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A Persian slave who loved the Koran
“There was no one among the Companions who knew the Koran better than Abu al-‘Aliya, followed by Said ibn Jubayr.” (Narrated by Abu...
The story of the rescue of the Prophet’s ﷺ body
As soon as the list of Medina’s inhabitants was ready, they all appeared the Sultan one by one and received alms from him. The Sultan carefully...
A day with the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ in Ramadan
Have you ever wondered what an ideal Ramadan is like - or at least something close to it? This question is especially relevant this month. The...
The story of the rescue of the Prophet’s ﷺ body
The history of Islam has seen many instances where Muslims encountered saboteurs and spies. They carried out a wide variety of actions but they all...
The history of fasting
The month of Ramadan is almost here. How long have we have waited for it and how we have missed its blissful days and nights! The holiday reaches us...
The Ruler of Andalusia (Spain)
According to historians, al-Ghafiqi resembled Musa ibn Nusayr and Tariq ibn Ziyad in his noble fervour and lofty aspirations. The Commander...
What has space exploration given humanity?
Now let us recall some of the discoveries that have become a permanent part of our lives, thanks to space. We have become accustomed to the fact that...
Inspiration through history and culture
Today we will delve into the life of Ibn Khaldun, a distinguished Muslim philosopher, historian, politician and traveler. In our time, when interest...
The story of Napoleon who imagined himself the Imam Mahdi
We know Napoleon as a renowned military leader, the Emperor of France, who captured Moscow and was routed by Russia in the Patriotic War of...
The Last Wish of Hurrem Sultan
In the 19th century, coffee was already widespread among various strata of the empire’s population and gradually became...
How Christians helped the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
Episode Four The First Hijra. One of the most famous examples of Christians helping the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is the...
The Last Wish of Hurrem Sultan
What did Hurrem Sultan dream about when she was dying? Fans of the TV series “The Magnificent Century” will answer this question without...
How Christians helped the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
In the history of interaction between various religious communities, there are many examples when representatives of different faiths supported each...
How Muslims Protected Christian Shrines
Arguments that changed the decision of the Soviet authorities Imams and activists appealed not only to religious, but also to historical arguments:...
How Muslims Protected Christian Shrines
In an era when interreligious conflicts often become a tool for political manipulation, history preserves amazing examples of solidarity and mutual...
The Story of the Lost Necklace
Under the mercilessly scorching sun of the Arabian desert, a caravan of travelers stops for a rest. The sand, hot from the heat of the day, softly...
The Black Stone of the Kaaba: Between History and Modernity
The Black Stone (al-Hajar al-Aswad) is one of the most revered relics in Islam, located in the eastern corner of the Kaaba in Mecca. Its...
The Meccan Parliament. What do we know about Dar an-Nadwa?
Of course, the pre-Islamic system of governance in Mecca can hardly be called parliamentary in the classical sense of the term but the House of...
How many times did Prophet Muhammad ﷺ perform Hajj and Umrah?
Hajj is one of the pillars of Islam. Every believer who has the opportunity is obliged to perform Hajj and Umrah at least once in his life. However,...
Brotherhood among believers
It was not only the construction of a mosque as a place for people to meet and come together that concerned the Messenger of God ﷺ in Medina but also...
Tawus ibn Kaysan – the mentor of the rulers
As soon as the ruler (caliph) of the Muslims, Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik, reached the Kaaba and settled near it, having realized his desire for this...
Why did Ivan the Terrible made his citizens take an oath on the Koran?
Historians have a very ambiguous attitude towards Tsar Ivan the Terrible (1530-1584). Some call him a tyrant and reproach him for the murder of his...
How the Tatars ended up in Iran
In the context of modern globalisation and high information flow, we let more information to pass through ourselves and try to compare various facts....
Said ibn Jubayr
Said ibn Jubayr realized that if he fell into the hands of al-Hajjaj, he would have to choose one of two things: either his head would be cut...
Said ibn Jubayr
“Said ibn Jubayr was killed when there was no man on earth who did not need his knowledge.” Ahmad ibn Hanbal He was a strong and...
Solomon and the daughter of the ruler
The prophet Solomon (Sulaiman) received news of a large kingdom on a distant island. The ruler of that country was very rich and powerful. Having...
Ar-Rabia - The Holder of Opinion
One day, an unexpected change occurred in the quiet life of the scholar Ar-Rabia. One moonlit summer night, an elderly warrior arrived in Medina. He...
Ar-Rabia - The Holder of Opinion
Let us fast forward to the 51st year of the Hijri (Muslim calendar). Detachments of Muslims go to the east and west, bringing to humanity the...
Steps taken by the Prophet ﷺ after the Battle of Uhud
The tragedy of Uhud had weakened the authority of the Muslims and undermined their strength, as a result of which they had to face many internal and...
