Rajab 1446
№1. (2025-01-01)

The Koran in Russian Poetry

A number of Russian poets paid special attention to the Holy Book of Muslims in their work. The beautiful, unusual and unsurpassed style of the Koran...

Said ibn Jubayr

“Said ibn Jubayr was killed when there was no man on earth who did not need his knowledge.” Ahmad ibn Hanbal   He was a strong and...

A pure heart: what is it like?

When we talk about the heart, we often mean not only a physical organ, but also a certain spiritual centre of a person - the source of his feelings,...

Sufism - the science of purification of the soul

There has always been a lot of gossip around Sufism, and especially today, when so many strange, incomprehensible and sometimes simply crazy people...

Hajar - the mother of Prophet Ismail

The story of the noble Hajar is connected with Lady Sarah. The Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) and Sarah had been married for many years but they had no...

Never throw away coffee grounds!

Many of us start our day with coffee and prefer natural ground coffee to instant coffee (there are pros and cons to both but that is not what we are...

Zarruq’s Law or Newton’s Law

Isaac Newton was an English physicist, mathematician, mechanic and astronomer, one of the founders of classical physics and mathematical analysis (b....

They are impossible to destroy...

The human body is the most amazing creation of the Supreme Creator on the planet. With its incredibly complex structure, the human body still baffles...

2026-05-01 (Dhul-Qaida 1447) №5.


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...


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...


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...


The Hidden Power of Good Character: What is Righteousness in Islam?

Good moral character is one of the most revered qualities in Islam. Allah, the Almighty, has commanded people to ennoble their character, along with performing the five daily prayers, fasting during Ramadan, paying zakat, performing pilgrimage and fulfilling other religious...


Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn Ali (Zayn al-‘Abidin)

“I have never seen a Quraysh better than Ali ibn al-Husayn.” (az-Zuhri).   In a special year, the final page in the history of the Persian kings was turned. Yazdegerd, the last Persian king, died homeless and persecuted. His generals, guards and members of his family were...