Iman Valery Porokhova: “The meaning of the word Muslim is one: a believer. A woman should be very elegant and beautifully dressed.

Biography

Father - Mikhail, last name unknown (born in 1910, Berlin), as a foreigner of German origin, shot during the Stalinist repressions, later rehabilitated [ specify] . Mother - Porokhova Natalya Pavlovna, baptized on June 2, 1906 in the Tsarskoye Selo Catherine's Cathedral. As the wife of an enemy of the people, she gave birth to Valeria while in exile, and during the Khrushchev thaw she was able to return to Moscow and taught at the Moscow Medical Academy for 30 years .

Maternal grandfather - nobleman Pavel Konstantinovich Porokhov, and grandmother - Alexandra Leonardova, [specify] of German origin, baptized from Lutheranism into Orthodoxy upon marriage to an Orthodox nobleman [specify] .

Valeria Mikhailovna graduated in the history of which she was the first to defend a diploma in a foreign language. The head of the diploma is the outstanding philologist Tsvetkova Z. M.

After graduating from the institute, she taught for 18 years at. At the same time she studied and received a diploma from the Faculty of Philosophy of Moscow State University at the House of Scientists.

Quran Translation

According to the publishers, on March 22, 1997, the Islamic Research Academy Al-Azhar Al Sharif (Cairo, Egypt) gave approval for the printing and reproduction of this translation at the request of the Foundation of the President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan al Inhayan, who donates the edition to Russian Muslims in 25 thousand copies. According to Porokhova, some journalists call it "the only canonized translation". However, as emphasized by E. A. Rezvan, the facsimile of the document from the office of al-Azhar indicated only the accuracy of reproduction in this edition Arabic text The 1997 publication of the Koran, and not a translation at all, caused a scandal in the UAE, after which a commission of Egyptian, Saudi, Moroccan and Russian scholars created by the Dubai Waqf Ministry found a huge number of errors in the translation that distorted the content of the text. .

Awards and prizes

Social activity

Iman Valeria Porokhova has been active in educational and missionary activities for 20 years:

presentation at the UNESCO commission “Intercultural and interreligious dialogue as part of the dialogue of civilization” (Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, June 25-26, 2001);
report at the UNESCO commission "Identity of the ideology of cultures in the era of globalization" (Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyz Republic, August 27-29, 2007);
report at the World Congress of Spiritual Accord with the participation of 74 countries (Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan, October 2007);
keynote speaker at the plenary meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (Vienna, Austria, December 9-10, 2010);
numerous trips to the cities of Russia, Central Asia, Siberia and North Caucasus with lectures at universities, Islamic centers, mosques, houses of culture (Ekaterinburg, Ufa, Chelyabinsk, Kazan, Ulyanovsk, Saratov, Volgograd, Alma-Ata, Tashkent, Tyumen, Tobolsk, Makhachkala, Grozny, Vladimir, etc.);
extensive live radio programs on Radio Russia, Echo of Moscow, radio Nadezhda, Medicine for You, Radio Liberty, Voice of Islam, BBC and CNN;
extensive television broadcast: the program "Hero of the Day", "News of Culture", "Islam as it is" and, finally, "Encyclopedia of Islam" on the RTR channel every Friday, and in the program "All the Surahs of the Koran" on the "Culture" TV channel every Wednesday, where Iman Valeria Porokhova is the host of the program, as well as in the program "Islam Abroad" of the federal television of Abu Dhabi (UAE), in the STS program "Muslims of Russia" (Turkey) and in the MVS program (Great Britain);
numerous publications in journals: "Science and Religion", "Russia and modern world”, “New Time”, “Turkic World”, “Zahrat Al-Khaleej” (UAE), “Kul Al-Usra” (UAE), “Al-Ghorfa” (UAE), “Arab World and Eurasia”; in the newspapers Izvestia, Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Literaturnaya Rossiya, Obshchaya Gazeta, Nezavisimaya Gazeta, Al-Bayan (UAE); "Al-Wattan Al-Islami" (Egypt), "Al-Khaleej" (UAE), etc.

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Kor A n (arab.

Qur "an) is a religious book, sacred to adherents of all Islamic denominations. It serves as the basis of Muslim legislation, both religious and civil.

Etymology

According to traditional Muslim beliefs, the word "Quran" is the usual Arabic verbal noun from the verb "kara'" - "he read". According to modern researchers, the word "Koran" comes from the Syrian "Keryan", which means "reading, lesson of Scripture." Muslims believe that the Qur'an was transmitted to Muhammad in parts in Mecca and Medina between 610 and 632. New Era through Archangel Jabrail

Compilation of the Qur'an

The Koran, as a single book, was compiled after the death of Muhammad, before that it existed in the form of scattered written lists and in the memory of the companions.

After the death of Muhammad, when 70 readers of the Koran, who knew the entire Koran by heart, died in one of the battles, there was a threat of losing the Koran. By decision of the first Caliph Abu Bakr, all records were collected, all the verses of the Koran, but in the form of separate records. Sources from this period say that twelve years after the death of Muhammad, when Uthman became caliph, various records of the Qur'an were made by famous companions of the prophet, in particular Abdallah ibn Masud and Ubayya ibn Kaab. Seven years after Uthman became caliph, he ordered the Qur'an to be systematized, relying primarily on the writings of Zayd, Muhammad's companion. The seven ways of reading the canonical text of the Qur'an were established by Abu Bakr.

The Quran consists of 114 suras - chapters, arranged mainly in order from largest to smallest. In turn, each sura is divided into separate statements - verses.

All suras of the Qur'an, except for the ninth, begin with the words: "In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful ..." (in Arabic: "Bismi-Llahi-R-rahmani-R-rahim ...").

The seventh sura of the oldest manuscript of the Koran (middle of the 7th century).

