Husband stands in front of the sun using his shadow to protect his wife from the heat.
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Some of the arches (which were 100 in total) erected in Salaniq (then Turkish Uthmani Empire , today's Greece ) to welcome Sultan Mehmed V Rashad during his visit in early June 1911.

Japan’s iSpace HAKUTO-R lander captured this stunning photo in orbit around our Moon while a solar eclipse was occurring on Earth. You can see the Moon’s dark shadow passing above Australia as a dark smudge.

The Büyük Mecidiye or Ortaköy Mosque is easy to appreciate and hard to forget. Painted in opulent shades of crimson, blue, and green and glistening with gold calligraphy, the mosque will have you filled with affection for its grandeur and opulent decoration.

Pro tip: With its unique location under one side of the Bosphorus Bridge, the Ortaköy Mosque is one of the best photography spots in İstanbul. You (and your camera roll) can thank us later.

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112 journalists…

…and while we were preparing the news for January 10, Working Journalists’ Day, another Palestinian journalist has just been killed by an Israeli strike, which brings the number of journalists killed since October 7 to 113, as far as we could verify.

As journalists in Gaza covering Israel’s onslaught are increasingly at risk of arrest, harassment and shadowbanning, many are being injured and even killed.

Madina in 1890.

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Nijerya'da kumaşlar, Kofar Mata boya kuyularında geleneksel yöntemlerle renklendiriliyor. Önce "İndigo" ağacından elde edilen boya yüzyıllık kuyularda, içerisine kül ve bazı katkı maddeleri eklenerek birkaç ay mayalanmaya bırakılıyor. Daha sonra boyanacak kumaşlar, mavinin her tonunu içeren kuyulara batırılıp kurutma işlemine tabi tutuluyor.

In Nigeria, fabrics are traditionally dyed using ancient methods in the Kofar Mata indigo pits. First, dye is obtained from the "Indigo" tree and left to ferment for several months in century-old pits, with the addition of ashes and certain additives. Subsequently, the fabrics to be dyed are immersed in the pits containing various shades of blue, followed by a drying process.

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All of these world-renowned heroes were either Ash’aris or Maturidis (Sunnis) in Creed, Followed one of the four Madhabs (Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi’i, Hanbali), and Adhered to a Sufi tariqah (order).
Every single one of them.

Among the Sufis who aided Islam with the sword as well as the pen were:

“Such men as the Naqshbandi Shaykh Shamil al-Daghestani, who fought a prolonged war against the Russians in the Caucasus in the nineteenth century;

Darqawi Faqir Al-Hajj Muhammad al-Ahrash, who fought the French in Egypt in 1799;

Qadiri Shaykh ‘Uthman ibn Fodi, who led j*had in Northern Nigeria from 1804 to 1808 to establish Islamic rule;

Imam Pangeran Diponegoro,
The Javanese prince and one of Indonesia’s greatest National Heroes.
He fought j*had against the Dutch from 1825 to 1830 and followed the Shattariya tariqah;

Qadiri Shaykh ‘Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza’iri, who led the Algerians against the French from 1832 to 1847;

Tijani Shaykh al-Hajj ‘Umar Tal, who led Islamic j*had in Guinea, Senegal, and Mali from 1852 to 1864;

Muridiyyah Shaykh Ahmadu Bamba,
who struggled against the French colonial rule of Senegal in the late 1800s;

Sayyid Muhammad ‘Abdullah al-Somali, a Shaykh of the Salihiyya order who led Muslims against the British and Italians in Somalia from 1899 to 1920;

Qadiri Shaykh Ma’ al-‘Aynayn al-Qalqami, who helped marshal Muslim resistance to the French in northern Mauritania and southern Morocco from 1905 to 1909;

Senussi Shaykh Omar al-Mukhtar who led the resistance against the Italian colonization of Libya from 1911 to 1931 and also fought against the French colonization of Chad and the British occupation of Egypt;

Shadhili Shaykh Muhammad al-Hashimi who despite his old age joined the ranks against the French colonization of Syria in 1920.
He fought alongside many other ‘ulema of Damascus amongst them one of his shaykhs, Shaykh Al-Sharif al-Yaqoubi, who commanded a division of 500 people.”

- Reliance of the Traveller -

Tasawwuf did not prevent them from serving Islam in any way they could.

Japan’s iSpace HAKUTO-R lander captured this stunning photo in orbit around our Moon while a solar eclipse was occurring on Earth last week. You can see the Moon’s dark shadow passing above Australia as a dark smudge.

RAMADAN IN THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

In Turkey, Ramadan is also called the sultan of the other eleven months.

In front of the bakery, people wait in lines for hot Ramadan buns, as soon as the call to prayer is called, the fast is broken with prayer and dates. After several hours of abstinence, the stomachs are filled with special Ramadan delicacies and the socializing begins, which lasts from iftar to the beginning of the Tarawih prayers.

Ramadan traditions across Turkey:

"Sele-sepet" in Samsun
The gathering, which takes place on the night of the 14th to the 15th day of Ramadan and is known as "Sele-sepet", is still very special, especially for children.
That night, children go around the houses around the village with lamps and baskets, the so-called "sele-sepets" and collect tips. Children receive money from someone, candies, cookies or chocolate from someone. What the children collect they put in the baskets they carry. Walking from door to door, the children also sing suitable songs to the hosts.

The tradition of the orchestra in Amasya
In Amasya, the tradition of iftar with music from 150 years ago is still alive today. The people gather for iftar sofres around the Amasya Fortress on the Haršena hill, the highest place dominating the city, where they break their fast to the music of the city orchestra.

The tradition started by the governor of Amasya, Zija Pasha, in the 1860s, by marking the beginning of Ramadan with the music of davul and zurna at the fortress of Amasya, still has a special meaning for the people of Amasya.

In Erzurum, gifts are given to children who fast for the first time
In Erzurum, children who fast for the first time receive various gifts, iftar meals and gifts are brought to the houses of engaged girls. In homes and mosques, 1001 Hatma of the Qur'an are recited, and it best reflects the spirit of Ramadan.

Iftar of artisans in Konya
One of the obligatory Ramadan customs are iftars in which many people participate. Artisans invite their neighbors from neighboring shops to have iftar together, and together they rest from a hard day's work with iftar.
In 51 mosques in Konya, teravih prayer with hatma is performed. At the Esrefoglu Mosque in Beyşehirli, not far from Konya, the faithful are treated to Ottoman sherbet after leaving the teravih prayers.

"Karađoz and Hadživat" in Bursa
Bursa is known as the place where the shadow theater, Karađoz and Hadživat still live today, an unforgettable Ramadan tradition. Visitors have the opportunity to meet Karađoza and Hadživata at events organized by the municipality during Ramadan.

Ramadan pastry "kahke" in Gaziantep
One type of pastry known as "kahke" is a Ramadan tradition and is prepared in every house to cheer up the children. Neighbors never forget to treat each other with the dishes they prepare for Iftar and Sahur.