A judge named Shuraykh
Here is another interesting story from the life of judge Shuraykh. One day his son said to him, “Oh my father! Indeed, I am in litigation with...
A judge named Shuraykh
Shuraykh was once asked, “How did you acquire this knowledge?” He replied, “By repeating it after the scholars: I took from them...
The one who was brought up in the house of the Prophet ﷺ
Hasan al-Basri went to a meeting place, where a palace was in construction, in order to address people with instructions, remind them of important...
The one who was brought up in the house of the Prophet ﷺ
“How can people, among whom is one like al-Hasan al-Basri, be misled?” Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik. The messenger brought the wife of the...
“I dream of becoming a scientist”
When a special knife for cutting flesh and a saw for sawing bones was brought, one of the doctors said to Urwa, “I think that we should give...
“I dream of becoming a scientist”
“Whoever wants see a person from among the inhabitants of Paradise, let him look at Urwa ibn az-Zubayr” and Abd ul-Malik ibn...
History of Islam in Questions and Answers
1. For how many years did the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) call the people of Mecca to Islam? The Prophet (peace and blessings...
Sacrifice that is advisable to perform in the Month of Rajab
The Eid al-Adha sacrifice is a well-known ritual. Due to the great excitement in the media, not only Muslims but also representatives of other faiths...
Knowledge elevates the slave to the level of the master
Let us project ourselves to the first ten days of the month of Dhul-Hijjah (the 12th month of the lunar year according to the Muslim calendar) of the...
MY FIRST USTAZ AND HOW I ENTERED THE TARIQAH
So, I became a murid. I had never seen the ustaz from Inkho by then. Only in winter, in January, when I came home on leave, did I decide to visit...
MY FIRST USTAZ AND HOW I ENTERED THE TARIQAH – SHEIKH SAID AFANDI AL-CHIRKAWI AD-DAGHESTANI
The Honourable Sheikh Said Afandi al-Chirkawi talks here about his first Sheikh Abdul Hamid Afandi from the village Inkho and how he started on the...
Favorite of millions
How many chances did a man, born in the 6th century on the Arabian Peninsula, have to become a person whose name, 1,500 years later, would be one of...
Rabi ul-Awwal: the month of birth of the Messenger of God ﷺ
Rabi ul-Awwal (literally “the first month of spring”) is the third month of the Muslim lunar calendar and one of the most...
THREE QUESTIONS
There was once a man who was an enemy to Islam. He had three famous questions that no person could answer. No Islamic scholar in Baghdad...
THE FIRST FEMALE CONVERT TO ISLAM: HAZRAT KHADIJA
Hazrat Khadija (may Allah be pleased with her), the first wife of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), was at the...
REMEMBERING SHEIKH ABDULHAMID AFANDI
Islam in Russia has a rich history, which can be traced back to the reign of Umar, the second righteous Caliph in the 7th century Hijri. Since then...
THE HISTORY OF HAJJ IN RUSSIA
The implementation of the fifth pillar of Islam - the pilgrimage to the shrines of Mecca and Medina - Hajj - in Soviet times was almost...
HISTORIC MOSQUES IN MADINAH ADD TO THE ISLAMIC GLORY OF THE CITY
Al-Madinah Al-Munawwara is a place of historic and spiritual density. The landmarks that mark this landscape are so numerous they can hardly be...
AN ODD STORY
Once two angels met in the fourth heaven. One asked the other, “Where are you going?” The other answered, “I am going to fulfill a...
IMAM MAHDI AND THE SIGNS OF THE HOUR
The following unprecedented cosmic phenomena mentioned in this article have never happened. They are expected to take place in the month of Ramadan...
THE EMPEROR AND THE SEED
An emperor in the Far East was growing old and knew it was time to choose his successor. Instead of choosing one of his assistants or his children,...
The Night of Decree - Laylat al-Qadr
Almighty God has honoured the month of Ramadan with the Night of Laylat al-Qadr, the night of power and...
THE GREAT SHAMIL, IMAM OF DAGESTAN AND CHECHNYA, SHEIKH OF THE NAQSHBANDI TARIQAH
The great commander Europeans monitored the Caucasus war campaigns. They were surprised at how it was possible that such a strong country with the...
THE GREAT SHAMIL, IMAM OF DAGESTAN AND CHECHNYA, SHEIKH OF THE NAQSHBANDI TARIQAH
There is a hadith which says that worthy people can be appreciated only by worthy ones. They say, that when we mention pious people Allah grants us...
History Of Islam In Russia
About the good “harm” of soap The only ulus, given by the mighty conqueror Temujin (Genghis Khan) to his sons, where its rulers declined...