There are 77,934 words in the Quran. The longest sura, 2nd, has 286 verses, the shortest - 103, 108, and 110th - 3 verses. Ayahs from 1 to 68 words. The longest verse is 282 verses, 2 suras. Ayat about debt. The most important verse is 255 verses, 2 suras, called Ayatul-Kursi (Ayat of the Throne).

The Quran retells the stories of many characters and events from Christian and Jewish religious books (Bible, Torah), although the details often differ. Such well-known biblical figures as Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus are mentioned in the Koran as the Prophets of Islam (Monotheism).

In the Islamic tradition, these revelations are perceived as the speech of Allah himself, who chose Muhammad to prophetic mission. Gathered together, brought together in one list, during the reign of Caliph Osman (644-656), these revelations made up the canonical text of the Koran, which has survived unchanged to this day. The first complete such list dates from 651. Many attempts, over a period of one and a half thousand years, to make at least some changes in sacred text The Koran, for discrepancies and subsequent criticism of the followers of Islam, have failed.

For more than one and a half billion Muslims, the Quran is a holy book.

The outstanding artistic merits of the Qur'an are undoubtedly recognized by all connoisseurs of Arabic literature. However, many of them are lost in literal translation.

In addition to the Quran, Muslims recognize other holy books, but they believe that the rest of the Scriptures have lost their role after the beginning of the revelation of the Quran, which is the last of the Scriptures and will be the last Scripture until the Day of Judgment.

Obligations of a Muslim to the Qur'an

According to Sharia, a Muslim has the following obligations to the Qur'an:

To believe that the Noble Quran is the Word of Allah Almighty and learn to read it in accordance with the rules of pronunciation (tajwid).

Take the Qur'an in your hands only in a state of ablution and before reading say: A'uzu bi-l-Lahi min ash-shaytani-r-rajim! (I resort to the protection of Allah from the evil coming from Satan driven by stones) -Rahmani r-Rahim! (In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. (Who will have mercy only on those who believe)) When reading the Koran, one should, if possible, turn towards the Kaaba and show the utmost respect both when reading and when listening to his texts.

Keep the Qur'an in high (shelves) and clean places. The Qur'an must not be kept on low shelves and must not be placed on the floor.

Strictly follow (as far as you can) all the Precepts specified in the Koran. Build your entire life in accordance with the moral principles of the Holy Quran.

A. MEKKAN SURAS

Suras of the 1st period (poetic)

96, 74, 111, 106, 108, 104, 107, 102, 105, 92, 90, 94,

93, 97, 86, 91, 80, 68, 87, 95, 103, 85, 73, 101, 99,

82, 81, 53, 84, 100, 79, 77, 78, 88, 89, 75, 83, 69,

51, 52, 56, 70, 55, 112, 109, 113, 114, 1.

Surahs of the 2nd period (Rahman)

54, 37, 71, 76, 44, 50, 20, 26, 15, 19, 38, 36, 43,

72, 67, 23, 21, 25, 17, 27, 18.

Surah 3 periods (prophetic)

32, 41, 45, 16, 30, 11, 14, 12, 40, 28, 39, 29, 31,

42, 10, 34, 35, 7, 46, 6, 13.

B. MEDINA SURAS

2, 98, 64, 62, 8, 47, 3, 61, 57, 4, 65, 59, 33, 63, 24,

58, 22, 48, 66, 60, 110, 49, 9, 5.

Hadith Qudsi

"Be content with little - and you will not need; get rid of envy - and you will be calm; move away from the forbidden - and your faith will become sincere. Whoever speaks little has a perfect mind, who is content with little, he relies on Allah Almighty. You work on this world as if you will not die tomorrow, and you gather wealth as if you will live forever.

"Do not be the one who allows omissions in repentance, who desires Eternal life in Paradise, but does not do good deeds. If he is given, he is not content with it, and when he is deprived [of something], he is impatient. He commands good, when he himself does not fulfill it, he forbids the bad, when he himself does not beware of it. good people while he himself is not one of them, hates hypocrites when he himself is one of them. He says what he does not do himself, and does what is not ordered to him, he demands to fulfill [the promise], but he himself does not fulfill it.

Kor A n (Arabic - Qur "an) - a religious book, sacred to adherents of all Islamic schools. It serves as the basis of Muslim legislation, both religious and civil.

Etymology

According to traditional Muslim beliefs, the word "Quran" is an ordinary Arabic verbal noun from the verb "kara'" - "he read." According to modern researchers, the word "Koran" comes from the Syrian "Keryan", which means "reading, a lesson in the Scriptures." Muslims believe that the Qur'an was transmitted to Muhammad in parts in Mecca and Medina between 610 and 632. New Era through Archangel Jabrail

Compilation of the Qur'an

The Koran, as a single book, was compiled after the death of Muhammad, before that it existed in the form of scattered written lists and in the memory of the companions.

The Quran consists of 114 suras - chapters, arranged mainly in order from largest to smallest. In turn, each sura is divided into separate statements - verses.

All suras of the Qur'an, except for the ninth, begin with the words: "In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful ..." (in Arabic: "Bismi-Llahi-R-rahmani-R-rahim ...").

The seventh sura of the oldest manuscript of the Koran (middle of the 7th century).

There are 77,934 words in the Quran. The longest sura, 2nd, has 286 verses, the shortest 103, 108, and 110th 3 verses. Ayahs from 1 to 68 words. The longest verse is 282 verses, 2 suras. Ayat about debt. The most important verse is 255 verses, 2 suras, called Ayatul-Kursi (Ayat of the Throne).

In the Islamic tradition, these revelations are perceived as the speech of Allah himself, who chose Muhammad for the prophetic mission. Gathered together, brought together in one list, during the reign of Caliph Osman (644-656), these revelations made up the canonical text of the Koran, which has survived unchanged to this day. The first complete such list dates from 651. Many attempts, over a period of one and a half thousand years, to make at least some changes in the sacred text of the Koran, for discrepancies and subsequent criticism of the followers of Islam, have failed.

