Ramadan 1443
№4 (2022-04-01)

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...

Mariam al-astrolabi: a female scientist

Mariam Al-Ijiliya lived in tenth century Aleppo, Syria. History gives a glimpse of her reputation as the chief astrolabe manufacturer of her...

Ramadan recipes: kunafa

Believed to have originated in the Levant, kunafa is said to have been introduced to what is now known as Egypt during the era of the...

Medina Named the Safest City for Solo Female Travellers

Medina has recently been named the safest city for solo female travellers. This is the result of a study conducted by the travel insurance website...

Secrets of fasting

Fasting cures many chronic diseases in the digestive system such as colon spasms and digestive disorders because it activates and organizes the blood...

Distant Pathways: Islam in Colonial and Contemporary Latin America

When Christian Spain colonized large areas of the Americas from California to the southern tip of South America in the 15th and 16th centuries, it...

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The Darkened Gardens of the Sabeans

We all know what the word “kafir” means in Arabic. It is so widely used by the masses that it has become part of our national languages. But not everyone knows that this word has another meaning: “ungrateful”, “denying” and “not recognizing the gifts of...


The Predecessor of Mendeleev: Jabir ibn Hayyan

Chemistry as a science studies the structure of substances, their characteristics and the reactions that occur under various conditions.     For centuries, scientists have sought to expand their knowledge in this area and Muslim researchers have made significant contributions to the...


Pregnancy: A Journey of Boundless Love

Pregnancy is one of the most amazing and at the same time most challenging periods in a woman’s life.   Despite all the advances in medicine, modern devices and comfort, it is impossible to make this journey entirely easier. It is a time of great change, when a woman’s body,...


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...


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....