History of Islam in Russia
Islam and the Golden Horde The first Mongolian ruler who embraced Islam was Berke Khan (in Mongolian «Falcon»). Indeed, he became the falcon of...
Inform me about Islam…
Umar Ibn Al-Khattab (may God be pleased with him), a companion of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), said: “One day we were...
Historic mosques in Medina add to the Islamic glory of the city
Al-Madinah Al-Munawwara is a place of historic and spiritual density. The landmarks that mark this landscape are so numerous, they can hardly be...
The morning prayer – story
A man woke up early in order to pray the Fajr prayer in the mosque. He got dressed, made his ablution and was on his way to the mosque. On his way...
Love, honesty marked the Рrophet’s ﷺ manners
Al Hussain (may God be pleased with him) said, “I asked my father how the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) behaved in sitting...
Country of kings
Ancient Ghana derived power and wealth from gold and the introduction of the camel as the Trans-Saharan trade increased the quantity of goods that...
Sayings of sayyiduna Umar Al-Farooq(may God be pleased with him)
1. To eat less is healthy, to speak less is wisdom, and to sleep less is worship. 2. After faith, there is no greater gift than a pious wife. 3....
The last sermon of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
The last sermon of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is known as Khutbatul Wada’. It is mentioned in almost all books of...
Journey of the soul
Hajj, the muslim pilgrimage to mecca, is an intensely personal journey, which challenges the individual in many ways. First, there is the physical...
Hikayat (story) about how to make Dua
One group of pilgrims was caught up in the recitation of dua, humbling themselves before the Most High. Amongst them was a person who could not...
Change of Qiblah
Two momentous events in the life of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) bear special significance as regards the institution of prayer...
Islam’s tolerance in a multi-confessional society
In the second half of the 19th century, along with Russian schools, there was a whole network of religious educational institutions of various...
Virtues of the righteous
Beautiful words about magnanimity and generosity One of the scholars said, “I do not like to refuse someone in his need with which he has turned...
Islam’s tolerance in a multi-confessional society
Visual confirmation of the tolerant attitude of Islam to representatives of other beliefs is the following wellknown historical event. During the...
Islam’s tolerance in a multi-confessional society
The attitude of Islam to representatives of other religions or the tolerance of Islam is one of the most important topics of our time. It is...
Fasting in the month of Rajab
Rajab is the month of mercy and forgiveness. Being one of the months preceding Ramadan, Rajab is the preparation for this period and Muslims should...
Golden path in Islamic history - Kuramuhammad haji Ramazanov
Almost fifteen years ago, on 26 July 2007, as a result of the terrorist attack, the great contemporary scholar-theologian Alim Kuramuhammadhaji...
Piety of imam Abu Hanifa
Better known as Imam A’dham (The Greatest Imam), or by his kunyah Abu Hanifah, Nu’man ibn Thabit was born in the city of Kufa (modern day Iraq) in...
Islam in the Russian armyIslam in the Russian army
In 1806-1807 the Russian army sent 20 Bashkir regiments to the European campaign. Eight more regiments fought in the Napoleonic war of 1812-1814....
Islam in the Russian army
The legal status of Muslims in the Russian Imperial Army in the 17th-19th centuries - the example of Bashkirs. In the 16th century Russia was...
The Prophet’s smile
Prophet Muhammad smiled, often and with real joy. In fact he smiled so regularly that his smile and kind demeanor are mentioned time and time again...
Sayings of Prophet Muhammad for victory in this life and hereafter
Narrated from Khalid bin Walid (may God be pleased with him), “A man once came into a gathering where the Holy Prophet was sitting with many...
The prohibition of tattooing
Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings upon him, has prohibited tattooing for more than 1400 years and cursed who did it. And this prohibition was at...
Largest muslim nation
Indonesia is the most populous Muslim-majority nation in the world. Muslims account for nearly 88 percent of its population of more than 200...
Keys of the treasures of the heavens & earth
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) continued, “O Uthman, whoever recites it 100 times every day will be rewarded ten graces” Although...
Junaid Baghdadi and love for Allah
Once at the time of Hajj, there was a gathering in Mecca of some friends of Allah; the youngest among whom was Junaid Baghdadi (may God be pleased...
Arab dagestanis – direct descendants of the Prophet Muhammad
- Where do the Prophet’s e descendants in Dagestan live nowadays and what is the number of sayyids today? - No one can tell the exact number today....
The Al-Mustarah mosque in Saudi Arabia
Masjid Al-Mustarah, located 2.5 kilometers northwest of the Prophet's Mosque, acquired its name because the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be...
Arab Dagestanis – direct descendants of the Prophet Muhammad
The beloved Prophet is the best among people. Islamic history researchers and researchers of Prophet’s genealogy are unanimous that Prophet...
