Ramadan 1447
№3. (2026-03-01)

Seven things to do before Ramadan

Seven things to do before Ramadan

How to cope with burnout?

How to cope with burnout?

A du’a that saves families

A du’a that saves families

Leo Africanus: the traveler and geographer

Leo Africanus: the traveler and geographer

The tallest building of the 9th century

The tallest building of the 9th century

A day with the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ in Ramadan

Have you ever wondered what an ideal Ramadan is like - or at least something close to it? This question is especially relevant this month.   The...

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

As soon as the list of Medina’s inhabitants was ready, they all appeared the Sultan one by one and received alms from him. The Sultan carefully...

Why do people sin in Ramadan, while the devils are chained?

Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet ﷺ said, “When the month of Ramadan begins, the gates of Paradise are opened, the gates of Hell are...

It is faith that changes character and attitude toward the world

When a person embraces Islam or begins to deeply and consciously practice the faith, something more than an external change in lifestyle occurs...

Repeating your parents’ mistakes: why this happens?

Have you ever made a quiet but very firm promise to yourself? – “I will never yell at my child like my mother did.” –...

Household tips

How to easily and environmentally clean a frying pan to remove burnt food and the specific odour left after frying fish?   While the pan is...

Ulugh Beg: ruler and astronomer

The powerful ruler, Muhammad Taragai ibn Shahrukh ibn Timur Ulugh Beg Guragan (1304–1449), was a great mathematician, astronomer, poet,...

A legend of science: Abbas ibn Firnas

An astronomical centre, a postage stamp, an airport and a crater on the Moon seem to have nothing in common. However, they are all united by the...

2026-11-01 (Jumad-ul-awwal 1448) №11.


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...


The Contribution of Abu al-Hasan Thabit ibn Qurra to Science

The Golden Age of Islam was an era of remarkable scientific minds, among whom Abu al-Hasan Thabit ibn Qurra (836–901 AD) stands out for his profound influence on the fields of mathematics, astronomy and physics.   He was a key scholar at the renowned “House of Wisdom” in...


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...


Facing Rudeness: How to Survive in a World of Toxic Interaction

In the office, where dozens of people cross paths daily, in queues, on public transport, and especially across the vast expanse of the internet, we encounter them everywhere.     These are the people whose presence turns every interaction into a test of one’s endurance. In...