Muharram 1447
№7. (2025-07-01)

The Meccan Parliament. What do we know about Dar an-Nadwa?

Of course, the pre-Islamic system of governance in Mecca can hardly be called parliamentary in the classical sense of the term but the House of...

The Black Stone of the Kaaba: Between History and Modernity

The Black Stone (al-Hajar al-Aswad) is one of the most revered relics in Islam, located in the eastern corner of the Kaaba in Mecca.   Its...

The Order Established by the Creator

The entire system of the universe is built on mediation. This is a fundamental principle laid down by the Supreme Creator.   For example, a...

“It is all in the heart”

Once a poor desert dweller asked for alms from the Muslim ruler Ali. But Ali had nothing at that moment, and he took a handful of sand, read...

How to become beautiful?

In the modern world, standards of beauty are becoming more and more intrusive.   Social networks, advertising and the fashion industry create...

Diploma or marriage?

Since the time of the prophet Adam, the Creator has given man a religion and it clearly spells out family values. People got married, created...

The Great Mathematician and Astronomer

Abd ar-Rahman ibn Yunus al-Misri is an Islamic scholar who calculated the end of his life.   Abd ar-Rahman ibn Yunus al-Misri was a very...

Quantum Physics through the eyes of Imam al-Shaarani

An example from everyday life Just as frames in a movie rapidly replace each other, reality and time cannot move smoothly. We cannot imagine a...

2026-11-01 (Jumad-ul-awwal 1448) №11.


Aggression in Children: Causes and Proactive Approaches

All children are born with aggressive impulses; this is a natural part of being human, serving to help them protect themselves and explore the world. As they grow, most people learn to manage these impulses.   Research from the University of Montreal, which tracked 35,000 children from the...


Encouraging and Supporting Your Husband

Everyone experiences difficult days, problems or setbacks from time to time, and those things can weigh heavily on one’s state of mind. Women, as a rule, find it easier to share their feelings with loved ones or friends; venting or having a good cry during a warm, intimate conversation often...


The Koran in Russian Poetry

A number of Russian poets have devoted special attention to the Holy Book of Muslims in their work. The beautiful, unique, and unsurpassed style of the Koran served as an inspiration for classics of Russian literature.   The world-renowned Russian poet Alexander Pushkin wrote a series of...


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...