--- title: "QiblaFind Blog - Insights, tips, and guides" description: "Articles on Islamic practice, the calendar, and prayer." --- QiblaFind Blog # Insights, tips, and guides Articles on Islamic practice, the calendar, and prayer. [All](https://qiblafind.net/blog) [Islamic history](https://qiblafind.net/blog/category/islamic-history) [Prayer & worship](https://qiblafind.net/blog/category/prayer-worship) [Islamic calendar](https://qiblafind.net/blog/category/islamic-calendar) [Qibla & Kaaba](https://qiblafind.net/blog/category/qibla-kaaba) [ Islamic history## A Short History of Islam: Key Moments from 610 CE to Today Explore the history of islam from the first revelation and Hijrah through major caliphates, scientific learning, later empires, and Muslim life today. 9 min read · 25 Sep 2026 ](https://qiblafind.net/blog/islam-history) [ Prayer & worship### Istikhara Prayer: How to Pray It, the Dua, and What to Expect 6 min · 25 Sep 2026 ](https://qiblafind.net/blog/istikhara) [ Islamic history### Isra and Miraj: The Night Journey and Ascension 5 min · 25 Sep 2026 ](https://qiblafind.net/blog/isra-and-miraj) [ Islamic calendar### Ashura Meaning: Tasua, History and How Muslims Observe Them 4 min · 25 Sep 2026 ](https://qiblafind.net/blog/ashura-and-tasua) [ Prayer & worship### Adhan Meaning: Words and Translation of the Call to Prayer 6 min · 25 Sep 2026 ](https://qiblafind.net/blog/adhan-and-prayer-times) [ Qibla & Kaaba### What Is the Qibla? Meaning, History and Prayer Direction 8 min · 25 Sep 2026 ](https://qiblafind.net/blog/understanding-qibla)