r/islamichistory

16K archived posts · Aug 2015 – Sep 2026

Islamic History

r/islamichistory

/r/islamichistory is a place for discussions about Muslim and Islamicate History. Please familiarize yourself with our rules and guidelines before participating.

Created Aug 29, 2014

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r/IslamicHistory endeavours to create a constructive platform for the learning and discussion of topics, subjects, and themes in Islamic History— Including, but not limited to, all academic disciplines that comprise the humanities (e.g. literature, linguistics, anthropology, philosophy, sociology, political-science,…etc...), Muslim scholarship or Islamic contributions in the fields of STEM, and relevant contemporary research and studies*.

*On contemporary research/studies: Information sourced from Anti-Muslim polemicists and affiliated organizations will not be permitted.

In order to achieve the aforementioned aim, r/IslamicHistory will:

o Collect and curate free academic resources and primary source material.

o Collect and curate accessible media resources (i.e. photography, film, audio).

o Host and/or lead reading groups.

o Host and/or lead collaborative projects (e.g. development of original learning materials, media, and research projects).

Your participation is welcome and encouraged. Feel free to pose questions, initiate discussions, submit relevant content, or just lurk and learn.

Rules:

Be respectful. Argumenta ad hominem, harassment, rude language, and any forms of abuse or bigotry will not be tolerated.
No politics. While individuals are entitled to hold political opinions and personal interpretations on matters within and outside the scope of r/IslamicHistory, any explicitly political posts will be removed. Political content is only acceptable within the framework of research and intelligent discussion regarding the expressed ideologies.
No proselytization. Avoid preaching or evangelizing any ideologies—this applies to both secular and religious beliefs.
Rules may change. As r/IslamicHistory is still developing as a community, the rules listed herein may change.
Moderator discretion. r/IslamicHistory is an actively moderated community. Enforcement of listed rules and guidelines are at the discretion of moderators.
Follow content guidelines.

A. Abide by the Reddit Content Policy.

B. Practice good Reddiquette.

C. Post original sources when possible. Nobody wants to read clickbait rehashes.

D. Stay on topic. If the discussion at hand is on the community functions of Sufi orders in North African Ottoman territories, don’t go off on a tangent about Isma’ilism in the Indian diaspora.

E. Tag your post titles to categorize them appropriately.

• Add [A] to denote academic publications.

• Add [P] to denote personal work (i.e. anything that you wrote yourself).

• Add [L] to denote literature (e.g. memoirs, histories, poetry, fiction) written by Muslims, or about Muslims and/or Islam from the distant past (i.e. Pre-1990’s).

• Add [R] to denote a non-academic religious source. (E.g. a contemporary religious leader providing an oral history or narrative on a historical event).

• Add [M] to denote any audio, video, photo, and or journalistic media.

• Add [Q] to denote any questions or requests.

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