Dhul Hijjah 1444
№7. (2023-07-01)

Hajj: five steps from dream to reality

Hajj: five steps from dream to reality

SIGNS OF AN ACCEPTED HAJJ

SIGNS OF AN ACCEPTED HAJJ

TODAY’S READER IS TOMORROW’S LEADER

TODAY’S READER IS TOMORROW’S LEADER

THE BOY AND THE DOG

THE BOY AND THE DOG

ISLAM HADHARI IN MALAYSIA

ISLAM HADHARI IN MALAYSIA

THE HISTORY OF HAJJ IN RUSSIA

  The implementation of the fifth pillar of Islam - the pilgrimage to the shrines of Mecca and Medina - Hajj - in Soviet times was almost...

VIRTUES OF THE RIGHTEOUS

  When Abu Abdullah al-Qurshi was asked about trust in God, he replied, "It is being attached to God in every state." When a scholar was...

Five women mentioned in the Koran

  Indeed, Islam has glorified women, especially the righteous ones. Before the rise of Islam, a woman in the Arabian Peninsula was a person...

When can a woman go on Hajj without a mahram?

Question: Is it permissible for a woman to go on the obligatory Hajj or ‘Umrah without being accompanied by a mahram?   In the name of...

PLANTS IN THE KORAN AND SUNNAH

Allah says (meaning), “He increases in creation what He wills.” (Sura Fatir, ayah 1). When we look around us we see the greatness of...

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When a mother has no more strength

Being a mother is a serious science You can read dozens of books on raising children but until you raise your own little one, you are just a theorist. Being a mother is a practice. And each of us has moments when we want to lock ourselves in a back room, go for a walk through the streets at night...


Water Wheels of Syria

I have a 1978 Syrian Republic banknote in my collection, worth one Syrian pound, depicting two enormous water wheels. They are located near the city of Hama in central Syria and to this day, anyone can see the operation of this amazing ancient structure – enormous twin wooden wheels located on the...


Escape from silence

Why when we alone, we immediately reach for our phones, turn on a series, or other stuff, or do anything to avoid encountering our own thoughts? What are we so afraid of hearing in that silence, and how can we learn to bear it in order to finally hear our true selves?   This is not just a...


Family: The School of Humanity

Humanity’s life on planet Earth began with the family: Adam and Eve were the first. Their children gave birth to the human race and from those distant times to the present day, the family has become the foundation of society. It is within the home that the first moral compass is laid, and...


Twelve Forgotten Achievements of Muslim Scholars

Today, it is common to associate scientific and technological advances with European civilisation. However, few people know that without the scientific advances of the Muslim world in the Middle Ages, modern European civilisation would never have reached the heights of science it has. We will...