The light of the day · Wednesday 14 October
The surgeon whose instruments you would recognise
Around the year 1000 in Cordoba, al-Zahrawi illustrated some two hundred surgical instruments: forceps, scalpels, specula, surgical needles. He also used catgut for internal stitches, having noticed the body absorbs it, which is why the thread inside a modern patient still does not need removing.
Al-Zahrawi · Cordoba, c. 1000 CE
Wednesday 14 October 2026 · 2 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH
The word · Worship
تَسْليم
Taslim
The closing greeting of peace, turned to the right then the left, that ends the prayer.
You say as-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullah while turning the face to the right shoulder, then repeat it to the left. Until the taslim you are still in prayer and its restrictions apply. Some schools treat only the first salam as obligatory and the second as recommended.
The Path · chapter 2 of 71
آدم من طين
Adam from Clay: Ruh Breathed
Allah fashioned Adam from clay and breathed into him of His spirit.
Pride refused the command; clay obeyed after the slip
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