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Long live criticism?
There is a category of people who have never done anything useful but love to criticize what others do. Such “friends” think...
Let’s go to Mecca!
In everyday life, in the whirlwind of worldly affairs, we sometimes do not have even a free minute to sincerely turn to the Creator. And for this...
Lessons from Sheikh
“Basically, our da’wah is in our behavior. One has to call to Islam none except himself! One does not have to tell anyone to observe Islam if he...
Every crime leaves a trace
There are things in our life that can truly be envied. Such envy is not condemned in Islam. On the contrary, “white envy”, which implies...
Alhambra: poetry in stone
In the 7th century, the Arab commander Tariq ibn Ziyad crossed the strait separating North Africa from the Iberian Peninsula and invaded the...
The consequences of the first rally in the history of Islam
The murder of Uthman opened a whole series of rebellions. Huzaifa says: “The first turmoil is the murder of Uthman, and the last is the coming...
Is it true that after Ramadan one has to fast another six days?
Is it true that after Ramadan one has to fast another six days and are these days considered special? If so, how should one make up for the days...
The consequences of the first rally in the history of Islam
The reign of the righteous Caliph Uthman ibn Affan was famous for many virtues. The Caliph serves as an excellent example for us of the desire to...
Ramadan Mubarak!
By the will of Almighty God, the holy month of fasting, the month of the purification of hearts, the month of exceptional thoughts and virtuous deeds...
Help is a responsibility
Help from others comes in different ways. Some offer it themselves. Someone has to be asked - openly or hinting... We ourselves are either in a hurry...
Five rewards for fasting
Rajab marks the beginning of the ‘three holy months’ that the faithful were eagerly awaiting. The blessed month of Rajab is a special...
When is it most difficult to show patience?
The ability to show patience characterises a person as being very strong in spirit and morally stable. In a state of anger or a nervous...
Rajab 1446
The road called “later” leads to the city of “never” If you are constantly in the habit of putting things off until later,...
Hachiko, the Faithful Dog
In 1934, a bronze statue of a dog called Hachiko was erected at the Shibuya Train station in Tokyo, Japan. This is the story of that...
The sleep we have lost
In those centuries when humanity was not yet familiar with the conveniences brought to our lives by electricity, people’s lives largely...
Why should we love the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ?
Because of His great love for His Prophet ﷺ, God the Almighty, addressing him, says (meaning):, “Indeed, your Lord will soon reward you and you...
Why should we love the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ ?
A wise person who has come to know our beloved Prophet ﷺ cannot love anyone more than him, except for Allah Most High. The Prophet ﷺ deserves the...
Bullying: when school turns into a branch of Hell
They hate Mondays and grab any excuse to stay home. They prepare for each new day as if it were their last battle, knowing in advance that they are...
Do not waste your time!
We do not notice how the Internet has gradually become an integral part of our lives. And many learn to live there - on social networks, escaping...
Is it easy to achieve good character?
In principle, there is nothing difficult about being a person of good character. To do this, it is enough not to commit bad deeds, avoid sinful...
Did all the prophets perform the Hajj?
The venerable Kaaba has existed on earth since the time of the forefather Adam (peace be upon him), and many prophets (peace be upon them) made...
What wisdom does Hajj contain?
Hajj is a universal worship, for it is performed with both property and body. Hajj differs from other pillars of Islam in that it is performed only...
I am tired of this life
This story was shared by a mother who experienced the death of her only child. During the entire conversation she tried to control herself, but every...
You perform poorly, very poorly!
We have a theater society, dear friends. We are all actors, and our stage is social networks. And so, we play the roles: successful...
Modern medicine on the dangers of overeating
Research by scientists has shown that two meals a day fully satisfies the body’s needs of all adults: both men and women, including pregnant...
Do not waste your time
We did not even notice how the Internet became an integral part of our lives. Some of us began to simply spend their whole time in it, escaping from...
Five good news for those fasting in the month of Ramadan
The arrival of the month of Ramadan is a great joy for believers. True Muslims praise the Almighty for granting them mercy and allowing them to...
Why should we thank God?
Waking up in the morning in perfect health, in a comfortable bed and with his family, a person takes this for granted. However, everything we have is...
Four ways to spend Rajab, Sha’banand Ramadan productively
Rajab, Sha’ban, Ramadan are three months when limitless opportunities for worship are open to every Muslim - about 90 days during which we can...
The advantages and divine grace of Mawlid
An outstanding alim, Abu Baqr Uthman ibn Muhammad al-Bakry, commented on the book “Fath ul-Mubin”: “Al-Hasan al-Basri, who is one...
