The Gallipoli conflict was a military campaign in the First World War that took place on Gallipoli peninsula, from 19 February 1915 to 9 January 1916. The Entente powers, Britain, France and the Russian Empire, sought to fully dismantle Ottoman Caliphate by taking over its capital city of Istanbul (Constantinople). The Allied forces-comprised of mega industrial empires such as Britain and Russia-expected a rather swift victory against the war-torn Ottoman state which lacked the manpower and technology. To the surprise of the Allied, Ottoman state gave a phenomenal resistance during the entire conflict which lasted a little over 10 months. It is a fact that Allied command underestimated the courage of Ottoman Islamic military which included Muslim troops from various races like Arabs, Turks, Kurds, Balkans etc. When faced with an existential crisis, the entire Ottoman citizens and troops became united under the Islamic Flag of the Khilafah and to defend their homeland from the infidels. We should all be aware of this reality since many dirty Kemalist propogandists disguised under the profession of historians are trying to portray Gallipoli only as a "Turkish" victory which is a huge myth. In fact, around 30% of the entire Ottoman military conscripts were Arab Muslims who served the Islamic state with endless bravery and fought with distinction at all the military fronts in WW1. The Ottoman forces foiled multiple organised attempts of the Allied navy to infiltrate through the Dardanelles using amphibious landings. In the process Ottomans gave 56,643 thousand martyrs and over 90,000 troops wounded. The Allied forces suffered over 56,000 casualties as well which shows the scale and intensity of the warfare experienced in the whole conflict. We present our Salute to Ottoman Ghazis and the Shahuda (Martyrs) who sacrificed their future for the safety of the Muslim Ummah. May Jenab e Haqq Allah Azzawajal illumine their graves and May they be admitted into Jannah ul Firdous in the neighbourhood of the King of all the Prophets, Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ. The Ottoman victory at Gallipoli represents the collective victory of Islamdom over the infidels of the Allied group. We all should remember this glorious triumph as a point of unity and strength irrespective of modern nationalities since the Faithful have an ancient union ❤️ I would also like to pay special tribute to Mehmed Esad Pasha Hazretleri who was the main Ottoman Commander in Gallipoli war and the mastermind behind the brilliant defense strategy employed by the Ottoman military. It is a pity that the credit for Gallipoli victory is falsely given to Kemal Pasha (later Atatürk) when in reality he was simply a junior officer and had no role in formulation of strategy. This is also another form of ridiculous Kemalist rewriting of history which needs to be refuted. The glorious Ottoman victory in Gallipoli sent shock waves around Europe and Britain. The British leadership was faced with a huge crisis as they had never imagined such a defeat. So, after a bitter clash Winston Churchill was finally demoted from the position of First Lord of the Admiralty. Following the failure of Gallipoli expedition, Sir Ian Hamilton, commander of the MEF, was recalled to London in October 1915, which ended his military career. Opposition from New Zealand and Australia grew strongly due to them receiving highest casualties in Gallipoli conflict and thus this episode also paved the way for independence of New Zealand and Australia from the British Empire. Main sources: Ottoman Empire lecture series by Professor Kenneth W Harl (Phd historian from Yale university USA 🇺🇸 and an expert on Ottoman history) Broadbent, Harvey (2005). Gallipoli: The Fatal Shore. Camberwell, VIC: Viking/Penguin. Holmes, Richard, ed. (2001). The Oxford Companion to Military History. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

𝐇𝐞𝐣𝐚𝐳 (𝐌𝐞𝐜𝐜𝐚 & 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚) 𝐢𝐧 𝐎𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐫𝐚 ! The Arab citizens of Hejaz province were given special tax reliefs and were supported by many Vakf properties (endowment funds). Ottoman governer of Hejaz was stationed in Jeddah, not Mecca or Medina out of respect for the House of Shareef which ruled Hejaz since Abassid era. Right after taking over Hejaz during the reign of First Ottoman Caliph Yavuz Selim (1512-1520), Ottomans co-opted House of Shareef and let them rule Hejaz with considerable autonomy. Yet, so called modern 'historians' would want us to believe that somehow the Ottomans were Turkic nationalists who hated the Arabs which is gross propaganda and needs to be refuted. While is true that the "Young Turks" were racists and Arabophobic but their wrongful anti-Arab policies shouldn't be linked with the Ottoman rulers since the former were worst political opponents of Ottoman Sultans. They dethroned Sultan Abdulhamid II and exiled him to the Altini Mansion in Thessaloniki. All of this was dictated to Young Turks by their Masonic Jewish masters from Thessaloniki, Greece. A fact accepted by prominent Western scholars. Ottoman rulers for around 400 years ruled the Arabs with fairness and respect by honoring the Arab culture and language. There was no attempt to Turkify the Arabs or discriminate them, rather they were always treated like first class citizens as