Jumad-ul-ahir 1447
№12. (2025-12-01)

The ethics of debt: what Muslims need to know about debt

The ethics of debt: what Muslims need to know about debt

Do not make your trade unprofitable

Do not make your trade unprofitable

Family crises. A test of strength or a path to new closeness?

Family crises. A test of strength or a path to new closeness?

The Great Caucasian Wall

The Great Caucasian Wall

Inspiration through history and culture

Inspiration through history and culture

What has space exploration given humanity?

Now let us recall some of the discoveries that have become a permanent part of our lives, thanks to space. We have become accustomed to the fact that...

Is entering under the tutelage of a sheikh a prerequisite for spiritual purification?

Purifying the heart of spiritual vices such as envy, ostentatious behavior, vanity, the desire for worldly goods and power and other forbidden...

Smart shopping or just throwing money away?

“Shopping” is a word that comes to mind primarily with us women, and rightfully so. It is hard to find a woman who would not enjoy...

Six thieves of youth

There are women whose age is practically impossible to determine: 25, 28, 30, or 35? One can only guess. So, what is the secret to...

The Dunning-Kruger Effect: why the incompetent is confident and the experts are doubtful

In life, each of us has encountered a surprising paradox. A student who has barely skimmed their notes before an exam confidently states they will...

2026-11-01 (Jumad-ul-awwal 1448) №11.


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 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...


Six Essential Rules for Winter Skincare

In winter, our skin is subjected to immense stress. Icy winds, severe frost, sharp temperature fluctuations and dry air: all of these accelerate the aging process, lead to dehydration and increase sensitivity. We often stick to the same skincare products all year round, but it is best to break...


It is Faith That Transforms Character and One’s Outlook on the World

When a person embraces Islam or begins to practice his faith with depth and conscious intent, something far more profound occurs than a mere external change in lifestyle. He embarks on a path of fundamental transformation of his inner essence: a process known in religious tradition as tazkiyat...


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...