DISPELLING MYTHS ABOUT MAWLID
While celebrating Mawlid we should confine ourselves to performing actions expressing our gratitude and praise to Allah. Also remember the things...
DISPELLING MYTHS ABOUT MAWLID
Examples of permissible innovations are handshaking after morning and afternoon prayers, the consumption of various foods and drinks, dressing up in...
DISPELLING MYTHS ABOUT MAWLID
There are three types of bid'ah - obligatory, forbidden and desired. Al-Hafiz Abu al-Khair as-Sakhawi, may Allah have mercy upon him, stated...
The best prayer for troubles and misfortunes
Troubles and misfortunes befall each of us along the path of life. Both happy moments and periods of difficulty are sent down by the Almighty...
DISPELLING MYTHS ABOUT MAWLID
There are three types of bid'ah - obligatory, forbidden and desired. Al-Hafiz Abu al-Khair as-Sakhawi, may God have mercy upon him, stated in his...
THE GIFT OF TRUE FRIENDS
We are all born as individuals from a man and woman, a father and a mother: naked and dependent on adults for our survival. Our departure from the...
IMAM MAHDI AND THE SIGNS OF THE HOUR
These unprecedented cosmic phenomena mentioned in this article have never happened. They are expected to take place in the month of Ramadan and will...
SIGNS OF AN ACCEPTED HAJJ
When pilgrims return to their home countries after the Hajj, they return spiritually refreshed, forgiven of their sins and ready to start life anew...
Hajj: five steps from dream to reality
Many of us begin to feel sad when every year we see airports filled with excited glowing faces as well as when social media feeds are filled...
THE NEIGHBOUR’S RIGHTS IN ISLAM
Almighty Allah ordered believers to keep the ties of kinship intact and forbade them from being ungrateful. He further confirmed the right of a...
THE ISLAMIC VIEW OF NATURE
From the Islamic perspective, nature is one, created and sustained by One All-Powerful God, who is constantly and intimately aware of, and...
From funny stickers to bullying tools
Stickers are those funny pictures created with the goal of brightening and enhancing communication in social networks and which serve as instant...
Ramadan Mubarak!
By the will of Almighty God, the holy month of fasting, the month of the purification of hearts, the month of exceptional thoughts and virtuous deeds...
WHY ARE WE TESTED WITH HARDSHIPS?
When people face hardships and tribulations they must do their best not to despair but rather be joyous of the blessing these bring with...
Virtues of the month of Sha’ban
Sha’ban is the eighth month of the Muslim lunar calendar and is considered one of the months especially noted in the Sunna of the Messenger of...
INTENTION WHILE STUDYING
It is essential to have an intention during the course of one’s studies because intention is fundamental in all actions. The Messenger of God...
Month of mercy and forgiveness: Rajab
Rajab is the month of mercy and forgiveness. Being one of the months preceding Ramadan, Rajab is preparation for this period and Muslims should be...
What splits the ummah?
Arguing About Religion is Very Harmful for the Ignorant Praise be to God, we have believers who are eager to meet the requirements of religion, to...
Death is only the beginning
Death is an unpleasant topic for many. It is the subject that a lot of people avoid and even hate hearing about. But how can a sincere believer stop...
What is the difference between the hypocrites and true believers?
When spring comes, we all smell flowers blooming. Nature wakes up, and every one of us has feelings that are impossible to describe. Mu’min, a true...
What is the meaning of Prophet Muhammad’s ﷺ suffering?
When the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was humiliated and mocked by the Quraysh pagans, God said (meaning), “I will answer for you to those mocking and making...
Killing time is killing yourself
What is the origin of sin? Youth and leisure. A person who is young and carefree person surely starts to sin. The Koran has an ayah about the...
Killing time is killing yourself
My dear brothers, today, I think, it is best to remember and reflect on the most important thing we have today – that is, on time, its transience and...
The trials and tribulations of the children of Adam
Why is it useful to appeal to God? By divine predestination, man comes into this world being weak, and returns as weak to the Almighty, despite the...
Power of “Istighfar” (A moving story)
This story about “Istighfar” is from the life of Imam Ahmed Bin Hanbal, who is considered as a renowned scholar of Islam and a famous theologian....
No fears for tears: how crying helps relieve stress
“People do not cry because they are weak. They cry because they have been strong for too long”. (Johnny Depp) Tears rolling down your cheeks at...
Alexander Ovechkin: the world sports star
The hockey player Alexander Ovechkin was born in 1985 in Moscow. He was the third child in the family; his elder brothers were 13 and 15 years old at...
