He disseminated to Europe the Islamic knowledge and learning he had gained by attending Islamic centres of higher learning in Spain and at al-Qarawiyyin in Fez, Morocco. Al-Qarawiyyin is now the world's oldest existing, continuously operating university; it is recognised as such by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation and is in the … Continue reading Islams academic tradition lost
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Ramadan fast ‘lasts longer high up’
Muslims living in the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, should fast longer during the Ramadan holy month, Dubai's leading clerics have said. During Ramadan, Muslims are supposed to not eat or drink between dawn and dusk. "Burj Khalifa is almost one km (0.6 miles) high, which means people in higher floors can still see … Continue reading Ramadan fast ‘lasts longer high up’