members of the Muslim Ummah. Professor Kenneth W Harl states that there was little serious opposition to Ottoman rule in Arab provinces until 19th century when nationalistic movements began to rise. Still, majority Ottoman Arab Muslims rejected Arabism and chose Pan-Islamic approach by supporting the Ottoman state in World War 1. Some 30 percent or more of the wartime Ottoman military of 3 million was been made up of Arab conscripts. Arab units served with distinction on all fronts, including Gallipoli, Russia, Palestine, Iraq, and Syria. O Allah grant the great Muhammadan Ummah same unity. For sake of HabibAllah, RasulAllah Muhammad ﷺ who is the source of all Khayr (goodness). Sources: Wakf." Brill Encyclopedia of Islam. Faroqhi, Suraiya (1994). Pilgrims and Sultans: The Hajj under the Ottomans 1517–1683.p. 126. The Ottoman Empire lecture series by Professor Kenneth W Harl available at the Great Courses Plus. Provence, Michael: Arab Officers in the Ottoman Army , in: 1914-1918-online. #Islam #IslamicHistory #Ottoman #Osmanli #Turkey #Khilafah #Ertugrul #Arabs #Mecca

"Though it may have been ill advised to enter the first World War, but certainly the Ottoman military performed far beyond expectations in the first world war until the final collapse in September 1918." Professor Kenneth W Harl (Phd history scholar from Yale university USA 🇺🇸 ) Picture: Ottoman World War 1 standard #Islam #IslamicHistory #Ottoman #Osmanli #Turkey #Khilafah #Sufism #woeldwarone

𝐇𝐞𝐣𝐚𝐳 (𝐌𝐞𝐜𝐜𝐚 & 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚) 𝐢𝐧 𝐎𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐫𝐚 ! Arab citizens of Hejaz were given special tax reliefs and were supported by many Vakf properties (endowment funds). Ottoman governer of Hejaz was also stationed in Jeddah, not Mecca or Medina in respect for the House of Shareef which ruled Hejaz since Abassid era. The Ottomans co-opted House of Shareef and let them rule Hejaz with considerable autonomy. Yet, modernists and prejudiced people would want us to believe that somehow the Ottomans were Turkic nationalists who hated the Arabs which is gross propaganda. While is true that the "Young Turks" were racists and Arabophobic but their wrongful anti-Arab policies shouldn't be linked with the Ottoman rulers since the former were worst political opponents of the Sultans. They dethroned Sultan Abdulhamid II and exiled him to the Altini Mansion in Thessaloniki. So, overall the Ottoman rulers for around 400 years ruled the Arabs with fairness & respect by honoring the Arab culture and language. There was no attempt to Turkify the Arabs or discriminate them, rather they were always treated like first class citizens as members of the Muslim Ummah. Professor Kenneth W Harl states that there was little serious opposition to Ottoman rule in Arab provinces until 19th century when nationalism began. Still, majority Arabs rejected Arabism and chose Pan-Islamic approach by supporting the Ottoman state in World War 1. Some 30 percent or more of the wartime Ottoman military of 3 million was been made up of Arab conscripts. Arab units served with distinction on all fronts, including Gallipoli and Russia. May we achieve unity again ❤️ Sources: Wakf." Brill Encyclopedia of Islam. Faroqhi, Suraiya (1994). Pilgrims and Sultans: The Hajj under the Ottomans 1517–1683.p. 126. The Ottoman Empire lecture series by Professor Kenneth W Harl available at the Great Courses Plus. Provence, Michael: Arab Officers in the Ottoman Army , in: 1914-1918-online. #Islam #IslamicHistory #Ottoman #Osmanli #Turkey #Khilafah #Ertugrul #Arabs #Mecca

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐭 𝐌𝐮𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐝, 𝐒𝐚𝐲𝐲𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐇𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐛𝐧 𝐀𝐥𝐢, 𝐋𝐢𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 "رضي الله عنه ! Unfortunately, the general aversion of the Muslim masses towards history has resulted in the sheer ignorance about real stance of Sayyidina #Hussain Ibn Ali and the reasons which compelled him to utterly refuse giving Bayah (allegiance) to Yazid 1 the accursed. The commonplace view is that this was a mere power struggle as Hussain wanted to attain the temporal power (i.e Khilafah). However, this is far away from the truth. In reality, Hussain Ibn Ali rejected Yazid primarily since latter had totally abrogated the Pristine Sharia by terming Quran as the myths of the ancients. It is well recorded in Classical Sunni literature that Yazid mocked Sharia and made the unlawful lawful. A few examples include Yazid allowing consumption of alcohol in which he regularly engaged in and also crossing all limits by declaring sexual relations with sisters to be permissible. Indeed, he was aiming at nothing short but to revive Arab Age of Ignorance or paganism which he loved as Faith of his ancestors. Classical Sunni historian Ibn Khatheer (d 1373) states the following on the wretched Yazid : "Traditions inform us that Yazeed loved worldly vices, would drink, listen music, kept the company of boys with no facial hair [civil expression for paedophilia with boys], played drums, kept dogs [civil expression for bestiality], making frogs, bears and monkeys fight. Every morning he used be intoxicated and use to bind monkey with the saddle of a horse and make the horse run". Reference:Al