Shawwal 1443
№5 (2022-05-01)

Distant Pathways: Islam in Colonial and Contemporary Latin America

By the time the hegemony of Spain gave way to nationalist independence movements throughout its colonies in the 18th and 19th centuries, variants of...

Amazing mosques of Turkey

World’s first underwater mosque The first underground mosque was constructed in Turkey’s Buyukcekmece district in Istanbul in 2013, the building...

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

CHAPTER 12 SPIRITUAL CHIVALRY AND MANLINESS The essence of magnanimity and courage Know that even if expressions differ in explaining the reality...

The shopping instinct in women

Everyone has one or more kinds of hobbies or passions. Every woman has her own individual hobbies. But one obsession is universal in all women and,...

Ramadan recipes: pamper yourself with persian poached pears

As Ramadan draws to a close why not treat yourself with a truly indulgent, special dessert – a poached Persian pear. Juicy, delicate and aromatic,...

Signs of the End of the World

Prophet of mercy (peace and blessings be upon him) told us 1,400 years ago about some future events that are really happening today as we see in our...

A rational proof of the moon splitting

There were many events that occurred in front of atheists but they did not obstruction them and they accepted them without any comment. One of these...

The Lower Heavens

What is meant by the lower heavens that are mentioned in the holy Koran? If we contemplate the galaxies of the universe, we will realize that such...

2026-05-01 (Dhul-Qaida 1447) №5.


The First of the Sacred Months

Dhul-Qaida is one of the four sacred months in Islam. It is the second month after Shawwal when pilgrims can perform the rites of Hajj. The Almighty Lord said in the Koran (interpretation of the meaning): “Hajj is performed in the known months (Shawwal, Dhul-Qaida and the first ten days of...


The Aghlabid Dynasty

In 184 AH (Muslim calendar), Caliph Harun al-Rashid sent a new governor to the province of Ifriqiya (Africa). This vast province, which regularly disrupted the supply of goods and food to the capital of the Arab Caliphate, troubled the Caliph and required constant, heightened attention. A...


Family: The School of Humanity

Humanity’s life on planet Earth began with the family: Adam and Eve were the first. Their children gave birth to the human race and from those distant times to the present day, the family has become the foundation of society. It is within the home that the first moral compass is laid, and...


Escape from silence

Why when we alone, we immediately reach for our phones, turn on a series, or other stuff, or do anything to avoid encountering our own thoughts? What are we so afraid of hearing in that silence, and how can we learn to bear it in order to finally hear our true selves?   This is not just a...


Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn Ali (Zayn al-‘Abidin)

“I have never seen a Quraysh better than Ali ibn al-Husayn.” (az-Zuhri).   In a special year, the final page in the history of the Persian kings was turned. Yazdegerd, the last Persian king, died homeless and persecuted. His generals, guards and members of his family were...