Pride of the ummah: Marjani
His personality in white turban and green chapan often attracted the attention of Russian scientists at the meetings of this Society. In 1877, the...
Pride of the ummah: Marjani
Marjani is a religious figure, an educator, a philosopher, a historian. However, the above definitions do not fully cover all aspects of his...
Imam Abu Hanifah and the atheist
Long ago in the city of Baghdad, there was the seat of a Muslim empire on the Tigris River. On one side of the river was the Royal Palace and on the...
The ancient and mighty roots of Islam in Russia. Saksin – a city-state
A little studied page in the history of independent state formations in the Lower Volga region prior to the appearance of the Golden Horde is...
The Golden Horde and Islam
When studying the history of the Golden Horde, Russian school textbooks, as a rule, do not see a special difference between Mongols and modern...
Only for Allah
There was a pious man among the Banu Israel who was always busy in the worship of Allah. A group of people came to him and told him that a tribe...
Biography of tatar sheikh Muhammad-Zakir al-Chistawi (Camalov) in arabic-language manuscripts
Information about Muhammad Zakir al Chistawi is also found in another Arabic language work “Siraj as Sa`adat” (The Candle of Happiness), which...
Biography of Tatar sheikh Muhammad-Zakir al-Chistawi (Kamalov) in arabic-language manuscripts
For many centuries Tatar literature grew and developed within the framework of a single common Islamic culture in close connections with Arab,...
The Khanty and Mansi once were muslims
Islam came to Siberia more than 600 years ago. Ancient manuscripts stored in Tobolsk City Museum Preserve tell of the coming of 366 Sufis of the...
Muslim inventions that changed the world
About 1,600,000,000 cups of coffee are consumed every day around the world. Billions of people rely on it as part of their daily routines. And yet,...
Biography of Muhammad-Tahir of Qarakh (1809-1882)
Muhammad Tahir, the son of Khuchalav al Tsulda alQarakhi, was born in the Qarakh village of Tsulda (now Charodinsky district) in 1809. Historians...
Murat ramzi - the great son of the bashkir people
Often the life path of talented and extraordinary people develops dramatically and even tragically and we are not surprised that they have to...
Arabs – the founders of geography
In the Middle Ages Arab geographers were the most versed in the knowledge of paths, roads and routes. Interest in the observation of natural...
History of hajj in Russia
The Soviet period of the history of the Russian State is marked, beginning with repression and ending with the collapse of mosques and their...
Qala Quraysh as a famous Quraysh city in Dagestan
However, the local government did not want to give power to the strangers and could not accept their rule. As a result there were periodical revolts...
Iftar
Iftar is observed during the holy month of Ramadan. It is one of the oldest rituals followed by Muslims all over the world. Ramadan occurs in the...
Laylat al-Qadr - the Night of Decree
Almighty Allah has honored the month of Ramadan with the Night of Laylat al Qadr, the night of power and predestination. In the Noble Koran there is...
Sheikh Bayazit Khayrullin
The renowned theologian Bayazit Sheikh Khayrullin was born in 1871 and grew up in Ufa. His military service Bayazit Sheikh completed in Vladikavkaz,...
The last path of the great Imam Shamil
One hundred and forty nine years have passed since the greatest scholar of our time, the defender and supporter of religion, the freedom fi ghter of...
Heroes of jihad about terrorist attacks and explosions
An exchange of letters between Emir Abd el- Kader and Imam Shamil is recorded in historical chronicles. From them it becomes evident that even in...
Sheikh Zaynullah Sharif Rasulev – eminent muslim scholar and spiritual guide
Zainulla Sharif Rasulev studied in madrasas in his native village, then in other villages, his final spiritual education being received in the...
History of sufism in Dagestan
As is well-known, 1400 year old Islam has played a tremendous role in the spiritual, economic and political life of Dagestan across many stages of...
Britain’s First Mosques – Part 2
Transplanting Islam – Imperial Elites and Humble Seamen Leitner was born in Hungary as GottliebWilhelm Saphir to a family of Jewish ancestry who...
Virtues of Rabi`ul-awwal
The sacred 12th day of the month Rabi-ul-awwal is especially important for Muslims around the world, since on this day the one who led humanity from...
Only for Allah
On the way, Satan met him in the form of an old man and asked him where he was going. He said he was going to cut a certain tree. Satan said, «You...
A mosque. A prison. And a mosque again.
The first Islamic activists and descendants of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) started their charitable mission here. After...
The miraculous cow
A short story about how the Almighty ordered the children of Israel to slaughter a cow. According to a different report, the dead body was found at...
Islam and Technology: Keeping Cool
Where the courtyard house was the normal dwelling type the interior courtyard performs an important function as a modifier of climate. It allows...