For more than 1.5 billion Muslims, the Quran is a holy book.

The outstanding artistic merits of the Qur'an are undoubtedly recognized by all connoisseurs of Arabic literature. However, many of them are lost in literal translation.

Obligations of a Muslim to the Qur'an

According to Sharia, a Muslim has the following obligations to the Qur'an:

To believe that the Noble Quran is the Word of Allah Almighty and learn to read it in accordance with the rules of pronunciation (tajwid).

Keep the Qur'an in high (shelves) and clean places. The Qur'an must not be kept on low shelves and must not be placed on the floor.

Strictly follow (as far as you can) all the Precepts specified in the Koran. Build your entire life in accordance with the moral principles of the Holy Quran.

KORAN

1. OPENING BOOK

(1). Bo is the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Merciful!

1(2). Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds,

2(3). merciful, merciful,

3(4). king on the day of judgment!

4(5). We adore you and ask for your help!

5(6). Lead us down the straight road

6(7). along the path of those whom You have blessed,

7. not those who are under wrath, nor those who go astray.

2. COW

Bo is the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Merciful!

1(1). Alm. (2). This book is - there is no doubt - a guide for the God-fearing,

2(3). those who believe in the secret and stand up in prayer and spend out of what We have given them,

3(4). and those who believe in what was sent down to you and what was sent down before you, and they are convinced of the last life.

4(5). They are on the straight path from their Lord, and they are the successful ones.

5(6). Verily, those who disbelieved, it makes no difference to them whether you exhorted them or not, they do not believe.

6(7). Allah has set a seal on their hearts and on their hearing, and on their eyes is a veil. For them - a great punishment!

7(8). And among the people some say: "We believed in Allah and the last day." But they don't believe.

8(9). They try to deceive Allah and those who believe, but they only deceive themselves and do not know.

9(10). Their hearts are sick. May Allah increase their sickness! For them - a painful punishment for the fact that they lie.

10(11). And when they are told: "Do not spread wickedness on earth!" they say: "We are only those who do good."

11(12). Is not it so? For they are spreaders of wickedness, but they do not know.

12(13). And when they say to them: "Believe, as people believed!" they answer, "Shall we believe as the fools have believed?" Is not it so? Verily, they are fools, but they do not know!

13(14). And when they meet those who believed, they say: “We believed! And when they stay with their shaitans, they say: “We are with you, we are only mocking.”

14(15). Allah mocks them and increases their delusion in which they wander blindly!

15(16). It is those who have bought delusion for the right way. Their trade was not profitable, and they were not on the right track!

16(17). They are like the one who kindled a fire, and when he illuminated everything around him, Allah took away their light and left them in darkness, so that they do not see.

17(18). Deaf, dumb, blind - and they do not return (to Allah).

18(19). Or like a rain cloud from the sky. In it is darkness, thunder and lightning, they put their fingers in their ears from lightning, fearing death, and Allah embraces the disbelievers.

19(20). The lightning is ready to take away their sight; as soon as she illuminates them, they go with her. And when darkness comes over them, they stand. And if Allah had mercy, He would have taken away their hearing and sight: after all, Allah is powerful over every thing! (21). O people! Worship your Lord who created you and those who were before you, maybe you will be God-fearing!

20(22). who made the earth a carpet for you, and the sky a building, and brought down water from the sky, and by it brought forth fruit for your living. Do not betray your equals to Allah while you know!

21(23). And if you are in doubt about what We sent down to Our servant, then bring a cypy like this and call your witnesses besides Allah, if you are truthful.

22(24). If you don't do it, you will never do it! - then be afraid of the fire, the fuel for which are people and stones, prepared for the unbelievers.

23(25). And rejoice those who believe and do good, that for them are gardens where rivers flow below. Whenever they are given some fruit from there as a portion, they say, "This is what was given to us before," while only similar things were delivered to them. For them, there are pure spouses, and they will stay there forever.

24(26). Verily, Allah does not hesitate to mention a mosquito and something greater than that. And those who have believed know that this is the truth from their Lord. But those who are disbelievers will say: "What does Allah want with these as a parable?" He deceives many in this way and guides many on the straight path. Ho knocks down He only dissolute,

25(27). those who break the covenant of Allah after its establishment and divide what Allah has commanded to be joined, and create wickedness on earth. These are the ones who will lose.

26(28). How do you not believe in Allah? You were dead and He revived you, then He will kill you, then He will revive you, then you will be returned to Him.

27(29). He is the one who created for you everything that is on earth, then turned to heaven and built it from the seven heavens. He knows about every thing!

28(30). And behold, your Lord said to the angels: "I will establish a governor on the earth." They said: "Will You set up on it one who will work wickedness and shed blood there, and we praise You and sanctify You?" He said, "Indeed, I know what you do not know!"

29(31). And He taught Adam all the names, and then offered them to the angels and said: "Tell me the names of these, if you are truthful."

30(32). They said, "Praise be to Thee! We only know what You have taught us. Verily, You are the Knower, the Wise!"

31(33). He said, "O Adam, tell them their names!" And when he gave them their names, he said, "Did I not tell you that I know the hidden things in heaven and on earth, and I know what you reveal and what you hide?"

32(34). And behold, We said to the angels: "Bow down to Adam!" And they bowed, except for Iblis. He refused and exalted himself and turned out to be an unbeliever.

33(35). And We said: "O Adam! Settle you and your wife in Paradise and eat from there for pleasure, wherever you wish, but do not approach this tree, so as not to be from the unrighteous."

34(36). And Satan caused them to stumble over him and brought them out from where they were. And We said: "Throw down, (being) enemies to each other! For you on earth is a place of residence and use until a time."

