Galatasaray

Turkish word Galatasaray consist of "Galata" and "saray". Galata is a place with invincible tower and bridge in the past. Saray means palace. In 1453, Galata tower and bridge - were belong to Byzantine Empire, conquered by Sultan Mahmud II of Ottoman after fifty-seven days Siege of Constantinople. #LostIslamicHistory

Cheque

The first bank was established in muslim world. In the period, traveler can deposit and withdraw money by a bank note called "Sakk". From this word, we know today as "Cheque". #LostIslamicHistory

Maluku

"... karena banyaknya kerajan Islam di sana, maka disematkanlah Jaziratul-Muluk (negeri para raja) untuk negeri di timur Indonesia itu. Kelak, kita mengenalnya dengan nama (kepulauan) Maluku." #LostIslamicHistory

Camera

Camera, came from Arabian word 'Qamara' means a dark or private room, refers to the invention of Ibn Haytham at 1000s AD. He found the first pin-hole camera after noticing the way light came through a hole in windows shutter.
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Drogheda United F. C.

In 1847, there were Great Irish Famine resulted in 1,000,000 death. Later, Ottoman Sultan Abdul Majid declared to donate 10,000 sterling, but Queen Victoria of England requested the Sultan send only 1,000 sterling, because the queen had sent only 2,000 sterling. The Sultan agreed to sent the 1,000 sterling, but also secretly sent three ships full of food arrived at Drogheda harbor. Due this generosity, the Irish, especially those in Drogheda, are friendly to the Turks. This led to the appearance symbol on Drogheda United Football club's crest. #LostIslamicHistory

Lost Islamic History

Aku menyukai sejarah. Aku menyukai kebenaran. Karena dari sejarah yang benar, kita bisa menentukan arah tujuan hidup kita. #tsaaaah

Sudah lama sebetulnya, kecintaan ini ada. Namun belakangan, cinta itu semakin membara. #halah
Khususon kepada sejarah Islam. Penyebabnya, mas @abiprahasto yang suka nulis tentang sejarah Islam. Semoga berkah selalu ada buat mas Abi. Mungkin beberapa tulisan setelah ini adalah hasil dari ilmu yang dibagi mas Abi. Mas Abi, kalo baca ini, saya mohon izin posting ya..

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