Dhul-Qa’dah 1442
№ 7(22) (2021-07-01)

Tenacious professionals

Tenacious professionals

Jokes: pros and cons

Jokes: pros and cons

What is important for a man?

What is important for a man?

The Jameh mosque of Isfahan

The Jameh mosque of Isfahan

4 Beautiful Pieces of Islamic Architecture around the World

4 Beautiful Pieces of Islamic Architecture around the World

Pride of the ummah: Marjani

His personality in white turban and green chapan often attracted the attention of Russian scientists at the meetings of this Society. In 1877, the...

The Prophet’s renunciation of the worldly

The Messenger of Allah was the most detached from the worldly of all people who have ever existed and will exist. Thus, Almighty Allah offered the...

“Aren’t you feeling hot?!”

The summer has already begun. It is a wonderful time of the year when we enjoy fresh fruits and the caressing sun that gives us vitamin D every...

Useful tips

You will agree that today’s life hacks are designed to make our life easier. Let me share with you some kitchen tricks, which will surely be useful...

Sultan Jahangir and the Art of Scientific Illustration

Jahangir (1569-1622), the fourth Emperor of Mughal India, and his court artists raised zoological and botanical scientific illustration to a sublime...

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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...


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...


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...


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...