35(37). And Adam received his word from the Lord, and He turned to him: after all, He is turning, merciful!

36(38). We said: "Throw down from there together! And if guidance comes to you from Me, then there will be no fear over those who follow My guidance, and they will not be sad."

37(39). And those who did not believe and considered our signs a lie, they are the inhabitants of the fire, they abide in it forever.

38(40). O sons of Israel! Remember My favor that I have shown you, and faithfully keep My covenant, then I will also keep my covenant with you. Fear me (41). and believe in what I have sent down to confirm the truth of what is with you. Don't be the first to disbelieve in it. And do not buy a small price for My signs, and fear Me.

39(42). And don't clothe the truth with lies to hide the truth while you know!

40(43). And stand up in prayer, and give cleansing, and bow down with those who worship.

41(44). Are you going to command mercy to people and forget yourselves while you are reading the scripture? Don't you understand?

42(45). Seek help in patience and prayer; for it is a great burden, if not for the humble,

43(46). who think that they will meet their Lord and that they will return to Him.

44(47). O sons of Israel! Remember my mercy which I showed you, and that I exalted you above the worlds.

45(48). And be afraid of the day when the soul will not compensate for another soul, and intercession will not be accepted from it, and balance will not be taken from it, and help will not be given to them!

46(49). And behold, We saved you from the people of Firaun, who inflicted an evil punishment on you, killing your sons and leaving your women alive. This is a great test for you from your Lord!

47(50). And behold, We parted the sea in your presence and saved you and drowned the family of Firaun, while you watched.

48(51). And behold, We gave Myce a covenant for forty nights, and then after it you took a calf for yourself, and you were wicked.

49(52). Then We forgave you after that - maybe you will be grateful!

50(53). And so We gave Myce the scripture and discernment; perhaps you will follow the straight path!

51(54). And so Myca said to his people: "O my people! You have done injustice to yourselves by taking your own calf. Turn to your Creator and kill yourselves; this is better for you before your Creator. And He turned to you: for He is merciful!"

52(55). And so you said: "O Myca! We will not believe you until we see Allah openly." And you were struck by lightning while you were watching.

53(56). Then We raised you up after your death – perhaps you will be grateful!

54(57). And We have overshadowed you with a cloud and sent down for you manna and quails. Eat the blessings with which We have endowed you! They did us injustice, but offended themselves.

55(58). And so We said: "Enter this village and eat where you wish, for pleasure. And enter the gate, worshiping, and say:" Forgiveness! "- We will forgive you your sins and increase those who do good."

56(59). And they replaced those who were unjust with a word other than what they were told. And We sent down on those who were unjust a punishment from heaven because they were wicked.

57(60). And so Myca asked for a drink for his people, and We said: "Strike your stick on the rock!" And twelve springs gushed out of it, so that all the people knew the place of their watering hole. "Eat and drink from the inheritance of Allah! And do not do evil on earth, spreading wickedness."

58(61). And so you said: "O Myca! We cannot bear the same food. Call on your Lord for us, let Him bring out for us what the earth grows from its vegetables, marrows, garlic, lentils and onions." He said, "Are you asking for what is lower for what is better? Go down to Egypt, and here is what you ask for." And humiliation and poverty were erected over them. And they were under the wrath of Allah. This is because they did not believe in the signs of Allah and beat the prophets without justice! This is because they disobeyed and were criminals!

59(62). Verily, those who believe, and those who convert to Judaism, and the Christians, and the Sabians, who believe in Allah and the Last Day and do good, their reward is their Lord, there is no fear over them, and they will not sad.

60(63). And so, We took a covenant from you and raised a mountain above you: "Take what We have given you with strength and remember what is there, so that you may be God-fearing!"

61(64). Then you turned away after that, and if it were not for the goodness of Allah to you and not for his mercy, then you would have been the loser. (65). You know those of you who violated the Sabbath, and We said to them: "Be despicable monkeys!"

62(66). And We made it a warning to what was before and after it, and an exhortation to the God-fearing.

63(67). And Myca said to his people: "Behold, Allah orders you to slaughter a cow." They said, "Are you making a mockery of us?" He said: "I resort to Allah, so as not to be a fool!" (68). They said, "Call upon your Lord for us to make clear to us what it is." He said, "Here, He says, 'She's a cow, not old and not a heifer, middle-aged in between.' Do what you're commanded to do!"

64(69). They said, "Call upon your Lord for us to make clear to us what its color is." He said: "Here, He says:" She is a yellow cow, her color is bright, she pleases the beholders "".

65(70). They said: "Call upon your Lord for us, so that He explains to us what it is: after all, cows are similar to each other for us, and we will, if Allah wills, on the right path."

66(71). He said, "Here, He says, 'She is an untamed cow that plows the ground, and does not water the arable land, she is kept intact, there is no mark on her.'" They said, "Now you have delivered the truth." And they slaughtered her. although they were prepared not to.

67(72). And so you killed a soul and argued about it, and Allah brings out what you hid.

68(73). And We said: Hit him with something from her. This is how Allah revives the dead and shows you His signs so that you may understand!

69(74). Then your hearts were hardened after this: they are like a stone or even more cruel. Yes! And among the stones there are those from which springs are beaten out, and among them there is that which is cut, and water comes out from there, among them there is that which is thrown down for fear of Allah. Allah does not neglect what you do!

70(75). Do you really want them to believe you when there was a party among them who listened to the words of Allah, and then distorted it after they comprehended, although they themselves knew?

71(76). And when they met those who believed, they said: "We believed!" And when they met with each other in private, they said: "Do not tell them what Allah has revealed to you, so that they argue with you about it before your Lord?" Don't you understand?

72(77). Do they not know that Allah knows both what they hide and what they reveal?