Bidayah Wal Nihayah, Vol 8 Page 1169 Imam Ibn Hajjar Asqalani a prominent Sunni scholar of the 16th century writes about Yazid: Loving and glorifying him Yazid is not done “except by a heretic ” who has void belief because Yazid had such characteristics that his lover deserves to be faithless, because to love and hate just for the sake of God is a sign of faith. [Book name: al-Imta bil al-Arba'in al-Matbainatus Samah (الإمتاع بالأربعين المتباينة السماع), Author: Imam Ibn Hajr al Asqalani (rah), Publication date: 1997, Page No. 96] Under these problematic circumstances, it was surely the responsibility of Hussain ibn Ali to work for the reformation of both the Faith and state. It is well known that certain senior Companions had a different view on the situation. However, it needs to be understood that their Ijtihad was based upon their own research and reports. Yazid was a very cunning individual who had used deceptive tactics. To some delegations he appeared as a steadfast Muslim only to cause division and secure loyalty. However, the view of others is rejected. Hussain had the deepest insight and was able to make sense of the reality using his high abilities. He understood that a evil and wretched person like Yazid wasn't fit for ruling the great Muhammadan nation. Reason why he didn't make Mecca or Medina the base of his mission was that he abhorred bloodshed in Holy Sanctuaries. Even though Abdullah ibn Abbas (paternal cousin) and Abdullah ibn Zubayr had persisted Hussain ibn Ali to remain in Mecca and use popular support. However, Hussain decided to head out to Kufa since he had received hundreds of letters from them to help them against tyrants. As it occurred, the majority Kufans turned out to be sell outs except a handful of individuals. The very people who had written incessantly to Hussain were now opposing him with spears and swords. Indeed, Hussain showed these letters to these people who refused to acknowledge the truth. One of Hussain's companions suggested that they attack Hurr and move to the fortified village of al-Aqr. But Hussain refused, stating that he will not start the hostilities. Hurr had originally intercepted the Prophetic Family (Ahl Al Bayt) but had respect for them. Later when Hussain ibn Ali delivered a sermon about his stance, lineage, and unrivalled merits, Hurr was moved and joined the camp of Hussain. The wretched dog Ibn Ziyad the governor of Kufa then sent Ibn Saad and Shimr to ensure that the Prophetic Family was made to experience torture by stopping their water supply. Ibn Ziyad was working at orders from Yazid who desperately wanted allegiance from Hussain in order to legitimise his rule. By denying water to the camp of Hussain ibn Ali, they had thought that he would be forced to submit. However, even days of hunger & no hydration didn't budge Hussain. The battle was purposely prolonged by Ibn Saad, from sunrise to sunset, as he wanted to somehow make Hussain give in to their demands of paying Yazid allegiance. Imagine if Hussain had done so, it would simply right every wrong of Yazid and would set an example of legitimising heretical rulers for ages to come but of course Hussain Ibn Ali would never betray his Noble Grandfather. Instead, his Lion like spirit refused to bow despite facing all kinds of brutalities. We know thar Prophet Jacob had only lost his son Yusuf and this resulted in Jacob losing his eyesight due to endless weeping. But here we see Hussain sacrificing two of his sons, six of his paternal brothers, three sons of Hasan ibn Ali, three sons of Jafar ibn Abi Talib and three sons and three grandsons of Aqil ibn Abi Talib. Yet, his resolve was unshaken and after losing his dearest ones he led Jihad e Qitaal alone. It is related that in single duels, Hussain the lion of the lion of Allah had fiercely killed many of the renowned warriors and thus managed to instill fear in the hearts of the enemies. Finally, the accursed enemies decided to change the strategy and launched an all out attack against Our Master Sayyidina Hussain Ibn Ali. Sayyidna Hussain was severely injured under the barrage of arrows and still kept fighting and sending few enemies to hell. But after fatal wounds he slowed down and was made to dismount from his horse. Sayyidina Hussain Ibn Ali then did Sajdah e Shukar (Prostration of thanks) since he upheld the values of Islam, the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, and the Blessed way of the Rightly Guided Caliphs of Islam despite sacrificing his family. It is said that a man named Sinan the accursed made the final blow by severing the head of Sayyidina Hussain Ibn Ali from his blessed body. May Allah forgive us all for the sake of Ahle Bayt Kareemain and their devoted sacrifices for Islam. And the Immaculate Companions of the Prophet Peace be upon him. Surely, the struggle of Hussain ibn Ali RadiAllah Anhu cannot he separated from the struggle of Sayyidina RasulAllah Muhammad ﷺ who said: Tirmidhi (3775), Ibn Maajah (144) and Ahmad (17111) from Ya‘la ibn Murrah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Husayn is part of me and I am part of him. May Allaah love those who love Husayn. Husayn is one of my grandsons.” Main source: Al Bidayah Wal Nihayah by Imam ibn Khatheer Rahimullah, a Classical Orthodox Sunni Imam, exegete, & historian. #Allah #Muhammad #Hussain #Karbala #Sunni #Ashura #Muharram #IslamicHistory