Rabi-ul-ahir 1447
№10. (2025-10-01)

The name of a fairy-tale hero on a coin

I have a coin in my collection that has a proper name written on it – Ja’far. Over the 600 years of minting Kufic dirhams, this name was minted on a...

The Last Wish of Hurrem Sultan

What did Hurrem Sultan dream about when she was dying? Fans of the TV series “The Magnificent Century” will answer this question without...

How Christians helped the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

Episode Four The First Hijra. One of the most famous examples of Christians helping the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is the...

Who controls the body: the brain or the soul?

The question of how a person is structured (his mind, body and soul) has worried humanity since ancient times. From a scientific point of view, it...

Minimalism according to Sunna: an alternative to the age of consumerism

> Prophetic minimalism and ecology The life of the Prophet ﷺ was deeply ecological: he forbade excesses, called not to waste water even near a...

What to do with a reproachful husband - to escape or to love?

What does family life consist of? Sometimes it seems to us that the relationship with the other half is an endless series of reproaches, mutual...

Actively befriending youth

After 40 years of life, almost every one of us has to watch how the face loses its smoothness and shine and wrinkles and swelling appear on...

The genius of mechanics in the Islamic Golden Age

The Islamic Golden Age was an era of outstanding discoveries and advanced ideas, giving the world many names of great scientists. One of the most...

A universal scientist: Ibn al-Haytham

Abu Ali al-Hasan ibn al-Hasan ibn al-Haytham al-Basri (965-1039) was an outstanding Arab scientist who could be called a universal scientist: he made...

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The Ideal Husband’s Commandments

Family is a daily effort. And for any family to be successful, both spouses must work hard, for, as the saying goes, one man is no match for another. To be happy in marriage, a woman does not need much... Although it is not... In fact, she needs much... But in this article, we will limit ourselves...


The First of the Sacred Months

Dhul-Qaida is one of the four sacred months in Islam. It is the second month after Shawwal when pilgrims can perform the rites of Hajj. The Almighty Lord said in the Koran (interpretation of the meaning): “Hajj is performed in the known months (Shawwal, Dhul-Qaida and the first ten days of...


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...


Slave, Equal, Guardian: Who is She?

Why is it the man who is the breadwinner?   As for the responsibility of providing for the family (wife and children) this responsibility falls precisely on the man, whether husband or father, because he is the primary breadwinner. This rule will remain in effect until the Day of Judgment and it...


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...