Ramadan 1445
№4. (2024-04-01)

“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...

TREASURY OF BLESSED KNOWLEDGE

Is there such a prayer (salat), by having performed which, you can atone for prayers that have been missed for forty years?   A prayer, which...

A wise woman is the wealth of a home

A woman is the keeper of the hearth, a woman is a mother, a life partner to her husband. A lot depends on a woman in this life. From time...

Instant hijab in three steps

How to sew a hijab? This question interests most Muslim women, especially those who live in non-Islamic countries.   This issue will also be...

How to calm a whining child?

Long, causeless childish whining is very exhausting for both the parents of the little crybaby and everyone around him. How do adults usually react...

Secrets of fasting

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

2026-04-01 (Shawwal 1447) №4.


Dirham of the Caliph al-Mansur

My collection includes a silver Kufic dirham minted during the reign of the Caliph al-Mansur, who ruled from 136 to 158 AH (the Muslim calendar).   The coin was minted in 146 AH at the Kufa mint (now in Iraq) and weighs 2.88 grams. It was in Kufa that local calligraphers developed a unique...


The Islamic Agricultural Revolution

The centuries-old traditions of science and research in the Islamic world formed the foundation for our modern understanding of many fields of knowledge, including biology.   Islamic scholars developed a profound worldview based on the principles of systematic study and research, often aimed...


Slave, equal, guardian: who is she?

At all times, and especially in recent decades, Islam has been accused of allegedly infringing on women’s rights. The issue of “gender equality” has become one of the main complaints against the religion and the view that Islam unfairly distributes roles and responsibilities...


How to start a family reading tradition: cozy evenings with books

It is a quiet evening outside. The room is warmly lit. A cup of fragrant tea is on the table, and in their hands, a book that is about to begin a new adventure.   The children sit close, holding their breath in anticipation of the story. This is not a scene from a movie, it could be your...


Healing Foods

Salt has a hot and dry substance. A hadith from Anas reports that the Prophet ﷺ said, “The master of seasonings is salt.” (Narrated by Ibn Majah). Ibn Umar reported that the Messenger of God ﷺ said, “Almighty Allah has sent down four blessings from heaven: iron, fire, water, and...