The light of the day · Thursday 17 September
A woman built the instruments that read the sky
In tenth-century Aleppo, Mariam al-Ijliya made astrolabes, the finest navigation and timekeeping instruments of the age, and served the city's court as a celebrated maker. Her father had been an astrolabe maker before her; she was known for designs of unusual intricacy.
Aleppo · 10th century
Thursday 17 September 2026 · 4 Rabi ath-Thani 1448 AH
The word · The heart
التَّمِيمَة
Tamimah
An amulet worn for protection, whose ruling depends on what has been put inside it.
Amulets containing the names of jinn, unknown words or symbols are forbidden by agreement, and the Prophet peace be upon him warned that whoever hangs an amulet has been left to it, in reports collected by Ahmad and Tirmidhi. Amulets containing Qur'an are where scholars part company: Ibn Mas'ud and many after him prohibited them without distinction, while Abdullah ibn Amr and a number of Malikis and Shafi'is…
The Path · chapter 15 of 71
موسى في التابوت
Musa: Nile Basket
The river that was a grave became a road of deliverance.
Allah's rescue may pass directly through what you fear most
The library
The whole library, free
No ads, no account, no tracking. Every room on the phone, under the thumb.