Jumadul-awwal 1443
№1 (2022-01-01)

The unique lost islamic landscapes of the west caucasus

On a fine calm day in late July 1836, at the order of Tsar Nicholas, the government steam-boat, “Peter the Great”, set out eastwards from Yalta on a...

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....

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...

Virtues of the righteous

Fear and hope Know that hope is present when there are grounds for salvation and ways for achievement, and vanity is when there are no grounds for...

These four questions will make your marriage happier

The beginning of a relationship between a man and a woman always goes hand in hand with an ocean of emotions and passions. But over time, the acuity...

Dress code of muslim women

Islam is a complete way of life, every aspect of which is designed by the Creator to advance happy, healthy communities and ease the path to eternal...

Birds are lying

Do birds lie like humankind? Of course! The Koran speaks about the similarities between humans and the creatures surrounding them. God the Almighty...

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Salim, Grandson of Umar ibn al-Khattаb

Let us fast forward to the reign of Umar ibn al-Khattab. The richest spoils of war, which had fallen to the Muslims after the death of Yazdegerd, the last Persian king, were brought to Medina – the city of the Messenger of God ﷺ. Among the riches they acquired were the crowns of the Persian...


Feeding and Raising a Child

Ali bin Abu Talib said, “There is no milk more blessed and beneficial for feeding a child than his mother’s milk.”   Hilba infusion or decoction has a beneficial effect on milk production and secretion, but frequent consumption of hilba can alter the milk’s taste and...


Al-Dinawari: The Muslim Polymath

Abu Hanifa Ahmad ibn Dawud Dinawari, known as al-Dinawari, was born in 828 in Dinawar (near Kirmashan) and died in 895.   He was a Kurdish scholar of the Islamic Golden Age who made significant contributions to astronomy, botany, geography, agriculture, metallurgy, mathe-matics and history....


The Soul is Like a Garden, Blooming or Fading

“Have you ever stepped out into the garden on a gloomy, rainy morning in late autumn? The trees are almost bare, drafty and swaying, fallen leaves are rotting on the paths, death and desolation are everywhere. Not only in the flowerbeds, above the drooping, yellowed stems of other flowers,...


The Man Who Never Felt Hunger

Generation after generation, people strive to arrange their lives so as to want for nothing and certainly never go hungry. However, hunger is absolutely essential for us.   Never to feel hungry. It sounds like a punishment. I am sure many would disagree, especially those who have experienced...