73(78). Among them there are simpletons who do not know the scriptures, but only dreams. They only think. (79). Woe to those who write the scripture with their own hands, o then say: "This is from Allah" - to buy a small price for it! Woe to them for what their hands have written, and woe to them for what they gain!

74(80). They say: "Hac will not be touched by fire, except for a few days." Say: "Have you taken a contract from Allah and Allah will never change His contract? Or do you speak against Allah that which you do not know?"

75(81). Yes! The one who acquired evil and who was surrounded by his sin, then they are the inhabitants of the fire, they always stay in it.

76(82). And those who believed and did good, those inhabitants of paradise, they always arrive in it.

77(83). And so We took a contract from the sons of Israel: "You will not worship anyone but Allah; to parents - a blessing, and to relatives, and orphans, and the poor. Speak good things to people, stand up a prayer, bring purification." Then you turned away, except for a few of you, and you turned away.

78(84). And so We took a covenant from you: "You will not shed your blood, and you will not drive one another out of your dwellings." Then you confirmed by testifying.

79(85). Then you turned out to be those who killed each other and drove one part of you out of their dwellings, helping each other against them with sin and enmity. And if prisoners came to you, you redeemed them, and you are forbidden to take them out. Will you begin to believe in one part of the scripture and not believe in another? There is no recompense for those of you who do this, except for shame in the next life, and on the day of resurrection they will be given the most cruel punishment! Allah does not neglect what you do!

80(86). They are those who bought the present life for the next, and their punishment will not be lightened, and they will not be helped.

81(87). We gave Myce the scripture and after it We sent messengers; and We gave Isa, the son of Maryam, clear signs and strengthened him with the holy spirit. Is it possible that every time a messenger comes to you with something that your souls do not desire, do you exalt yourself? Some you declared to be liars, others you kill.

82(88). And they said, "Our hearts are not circumcised." Yes! May Allah curse them with unbelief, they believe little!

83(89). And when a scripture came to them from Allah, confirming the truth of what is with them, and even before they asked for victory against those who were disbelievers, so when what they knew came to them, they did not believe in it. The curse of Allah is on the disbelievers!

84(90). It is bad what they bought with their souls, so that they would not believe in what Allah sent down, out of envy that Allah sends down from His mercy to whomever He wants from His servants! And they brought upon themselves wrath upon wrath. Verily, for the disbelievers the punishment is humiliating!

85(91). And when they say to them: "Believe in what Allah has sent down!", they say: "We believe in what has been sent down to us", but they do not believe in what is beyond it, although this is the truth, confirming the truth of what with them. Say: "Why then did you beat the prophets of Allah before, if you are believers?"

86(92). Myca came to you with clear signs, then you took the calf after him, being unjust.

87(93). And so We took a covenant from you and raised a mountain above you: "Take what We have given you with power and listen!" They said, "We have heard and we will not obey." They are drunk on their unbelief in their hearts: "Bad is what your faith commands you, if you believe!"

88(94). Say: "If the future habitation of Allah is for you exclusively, apart from people, then wish for death if you are truthful!"

89(95). But they will never desire her because of what their hands have been preparing. Indeed, Allah knows about the unrighteous!

90(96). Indeed, you will find that they are the most greedy of people for life, even among those who have attached (to Allah) partners; each of them would want to be given a life of a thousand years. But even that will not remove him from punishment, that he will be granted a long life: indeed, Allah sees what they do!

91(97). Say: "Who was Jibril's enemy..." for he brought him down to your heart c by the permission of Allah to confirm the truth of what was sent down before him, as a straight path and good news to the believers.

92(98). Whoever is an enemy of Allah, and His angels, and His messengers, and Jibril, and Mikal ... then after all, Allah is an enemy to the unbelievers!

93(99). We have already sent down clear signs to you, and only the wicked do not believe in them.

94(100). And after all, every time they enter into an agreement, some of them reject it. Yes, most of them do not believe!

95(101). And when a Messenger from Allah came to them, confirming the truth of what was with them, some of those who were given the scripture threw the scripture of Allah behind their backs, as if they did not know

96(10). and they followed what the devils read into the kingdom of Sulaiman. Sulaiman was not unfaithful, but the devils were unfaithful, teaching people witchcraft and what was sent down to both angels in Babylon, Harut and Marut. But they both did not teach anyone until they said: "We are temptation, do not be unfaithful!" And they learned from them how to separate a husband from a wife, but they did not harm anyone by this except with the permission of Allah. And they learned what harmed them and did not benefit them, and they knew that the one who acquired this did not have a share in the future life. It's bad what they bought with their souls - if only they knew it!

97(103). And if they believed and were God-fearing, then the reward from Allah is better - if they knew!

98(104). O those who believe! Don't say "Save us!" but say "Look at us!" - and listen. And for the unbelievers, the punishment is painful!

99(105). Those of the possessors of the Book and the polytheists who do not believe would not want you to be blessed from your Lord, and Allah chooses with His mercy whom He wills: after all, Allah is the owner of great mercy!

100(106). Whenever we revoke a verse or make it forgotten, we present a better one than it or one similar to it. Don't you know that Allah is powerful over any thing?

101(107). Do you not know that Allah has dominion over the heavens and the earth, and you have no relative or helper besides Allah?

102(108). Perhaps you would like to ask your messenger, as you asked Mycy before? But if anyone replaces faith with unbelief, he has strayed from a level path.

103(109). Many of the possessors of the Scripture would like to convert you after your belief in unbelievers through envy in themselves, after the truth has become clear to them. Excuse me and turn away until Allah comes with His command. Verily, Allah is powerful over every thing!

104(110). And stand up in prayer and bring cleansing; whatever good you prepare for yourselves, you will find that with Allah: indeed, Allah sees what you do!

105(111). And they say: "No one will ever enter Paradise except Jews or Christians." These are their dreams. Say: "Provide your evidence if you are truthful!"

