Sha’ban 1442
№4 (19) (2021-04-01)

The virtue of the month of Shaban

The virtue of the month of Shaban

Three things to do in the run-up to Ramadan

Three things to do in the run-up to Ramadan

Preparing for the blessed month of Ramadan

Preparing for the blessed month of Ramadan

The month of fasting as an opportunity to strengthen the family

The month of fasting as an opportunity to strengthen the family

Home “pearls”: daughters

Home “pearls”: daughters

Artistic treasures of Islamic Egypt

The mosque and madrasa of Sultan Hassan in Cairo are among the largest Islamic religious buildings in the world. Egypt undoubtedly is an ancient...

The ancient and mighty roots of Islam in Russia. Saksin – a city-state

A little studied page in the history of independent state formations in the Lower Volga region prior to the appearance of the Golden Horde is...

Virtues of the Righteous

10. They say that Ibrahim ibn Adham once went into the desert and met a warrior there who asked, «Where is there a settlement near here?» Ibrahim ...

Dad wanted a son, but a daughter was born...

In many eastern countries and regions, the problem of the gender of a newborn baby in the family may be very acute. There, almost from the third...

The spring hijab: make yourself bloom

Spring is rapidly entering our everyday life. It is the best time to lose weight, to clean up, to get rid of all that is unnecessary, to learn, to...

Accessing Information about Islamic Science: Specialist Museums, Science Centres, and the Internet

“His throne comprises the heavens and earth” Koran 2: 256. While in recent centuries knowledge of their achievements had been overshadowed by a...

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Al-Dinawari: The Muslim Polymath

Abu Hanifa Ahmad ibn Dawud Dinawari, known as al-Dinawari, was born in 828 in Dinawar (near Kirmashan) and died in 895.   He was a Kurdish scholar of the Islamic Golden Age who made significant contributions to astronomy, botany, geography, agriculture, metallurgy, mathe-matics and history....


An Illness or a New Way of Perceiving Information

The problem of parent-child relationships has always existed but nowadays it is especially acute, as we find it increasingly difficult to understand each other.   The new generation is growing up in an overwhelming flood of information and this inevitably affects young people. Most videos on...


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 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...


The Man Who Never Felt Hunger

Generation after generation, people strive to arrange their lives so as to want for nothing and certainly never go hungry. However, hunger is absolutely essential for us.   Never to feel hungry. It sounds like a punishment. I am sure many would disagree, especially those who have experienced...