Internet harms teenagers more than it helps
Technology that surrounds everyone in current civilization affects our mind, work and even our lifestyle. It has many positive aspects but using it...
Eid mubarak - blessed eid!
Muslims around the world celebrate the feast of the fasting holiday, Eid alFitr - Uraza Bayram. This day marks the end of the month of Ramadan - the...
Internet harms teenagers more than it helps
Nobody can deny the important role of the Internet in our everyday life. People of all ages are using it to fi nd information and entertainment. They...
Ramadan 2022
The management and editorial staff of “As-Salam” congratulates all believers on the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan. We wish brothers and...
Story: The Drowning Cat
A wise old man was sitting at the river bank when he saw a cat that had fallen into the water, flailing around, trying to save itself from...
The reward of a fasting person
“The angels bless the fasting person when someone eats near him.” Walking down the street we sometimes see how certain people instead of keeping the...
How to unite the Islamic ummah?
The Islamic community throughout the world faces challenges, increasing daily and taking various shapes. They might be an economic blockade, an...
Rajab - one of the sacred months
Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the World and may His blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his Family and Companions. Rajab...
Rivals on the mat and brothers outside the mat
Interview with Olympic freestyle wrestling champion Kyle Snyder This story is not about the sport, rather about the friendship of sportsmen outside...
Prayers to read when feel anxiety and stress
Here are some supplications to read when under stress and experiencing anxiety. They are a means of dispelling fear, of seeking forgiveness of God,...
Better to give
A young man, a student in one of the universities, was one day taking a walk with a professor, who was commonly called the student’s friend because...
Compete in doing good deeds
We, human beings, should compete with each other not only in sport, but in doing good deeds as well. For example, if we see how a someone walks and...
The social significance of religion
Religion includes a very wide range of issues, a set of ideas which are the basis for a comfortable, safe, good and valuable functioning of society....
Let us just be quiet
“I have seen many friends, but have not seen a friend who is more valuable than keeping one’s tongue...” (Umar al-Farouk). A man, as the most...
How to respond to insults?
Religion forbids a person to harm anyone. In the Holy Quran Almighty God instructs His slaves to strive to be the best in everything and prohibits...
Dispelling myths about mawlid
Imam as-Suyuti writes in Al-Hawi fil-Fatawa that Tajuddin Umar ibn Ali al-Fakihani, one of the scholars of Maliki Madhab, said Mawlid was a hateful...
Dispelling myths about mawlid
Ibn Kathir wrote in the book Al-Bidayat wa an-Nihayat, that the sovereign of Irbil celebrated Mawlid in the month of Rabi ul-Awwal every year. He...
Dispelling myths about mawlid
There are three types of bid'ah - obligatory, forbidden and desired. Al-Hafiz Abu al-Khair as-Sakhawi, may Allah have mercy upon him, stated in...
Blessed days of dhul Hijjah
The Messenger of God (peace and blessings be upon him) declares the good deeds of 10 days of this month to be the most Superior. As transmitted from...
What is tariqa and shariah?
What is the difference between them? The reason for this conversation about Tariqa was a letter of Jamal Hassanov from the village of Khindah of the...
Tenacious professionals
Surely many of us have come to understand that in the longer term there are few really healthy people in professional sports and that the career of...
A unique corner of the world: Yemen
Yemen (officially the Republic of Yemen) is an Arab state in Southwest Asia, located in the south of the Arabian Peninsula. The population, according...
The best of times
Praise and gratitude to the Almighty, the Lord of the worlds for the opportunity to once again celebrate the respected month of Ramadan, as well as...
Do not cause them harm!
All religions promote peace and dignity, mutual respect, justice and mercy. And the most valuable of these qualities is mercy. “We have sent you (O...
Preparing for the blessed month of Ramadan
Muslims all over the world are looking forward to the month of Ramadan, which is the month of mercy and forgiveness. Therefore, in order not to miss...
Three things to do in the run-up to Ramadan
Little time remains before the beginning of Ramadan, the month of hope, purity and light. The heart is excited about the coming of these wonderful...
The virtue of the month of Shaban
Shaban is the eighth month of the Muslim lunar calendar and is considered one of the months especially marked in the Sunna of the Messenger of God ....
Fasting and its features
The holy months Rajab and Shaban are a kind of a herald of a great event that should once again change the lives of millions of people. But, as...
The virtue of the month of Rajab
Rajab is also one of the four forbidden months for waging war (ashhur alhurum), about which God the Almighty said (meaning), “Indeed, the number of...