106(112). Yes! Whoever gives his face to Allah, and does good, then his reward is with his Lord, and there is no fear over them and they will not be sad.

107(113). And the Jews say: "Christians - on nothing!" And the Christians say: "Jews - on nothing!" And they read the scripture. So say those who do not know what is similar to their words. Allah will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection as to what they differed about.

108(114). Who is more wicked than the one who prevents the places of worship of Allah from remembering His name, and seeks to destroy them? This should only be entered with fear. For them in this world - a shame, and for them in the future - a great punishment!

109(115). To Allah belongs both the east and the west; and wherever you turn, there is the face of Allah. Verily, Allah is the All-Encompassing, the Guide!

110(116). And they said: "Allah has taken a child for Himself." Praise be to Him! Yes, everything in heaven and on earth belongs to Him! All obey Him!

111(117). He is the creator of the heavens and the earth, and when He decides a matter, He only says to him: "Be!" - and it happens.

112(118). Those who do not know say: "If Allah would speak to us or if a sign would come to us!" Thus also those who were before them spoke, like their words: their hearts are like. We have already clarified the signs for people who are convinced.

113(119). Behold, We have sent you as a good herald of the truth and a warner, and you will not be questioned about the inhabitants of the fire.

114(120). And neither Jews nor Christians will ever be pleased with you until you follow their teachings. Say: "Indeed, the path of Allah is the true path!" - and if you follow their passions after the true knowledge that has come to you, then there will be neither close nor helper from Allah.

115(121). Those to whom We have given the scripture read it with worthy reading - they believe in it. And if anyone does not believe in him, they will be at a loss.

116(122). O sons of Israel! Remember My mercy which I showed you, and that I honored you over the worlds.

117(123). And fear the day when the soul will not repay another soul in any way, and balance will not be accepted from it, and intercession will not help it, and no help will be provided to them!

118(124). And so, the Lord tested Ibrahim with words and then completed them. He said: "Indeed, I will make you an imam for the people." He said, "And from my offspring?" He said, "My covenant does not contain the unrighteous."

119(125). And so, We made this house a gathering place for people and a safe place: "And take for yourself the place of Ibrahim, a place of prayer." And We commanded Ibrahim and Ismail: "Cleanse My house for those who make the rounds, and those who stay, and those who bow down, and those who prostrate!"

120(126). And so Ibrahim said: "Lord! Make this a safe country and endow its inhabitants with fruits, - those of them who believed in Allah and the last day." He said, "And to those who disbelieved, I will give them to use for a little while, and then by force I will bring them to the punishment of fire." This is a bad comeback!

121(127). And so, Ibrahim erects the foundations of the house, and Ismail: "Our Lord! Accept from us, because You, truly, are Hearing, Knowing!

122(128). Our Lord! Make us surrendered to You and from our offspring - a community that surrendered to You, and show us the place of our worship, and turn to us, because You are turning, merciful!

123(129). Our Lord! And raise among them a messenger from among them, who will read to them Your signs, and teach them the scripture and wisdom, and purify them, because You are truly great, wise!

124(130). And who will turn away from the sense of Ibrahim, except the one who has made his soul stupid? We chose him already in the near world, and in the future, of course, he will be among the righteous.

125(131). Behold, his Lord said to him: "Surrender!" He said, "I have surrendered to the Lord of the worlds!"

126(132). And Ibrahim bequeathed this to his sons and Yakub: "O my sons! Verily, Allah has chosen a religion for you; do not die without being betrayed to you!"

127(133). Were you witnesses when death appeared to Jacob? So he said to his sons: "What will you worship after me?" They said: "We will worship your god and the god of your fathers - Ibrahim and Ismail and Ishak - one God, and to Him we surrender."

128(134). This is the people who have already passed; to him what he has gained, and to you what you have gained, and you will not be asked what they did.

129(135). They say, "Be a Jew or a Christian you will find a straight path." Say: "No, - the community of Ibrahim, Hanifa, because he was not from the polytheists."

130(136). Say: "We believed in Allah and in what was sent down to us, and what was sent down to Ibrahim, Ismail, Ishaq, Yaqub and the tribes, and what was given to Myce and Isa, and what was given by the prophets from their Lord. We do not distinguish between whom one of them, and we surrender to Him."

131(137). And if they believe in something like what you believed, then they have already found a straight path; if they turn away, then they are in schism, and Allah will deliver you from them: He is the Hearer, the Knower.

132(138). According to the religion of Allah! And who is better than Allah in religion? And we worship him.

133(139). Say: "Will you argue with us because of Allah, when He is our Lord and your Lord? Our deeds are for us, and your deeds are for you, and we cleanse our faith before Him."

134(140). Or will you say that Ibrahim, and Ismail, and Ishak, and Yakub, and the tribes were Jews or Christians? Say: “Do you know better or Allah?

135(141). This is a people who have already passed: to them what they have gained, and to you what you have gained, and you will not be asked what they did.

136(142). Foolish people among the people will say: "What turned them away from the qibla, which they kept to?" Say: "To Allah belongs both the east and the west, He guides whomever He wants to the straight path!"

137(143). And thus We have made you a mediating community, that you may be witnesses concerning the people, and that the messenger may be a witness concerning you.

138. And We made the qibla which you kept, only for Us to know who follows the messenger among those who turn back. And this is difficult, except for those whom Allah led to the right path: after all, Allah is not such as to destroy your faith! Indeed, Allah is gentle and merciful with people!

139(144). We see the turning of your face across the sky, and We will turn you to the qibla with which you will be pleased. Turn your face towards the forbidden mosque. And wherever you are, turn your faces in her direction. Indeed, those to whom the scripture has been given know, of course, that this is the truth from their Lord - verily, Allah does not neglect what they do!

