Rabi-ul-Awwal 1443
№11 (26 ) (2021-11-01)

Dispelling myths about mawlid

Dispelling myths about mawlid

How the Prophet slept

How the Prophet slept

Love like the Prophet Muhammad - quick steps to a better marriage

Love like the Prophet Muhammad - quick steps to a better marriage

Distant pathways: cape muslims of South Africa

Distant pathways: cape muslims of South Africa

Sayings of Prophet Muhammad for victory in this life and hereafter

Sayings of Prophet Muhammad for victory in this life and hereafter

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...

Predestination belongs only to Allah

Know that all matters are only within the power of Allah Almighty and that all people are merely bodies and images, which He moves about as He wants....

Ten reasons to wear a hijab

Several years ago I discovered the hijab, and, by the grace of the Almighty, today I wear this garment with joy and pride. In this article I would...

May I refuse to marry a righteous Muslim if I do not like his appearance?

Let us share some tips for those who is thinking over starting a family. First of all, remember that appearance also matters but this is not the most...

Why are the wives of the Prophet Muhammad called “mothers of the faithful”?

Like any other person, the Prophet Muhammad was married and had children, and, like all other people, he tasted death when it came. His wives...

Secrets of the Prophetic Biography

When the Prophet Muhammad entered Mecca the disbelievers were afraid but he did not even think to take revenge because they had harmed and fought...

Perfume - sunna of the Prophet Muhammad

A good smell is naturally better than a bad one. In fact, it traverses nature to the realm of the spirit and fills it with strength and power. The...

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Dirham of Caliph al-Mahdi

In my collection, I have a silver dirham of the Caliph (leader of the Muslims) al-Mahdi, who inherited power from his father, Caliph al-Mansur.     The future Caliph al-Mahdi was born in 126 AH (744 AD) in the village of Humayma, located in present-day Jordan. As Caliph, his father...


The Great Scholar Ibn Khaldun

About ten years ago, while in Tunisia, I used the local currency, dinars. My attention was caught by a striking portrait of a man wearing a Muslim turban on a 10-dinar banknote. Who was this man? I became curious. The portrait was labeled in both Arabic and French: “Ibn Khaldun,” along with the...


It is Faith That Transforms Character and One’s Outlook on the World

When a person embraces Islam or begins to practice his faith with depth and conscious intent, something far more profound occurs than a mere external change in lifestyle. He embarks on a path of fundamental transformation of his inner essence: a process known in religious tradition as tazkiyat...


The Importance of Studying the Biography of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

In the 19th century, numerous approaches to writing history emerged alongside the objective method, also known as the scientific school. Most of these other approaches converge under what is termed the “subjective method”. Sigmund Freud, the Austrian psychologist, psychoanalyst and...


The Contribution of Abu al-Hasan Thabit ibn Qurra to Science

The Golden Age of Islam was an era of remarkable scientific minds, among whom Abu al-Hasan Thabit ibn Qurra (836–901 AD) stands out for his profound influence on the fields of mathematics, astronomy and physics.   He was a key scholar at the renowned “House of Wisdom” in...