Albania: the country that still needs to be discovered
Over the past three thousand years, the territory of modern Albania has been part of Ancient Greece, the Roman Empire, Byzantium and the Ottoman...
“Guide us to the true religion, o Allah” - Sheikh Said Afandi al-Chirkawi
The expression “true path” means “the true religion Islam”. The Muslim religion is called the true path, in that one who strives to become close to...
Choosing correct knowledge, teacher and companion and the need for steadfastness
A student should choose the best knowledge. Then he should consider studying that knowledge which is most essential for him from a religious point of...
The importance of Rabi-ul-Awwal
Rabi ul Awwal is not only exceptional for being the month of the birth of our beloved Prophet Muhammad , but it is also the month in which he began...
Sincere love towards Prophet Muhammad
As Muslims we know that our faith will be incomplete without sincere love towards our beloved Prophet Muhammad. How can we understand if our love is...
Intention while studying
Our teacher, Imam Qiwamuddin Hammad Ibn Ibrahim Ibn Isma’il As Saffar Al Ansari (may Allah have mercy on him) [1], quoted the following verses of...
Defense of Islamic doctoral degrees in Dagestan
Among the foreign members of the Council there were: Abdurazzaq al Saadi, Rector, Iraqi Islamic University (Iraq), Hani Shamsudin, Professor, Al...
Defense of Islamic doctoral degrees in Dagestan
The Russian southern republic of Dagestan for the first time in the history has prepared its own Doctors of Islamic Sciences. The new doctors...
Intention while studying
It is essential to have intention during the course of one’s studies because intention is fundamental to all actions. Rasulullah (peace and blessings...
The day of Ashura in Islam
The specific mention of these months does not deny or reject the sanctity of the remaining months, days and nights. The month of Ramadan is...
The day of Ashura in Islam
Muharram is the first month of the Islamic lunar calendar. The tenth day of this month has a special name “Ashura”. What does one get for fasting...
The spiritual meaning of sacrifice
The historical background of Eid al Adha is that the Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him) had a dream in which he was sacrificing his young son,...
Dagestan Mufti Sheikh Ahmad-Afandi congratulates the believers of the country on the holy feast of Eid al-Adha - Kurban Bayram
With the name of Allah, the Most Gracious and the Most Merciful! Dear brothers and sisters! I congratulate all of you on one of the most important...
Backbiting: a favorite pastime
Backbiting is such a common evil that even if the whole world was destroyed and three persons luckily survived, two would move to one side and...
The fictitious world of Facebook
What! You don’t have a Facebook account? Hameed was almost shocked to death when he came to know that his friend Ahmad did not have a Facebook...
Zakat al-Fitr
According to the Madhab of Imam Ash Shafi’i Every Muslim who has provisions for more than one day and is alive by the time of sunset on the eve of...
Congratulations of the Mufti of Dagestan on the Beginning of Congratulations of the Mufti of Dagestan on the Beginning of Ramadan
On behalf of the Dagestan Muftiyat staff and myself, I congratulate all Muslims on the beginning of the month of Ramadan! I sincerely hope that every...
Excellence of the month Sha’ban
The month of Sha’ban is given to us by the Most High as a means of approaching Him and as a means for atonement of sins. As the Prophet (peace and...
An Islamic Perspective on Coronavirus
Today mankind is rocked by a new disease, the COVID-19 coronavirus, which is spreading to a number of countries, affecting the lives of many people...
Rajab – One of the Sacred Months
The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “The year has twelve months, of which four are sacred: the three consecutive months,...
Exploring Creation: Muslim Scientists investigate the Wonders of the Natural World
In Islam, science has two interconnected pathways in the pursuit and application of knowledge. Science explores, and strives to articulate as...
Russia & Indonesia: Horizons of Beauty
Indonesia Muslim Fashion Industry Makes Its Rules The Indonesians travelled to Moscow to the southern republic of Russia – Dagestan. Here they got...
Islamic information in the era of the Internet
Using contemporary means of communication such as the Internet and mobile phones to spread information and to provide guidance is in fact a pious...
Importance of following knowledge
It says that looking at ulama (scholars) is an act of worship, too. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Anyone who shakes the hand...
How to rid oneself of flaws
The religion of Islam consists of three parts and Ihsan (sincerity) is one of them. And the best way to practice ihsan is to study the science of...
When a Hitman Becomes a Star
In the busy afternoon streets, he is often stopped by complete strangers, who ask for autographs and selfies or seek to simply give him a hug or...
The arabic teacher
Our school principal canceled the school assemblies of pioneers in the mornings and introduced morning exercises instead. Waste paper collection was...