In Aktau, with the support of the NPU "Eco Mangystau" and the Public Foundation "Ayaly Alakan", within the framework of the program article of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan "Bolashakka bagdar: ruhani zhangyru", a public speech was held by the famous translator of the Koran Valeria Porokhova on the topic "Islam as it is. The role of religion in society", informs.

A special guest from Moscow, the first female translator of the Koran from Arabic into Russian, a leading Muslim public figure, who was included in the book "1000 most influential women in the world according to the UN", Valeria Mikhailovna shared her own interpretation of Islam, its meaning and role in life Muslim.

According to Valeria Porokhova, she comes from a noble family, was brought up in the best traditions of this estate, where education was of great importance. She married a Syrian, the son of a major sheikh, gave birth to two sons who also profess Islam.

According to her, it took her 11 years to translate the Koran.

"I first translated the Koran, then I comprehended it, then I went through sleepless nights when I thought about each verse. I am pragmatic, in order to be imbued with the text of the Koran, it took me 11 years, because I was born in a different culture," she said Valeria Mikhailovna.

As she continued, it was clear to her that she was translating the Koran into Russian for a highly educated Russian-speaking reader, so she studied the hadiths very carefully.

"I have two hundred hadiths translated, in order to select them, I read six thousand hadiths. I sat with them for three years. It took me three years to choose, and three months to translate. I had to coordinate the content of the hadiths with the translation department Quran into foreign languages at the World Islamic Research Academy," the lecturer explained.

Of course, not everything went smoothly, the largest Russian-speaking commission is connected to check the translation - the translator herself brings them only the first third of the translation of the Koran. After checking, the commission calls it, makes its own adjustments, realizing that the person with all his heart has taken up the holy cause, they give approval for the further translation of the holy book.

Speaking about the process of working on the translation, Valeria Porokhova answered questions from the audience. People asked various questions, one of the most topical was the wearing of hijabs.

Attributes of a believing Muslim woman or a way to find a Muslim husband who does not drink and does not go out, this is how the speaker put this question.

As Valeria Mikhailovna explained, a girl should put on a hijab after understanding Islam.

"What does the hijab mean, they asked the Prophet? He said the head, the incision of the breasts, it is written like this: "sexual beauty, legs, hands must be closed, the face must be completely open," the translator explained.

A knowledgeable lecturer considers it incredibly stupid when Slavic girls put on hijabs to attract a Muslim husband, without themselves understanding the true purpose of this clothing.

"Luxury Russian girls fell in love with Islam, they want to marry a Muslim, and everyone dressed up in hijabs. This is considered their very big mistake. Men are wary of these girls, they first think "Oh, how cool, she is wearing a hijab," and then they begin to say that she does not understand anything about Islam. She dressed up because she wants a Muslim husband who does not walk and does not drink, "Valeria Porokhova reports. (I think this question can be applied to all girls, not only Slavs - author's note).

A girl who intends to wear a hijab must have a complete understanding of Islam. Valeria Mikhailovna completes her answer to this question with an excerpt from the Koran:

"Do not rush to repeat the verses of the Qur'an until their meaning is comprehended by your mind. It is written in the verses that we send this for those who know, for those who understand, for those whose mind is bright."

Others important issues there were such topics as "Why is pork forbidden?", "What is jihad?".

As Valeria Porokhova explained, pork repeats human muscle tissue. Whoever eats this meat is like a cannibalist, so it is forbidden for a Muslim to eat this meat.

Jihad is mercy, good deed. Jihad categorically does not provide for weapons. Allah will not tolerate crime in anything. Military jihad is not allowed in the Quran. The only time you can take up arms is when attacking from the side. And if your enemy laid down his arms, then you lay down. People themselves cannot take weapons and go to another territory. This is the prohibition of the Koran. It is not allowed to go to war outside your statehood.

Talking about this, Valeria Mikhailovna cites a hadith as an example.

"I like one hadeeth, when two Muslims crossed swords, one died, and the second remained alive. And the prophet is asked:" O Messenger of Allah, tell me what will happen to these people? to hell". Then he was asked: "It is clear that the one who killed will go to hell, but the one who died, why will he go to hell?", The Prophet replies "Both will go to hell, because both had one and also the intention is to kill. "If one's intention came true, and the other did not, then all the same in court they will answer the same way."

Valeria Porokhova is the first woman in the world who surprised the Muslim world, who considers Valeria-Iman the Chosen One of God, an angel on earth, who managed to do what rarely any of the translators managed to do - to convey the very spirit of the Koran, which is most valuable in Koranic studies.

Valeria Mikhailovna, that you, who was born in Orthodox family, attracted to Islam?

Koran. First of all, the Quran. I read the Quran in English for the first time and was delighted with it. It's incredible! Just as Leo Tolstoy said: "I ask you to consider me an orthodox Mohammedan," so I can say: "I ask you to consider me an orthodox Mohammedan." And you know that, being excommunicated from the church, the great writer was buried in a Muslim way. Leo Tolstoy is not just a man, he is the conscience of a Russian person.

When you study the Quran, you will be overwhelmed by its incredible depth. Once, after a four-hour lecture at the Russian Academy of Sciences, a 70-year-old venerable academician stood up in the hall and said: "If this is the Koran, then I am a Muslim."

The Koran is eternal, and the fact that in the seventh century there could not be such knowledge is unambiguous. And if it was, then it is the Lord's. This is important to understand.

I realized that I had been a Muslim all my life. I didn't know this until I read the Quran. I tell you frankly, if a person reads the Koran, then, turning over the last page, he will say "Praise be to Allah Almighty." The only thing is that he should not rush when reading. My return to Islam took place in Syria when I read the Qur'an with understanding, that is, with tafsir (commentaries). After all, even the most educated Arabs read the Koran only with tafsir.

What prompted you to the idea of translating the Quran into Russian? And why is it called translation of meanings?

