Jumad-ul-awwal 1447.
№11. (2025-11-01)

Do not trust but verify

Do not trust but verify

Why is the talented one not always rich?

Why is the talented one not always rich?

How to gracefully exit conflicts without hurting others or getting hurt

How to gracefully exit conflicts without hurting others or getting hurt

Kindness to animals

Kindness to animals

Arabs at the gates: when Rome almost fell

Arabs at the gates: when Rome almost fell

The Last Wish of Hurrem Sultan

In the 19th century, coffee was already widespread among various strata of the empire’s population and gradually became...

The story of Napoleon who imagined himself the Imam Mahdi

We know Napoleon as a renowned military leader, the Emperor of France, who captured Moscow and was routed by Russia in the Patriotic War of...

Cleanliness is something more than soap and water

When we hear the word “cleanliness”, images of water, soap and a tidy home immediately spring to our mind. But in Islam this concept is...

Invisible threads: the philosophy of cause and effect

Every action in the world has a cause and leads to certain consequences. This idea underlies the principle of cause and effect, which can be found...

Actively befriending youth

Anti-aging facial skin massage   The goals of this massage are to get rid of jowls and a double chin, bags under the eyes, age spots, and...

A trusting relationship with a teenage son: tips for mothers

Adolescence is a time when children begin to form their own opinions and worldviews. This is especially true for boys, who tend to be more...

Flat Earth: reasons for the myth’s revival

Despite advances in science and technology, the flat Earth myth, long dismissed and forgotten, is regaining popularity. To understand why this is...

Why planes do not fly in a straight line

The world map you have been staring at in your classroom for eleven years of school distorts the true state of affairs. Our world is not as depicted...

2026-08-01 (Safar 1448) №8.


Salim, Grandson of Umar ibn al-Khattаb

Let us fast forward to the reign of Umar ibn al-Khattab. The richest spoils of war, which had fallen to the Muslims after the death of Yazdegerd, the last Persian king, were brought to Medina – the city of the Messenger of God ﷺ. Among the riches they acquired were the crowns of the Persian...


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...


Feeding and Raising a Child

Ali bin Abu Talib said, “There is no milk more blessed and beneficial for feeding a child than his mother’s milk.”   Hilba infusion or decoction has a beneficial effect on milk production and secretion, but frequent consumption of hilba can alter the milk’s taste and...


Ways to Overcome Suspiciousness

Many of you have probably come across two excerpts from the personal diaries of a husband and wife covering the same short period of time online. The wife’s is a long, emotionally charged text about how her husband once responded sparingly to her greeting and then showed absentminded...