Editorial: Thousand Times Richer Than the Ottomans—But What Has the House of Saud Built for Muslim Civilization?
(RAHNUMA) The House of Saud today commands wealth on a scale the Ottoman sultans could scarcely have imagined. Under the broadest calculations, the disparity may approach a thousandfold. Yet wealth alone has never made a civilization. The Ottoman sultans possessed vastly less, but transformed enormous resources into mosques, madrasas, libraries, hospitals, fountains, public kitchens, caravanserais […]
Editorial: What Creates Love?
An Islamic Perspective on Two Competing Archetypes of Love Editorial | TheRahnuma.com (RAHNUMA) Every civilization carries an idea of love. Sometimes that idea is explicitly taught. More often, it is absorbed through culture. It shapes how people meet, how they court, how they marry and, ultimately, how they build families. Yet beneath every culture’s customs […]
Hyderabad and the Caliphal Crown: Transfer, Custodianship, and the Quiet Architecture of Authority
Rahnuma-E-Deccan Daily | Special Report On 19th November 1922, the Ottoman Prince Abdulmejid II was elected the Ottoman Caliph by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. The Ottoman monarchy was already abolished when he was installed as Caliph, keeping him severed from political authority in the republic. About 15 months later, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk abolished […]
Shiʿism as Constitutional Fidelity, Not a Doctrine of Resistance
Fatima al-Zahra and the Unresolved Question of Succession Shiʿism did not originate as a movement of rebellion or resistance against authority. It emerged as a constitutional claim rooted in inheritance law, covenantal continuity, and lawful succession following the close of prophethood. The earliest Shiʿa sought recognition through legal argument, precedent, and claims to inheritance—not through […]
Nawab Syed Akram Abbas Calls on Allama Mufti Salman Nadwi in Lucknow
Colonel Amiruddin’s eldest son advises teaching love for Ahle Bait to Indian Muslims (RAHNUMA) LUCKNOW: Nawab Syed Akram Abbas, eldest son of the renowned late preacher from Hyderabad, Lt. Nawab Colonel Syed Mohammed Amiruddin, widely known as “Colonel Saheb,” met eminent Nadwa scholar Allama Mufti Syed Salman Nadwi in Lucknow. The meeting was marked by […]
Maulana Arshad Madani: Crushing Communalism After Gandhi’s Killing Could Have Saved India
“After the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, had the head of communalism been crushed firmly at that very moment, the country could have been saved from destruction. The present condition of the country is not what our elders had dreamed of. Ask us what freedom really means—we are the ones who made sacrifices. – Maulana Syed […]
Aurangzeb’s Emerald: Qatar Royal Family Showcases World’s Largest Engraved Mughal Gem
DOHA/HYDERABAD (RAHNUMA) The world’s largest engraved emerald gemstone — known as The Mogul Mughal Emerald, weighing an astonishing 217.80 carats — once belonged to Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb Alamgir (r. 1658–1707). Dating back to 1695, this exquisite rectangular tablet of deep green emerald is inscribed in elegant naskh script with a benediction invoking blessings upon the […]
Editorial: Reclaiming Islam’s Narrative of Jesus as Messiah to Counter Extremist Calls for Armageddon, Demolition of Al Aqsa Mosque
Holy Quran: “Behold! the angels said: ‘O Mary! God gives you glad tidings of a Word from Him: his name will be Christ Jesus Son of Mary, the Messiah, held in honor in this world and the Hereafter, he is of those nearest to God” By Sarwarunissa Zubeda Begum Editor In-Chief & Publisher The Rahnuma-E-Deccan […]
Durru Shehvar – The Ottoman Princess who brought Turkey’s ceremonial Caliphate to the Nizam of Hyderabad
How the Imam ul-Mulk Sharifs became Custodian to the Nizam’s 1400 year old imperial title ‘Caliph’ HYDERABAD (RAHNUMA) The name of Her Imperial Highness Princess Durru Shehvar, the elder daughter-in-law of His Exalted Highness the Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan, is remembered for the social and philanthropic work she so zealously engaged in. Born […]