When asked about the most famous mosque in Islamic history, many immediately think of the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah. Yet fewer people know that the first mosque ever built in Islamic history was not in central Madinah, but in a small village nearby: Masjid Quba.The story begins during the Hijrah—the...

They had no titles, no status, no names preserved in scripture—only one defining trait: unwavering faith. In a time when belief in One God was forbidden, these young men quietly chose exile over compromise. They walked away from society, into the mountains, and into a cave. What followed was not...