy, in the snow flake crystals, in the spiral structure of numerous galaxies. The Creator used the same number; the number of golden ratio which is 1.618…

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Nov

The Only Guest in Town’s Luxury Hotel

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Nadene Ghouri laments the collapse of Pakistan’s most famous tourist destination while spending time as the only guest in a 50 room luxury hotel.

Staff at the Serena hotel had gone six weeks without a single guest to serve before Nadene arrived

By: Nadene Ghouri

A valley as green as the emeralds that lie beneath the mountains. Cold and clear rivers flowing from the snow-capped peaks of the Hindu Kush. A brilliant blue sky – it’s hard to describe the Swat valley without getting carried away.

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