Culture & Heritage
1 week ago
Azmat Jah Bahadur anointed as The Ninth Nizam of Hyderabad
(RAHNUMA) Nawab Mir Mohammed Azmat Ali Khan known as Azmat Jah, the eldest son of the eighth Nizam of Hyderabad, Nawab…
2 weeks ago
Richness of ‘Asaf Jah-ism’ gave many Hyderabadis a pride in cultural finesse beyond polemics of faith
By Syed Ahmed Khan Representative Editor In Chief, The Rahnuma-E-Deccan Daily January 19th, 2023 HYDERABAD (RAHNUMA) Hyderabad’s erstwhile Royals the…
November 19, 2022
How an Ottoman Princess brought the abolished Turkish Caliphate to the Nizam of Hyderabad
HYDERABAD (RAHNUMA) The name of Her Imperial Highness Princess Durru Shehvar, the elder daughter-in-law of His Exalted Highness the Nizam…
November 19, 2022
When the Nizam was projected as Caliph’s successor, and Hyderabad a magnet for global Muslims
On March 3, 1924 a historic decree passed by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey abolished the Ottoman Caliphate or…
November 13, 2022
AlUla Moments launches the inaugural Ancient Kingdoms Festival
AlUla (RAHNUMA) From 11 th – 27 th November, for the first time ever, the three linked ancient oases of…
August 27, 2022
How politics reduced Tipu Sultan from a national hero to a controversial figure
Bengaluru, Aug 27 (IANS) It is common in every household of south Karnataka to address their kids as Tipu Sultan till…
August 11, 2022
Quit India: At 33, Aruna Asaf Ali hoisted Tricolour at Mumbai’s Gowalia Tank in 1942
(RAHNUMA) On August 8, 1942, after Gandhiji’s historic ‘Quit India’ call to the British Raj at Mumbai’s Gowalia Tank maidan,…
August 11, 2022
The saga of Bi Amma, whom Gandhi addressed as ‘meri maa’
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Among the few Muslim women who had actively participated in the Indian Independence movement, Abadi Bano…
June 13, 2022
Traditions describing the Prophet Muhammad’s ﷺ fashion sense, physical beauty and attributes – salutations and blessings be upon him
by Ahmed Khan, Founder, The Rahnuma Daily Editor-In-Chief (therahnuma.com) editor@therahnuma.com (RAHNUMA) The Prophet of Arabia Muhammad the son of Abdullah…
June 1, 2022
Elizabeth II’s claim of descent through Zaida of Seville back to Fatima Al-Zahra
by Ahmed Khan, Founder, The Rahnuma Daily Editor-In-Chief (therahnuma.com) editor@therahnuma.com (RAHNUMA) In 2022, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II became the…