Shaaban 1447.
№2. (2026-02-01)

The path to medicine in the Ottoman Empire

Medical education in the Ottoman Empire had its own unique structure, influenced by both Islamic and classical traditions. The system of medical...

The history of fasting

The month of Ramadan is almost here. How long have we have waited for it and how we have missed its blissful days and nights! The holiday reaches us...

The story of the rescue of the Prophet’s ﷺ body

The history of Islam has seen many instances where Muslims encountered saboteurs and spies. They carried out a wide variety of actions but they all...

What is tawassul?

Tawassul and wasilah literally mean indirect supplication or indirect prayer. It is permissible to ask Allah Almighty to accept a supplication (dua)...

Four mistakes young mothers make

  To feed to a schedule or on demand? To swaddle or not? To use a pacifier or do without one?   A woman expecting a baby faces dozens of...

QHI, not romance, will save your marriage

The internet is buzzing with discussion about a new secret to a happy family life. Bloggers are making videos about it, garnering millions of views,...

What birds can teach us?

A bird represents free flight, lightness and fragility combined with incredible strength and courage, true trust and confidence in the will of the...

2026-06-01 (Dhul-Hijjah 1447) №6.


To separate silently

To part in silence – the decision made by more and more modern people seeking to avoid discomfort and unpleasant emotions in family relationships. This implies that the other person will understand everything without words. However, it often turns out that talking could have saved the...


Heal your nerves... with flowers

Gardening is not just a fun hobby, it is also an effective way to improve your mental health, especially for women.   Research shows that gardening and horticulture can significantly reduce anxiety, depression and stress. Scientists have found that gardening can be even more effective than...


Who is the Submitted One?

“Have you ever considered that the word ‘Muslim’ means ‘one who has submitted to Allah ﷻ’?” asks the Mufti of Dagestan, Sheikh Ahmad Afandi, in his article “When Faith Demands Sincerity.”   “A Muslim is someone who has taken upon himself...


The Shadow in the Mirror. How Social Media Teaches Us to Envy

Imagine that you are scrolling through the feed of your social network. There is an acquaintance posing against a Turkish seaside backdrop, a colleague boasting about a promotion, and an old classmate who just bought an apartment. You put your phone down, but a quiet unease has already settled...


A Coin of a Caliph Dawud

Once, the owner of an ancient Muslim coin, knowing that I am an expert on Kufic dirhams, contacted me online, asking me to tell him what kind of coin it was, where and who minted it.     According to that person, the coin was found with a metal detector on the banks of the Oka River...