Rabi-ul-ahir 1447
№10. (2025-10-01)

The name of a fairy-tale hero on a coin

I have a coin in my collection that has a proper name written on it – Ja’far. Over the 600 years of minting Kufic dirhams, this name was minted on a...

The Last Wish of Hurrem Sultan

What did Hurrem Sultan dream about when she was dying? Fans of the TV series “The Magnificent Century” will answer this question without...

How Christians helped the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

Episode Four The First Hijra. One of the most famous examples of Christians helping the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is the...

Who controls the body: the brain or the soul?

The question of how a person is structured (his mind, body and soul) has worried humanity since ancient times. From a scientific point of view, it...

Minimalism according to Sunna: an alternative to the age of consumerism

> Prophetic minimalism and ecology The life of the Prophet ﷺ was deeply ecological: he forbade excesses, called not to waste water even near a...

What to do with a reproachful husband - to escape or to love?

What does family life consist of? Sometimes it seems to us that the relationship with the other half is an endless series of reproaches, mutual...

Actively befriending youth

After 40 years of life, almost every one of us has to watch how the face loses its smoothness and shine and wrinkles and swelling appear on...

The genius of mechanics in the Islamic Golden Age

The Islamic Golden Age was an era of outstanding discoveries and advanced ideas, giving the world many names of great scientists. One of the most...

A universal scientist: Ibn al-Haytham

Abu Ali al-Hasan ibn al-Hasan ibn al-Haytham al-Basri (965-1039) was an outstanding Arab scientist who could be called a universal scientist: he made...

2026-10-01 (Rabi-ul-ahir 1448) №10.


Al-Karaji’s Method of Calculation

Abu Bakr al-Karaji, a prominent Persian scholar, is one of the founders of algebra.   The full name of this 10th-century mathematician was Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn al-Husayn but he became famous under the name al-Karaji, as he hailed from the city of Karaj in present-day northern...


Ignorance is the Faithful Servant of Tyranny

Almighty Allah honoured man by appointing him as a vicegerent on Earth, charged with the task of cultivating and developing it. Man has the right to roam its expanses freely as a free and sovereign master whose dignity is inviolable and whose honour is sacred; he must not be humiliated, trampled...


The “Someday” Syndrome: “I will Start on Monday”

Do you often catch yourself thinking, “Once I finish my tasks, I will finally do what I have been dreaming of”? Do you postpone meetings with friends, hobbies, travels and even simple joys until “better times”? If so, you are not alone. In the modern world, many people live...


A Dirham of Caliph al-Amin

Caliph Harun al-Rashid, drawing on his own experience of ascending the caliphal throne, decided to address all potential succession issues for his sons in advance, especially given that he had many children.   He designated three of his sons as heirs, provided them with an excellent...


The Importance of Studying the Biography of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

It is understood that the first individuals to undertake the written recording of the general biography of the Prophet ﷺ were ‘Urwah ibn al-Zubayr (who passed away in 92 AH), Aban ibn ‘Uthman (who departed this world in 105 AH), Wahb ibn Munabbih (110 AH), Shurahbil ibn Sa‘d (123...