1193-03-04

(4 March) Sultan Salah al-Din (Saladin) passed away in Damascus, Syria.

1707-03-03

(03 March) The 6th Mughal Emperor, Muhi al-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb, died at the ripe age…

1965-02-21

(21 February) African American Muslim leader Malcolm X (al-Hajj Malik al-Shabazz) was assassinated.

1258-02-20

(20 February) The last Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad, Al-Musta’sim, was executed after the 10 days…

0923-02-17

(17 February) Noted Islamic scholar, historian and commentator of the Qur’an, Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn…

1869-02-15

(15 February) One of the most celebrated Urdu poets, Mirza Asadullah Khan died in Delhi,…

1645-12-18

(18 December) Mughal Empress Nur Jahan died in Lahore.

1955-12-05

(5 December) Famous Indian Urdu poet Asrar ul Haq Majaz died in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh,…

1131-12-04

(4 December) Noted Persian astronomer, mathematician and poet, Omar Khayyam, died in Nishapur (now in…