Ramadan 1442
№5 (20) (2021-05-01)

Fasting six days in the month of shawwal

Shawwal is the first of the three months of Ashhur Al-Hajj (months of the Hajj). Despite the main rites of the Hajj being performed in the first ten...

Time of breaking a fast

Does it make a difference when to break a fast: before or after the evening prayer? And will the Almighty accept it if we break an hour later? Ibn...

Imam Abu Hanifah and the atheist

Long ago in the city of Baghdad, there was the seat of a Muslim empire on the Tigris River. On one side of the river was the Royal Palace and on the...

Virtues of the Righteous

The venerable master and one of those who knew Allah, Qutb Ahmad al-Husayni , writes in the book “Al`iqd alnafis”, «Almighty Allah told the Prophet...

12 tips for women in Ramadan

Every day of fasting in Ramadan all Muslim women face the challenge of what to cook for their household members to break the fast. From an outside...

Amazing secret for hair care: apple vinegar

Over the years the products of the chemical industry (silicone shampoos, conditioners, sprays and styling mousses) gather on our hairs and prevent...

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

Another global travelling exhibit, “Sultans of Science: Islamic Science Rediscovered” was created by MTE Studios, a company based in the Dubai and...

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A Modern Disease: Constant Anxiety

In an age when negative news bombards us from all sides, social media dominates, life becomes more complex than ever and the pursuit of luxury and worldly temptations intensifies, anxiety has become a constant companion for many.   This invisible feeling tightens the chest, disrupts peace 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...


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...


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 Soul is Like a Garden, Blooming or Fading

“Have you ever stepped out into the garden on a gloomy, rainy morning in late autumn? The trees are almost bare, drafty and swaying, fallen leaves are rotting on the paths, death and desolation are everywhere. Not only in the flowerbeds, above the drooping, yellowed stems of other flowers,...