- When I started my research, I discovered that there are 106 translations of the Qur'an in English language, a little less than 100 - in French and German. And in Russian there are only 7 (!) Translations. And this is with the 22 million Muslim diaspora in Russia and the 60 million Russian-speaking Muslim community in the CIS countries! I wanted to translate the Quran into Russian so that people can read this scripture. The existing translations were made by non-Muslims and carried shades of Christian tradition. Even the very best.

But there can be no absolute translation. This is one of the amazing facts of human history. Quran is the only Holy Bible, which has come down to us through fourteen centuries without change. None of the many translators of the Eternal Book has ever claimed the accuracy of the text. In principle, any translation, by definition, cannot be accurate. After all, the Quran is written in Old Arabic, which differs significantly from modern Arabic, which sometimes leads to an involuntary distortion of the meaning of words, text.

And one more of the important factors: the scribes of the Koran simply made tracing papers without changing a single sign of the Old Arabic script, because initially theologians knew that the translator of the Koran must be a specialist in dozens of sciences. Even, in my opinion, a special opinion in society has become entrenched that the translation of the Koran is beyond the power of any of the people. This is probably why the most famous scientists did not dare to prove the identity of the original and their translation. The famous translator of the Qur'an into English, the Arabic scholar Marmaduke Tehtal, called his translation "almost literal"; I. Krachkovsky completely forbade the publication of his work called "Koran". That's why I called my work "translation of meanings".

What I have done is only a modest effort that cannot claim any significant share in the transmission of the divine beauty of the verses of the Koran, the heavenly music of his versification. When I translated the Qur'an, my skin contracted from reverent awe before the Great Book.

Valeria-iman, what is the difference between Islam in Russia and the CIS countries from Arab Islam? And how did you react Orthodox Church to the fact that a Russian man, Orthodox by birth, translated the Koran?

- Do you know what the word "iman" means? Believer. Today we can state that, unfortunately, the followers of Islam in Russia and the CIS are ignorant. This is the biggest problem. We associate Islam with those concepts that were imposed by school and college education - an educational system that attributed to Islam all the flaws that were encountered in the world. However, all this knowledge was never based on a scientific factor, it was tendentiously directed.

Just as the church was declared the opiate of the people, Islam was declared the aggressor in war. This is the main difference. But you know what shocked me the most? When we were given freedom of religious expression, such a massive, exclusively emotional return to the religion of our fathers and grandfathers began! I have very close ties with young people whose parents are ethnic Muslims. I say "ethnic" because they were not allowed to practice their faith - it's not their fault. But I watch their children rush to Islam. I traveled all over the Volga region: I was in Volgograd, Saratov, Kazan, Ulyanovsk - everywhere young people strive for Islam, just like a thirsty one strives for water. By the way, I observed the same trend in Turkey, where all the mosques are overcrowded with people from 18 to 40 years old.

Now there is a very powerful intellectual, namely the intellectual expansion of Islam. In no case is it military, not power, and not even propaganda and missionary. People come to Islam having studied and understood what it is, and the desire to study religious studies all over the world is now very strong. Everyone is tired of this endless immorality, of this crazy money making, tired of the entertainment side of our lives. People want morality, purity - and this is Islam.

If we look at the Parliament of England, we will see how ethnic Englishmen - members of Parliament, by the way, hereditary lords, accept Islam. This is a very big indicator. In no case do I urge people to convert to Islam, I urge people to find out what it is, to understand that there is something that generalizes everything and everything - the Koranic scripture, which treats believers of other religions - Jews and Christians, with the deepest respect, calling them with respect "ahlul kitab" ("People of the Book"). Therefore, for all of us, it is very important to manifest highest attention all religions, especially Christianity and Islam. After all, we do not have alien Muslims and alien Christians. We have ethnic, our own Christians and Muslims. We have other religions that have come.

Russian tsars and emperors had enough wisdom, political maturity, and social justice to understand that Russia is a land of two primordial religions. Moreover, to be frank, Islam appeared in Russia 150 years before Christianity. In addition, he came on "his own legs" according to waterways across the Caspian and the Caucasus, rose along the Volga, while Christianity was decreed among us, and overnight Russia became Christian simply by the decree of Vladimir the Red Sun, who drove everyone into the Dnieper and said: "From now on we are Christians." Moreover, people thought that this was a food item and asked: "What do they eat it with?" It was an interesting historical precedent. But, nevertheless, both religions are ethnically, genetically, nationally ours.

What is Islam for a person?

First of all, it is a way of life. And this is what distinguishes it from other religions. You wake up in the morning as a Muslim, you live through the day as a Muslim, and you go to bed as a Muslim. Moreover, the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said a wonderful thing that we should be guided by: "Every morning a person puts his soul as a hostage, and in the evening he receives it burdened with sins, or lightened and adorned with good deeds."

What do I not like about the structures, so to speak, based on faith? There you know a priori that you will come to the temple of the Lord on Sunday, confess, take communion and leave there "sinless". And all week you live for self-interest, somewhere at the level of the subcortex, realizing that on Sunday you will come and be cleansed of sins. It seems to me that this is a very discouraging element, allowing the commission of sin.

In Islam, one cannot come to the mosque on Friday to confess, take communion and come out sinless. In Islam, you will be responsible for your every sin. Moreover, Islam insists not only on performing taubah (repentance), it also insists that evil be covered with good in favor of the victim. No mortal person on earth can forgive your sin. This is a very important point.

Today, terms such as "Islamic fundamentalism", "Islamic radicalism" have firmly entered the lexicon of the layman. Islam is primarily associated with terrorism, and all teachers who call for a return to Islam are accused of pandering to extremists. In your opinion, why is this happening?

- You know, I liked it when one of Vladimir Pozner's programs, if I'm not mistaken, started talking about fundamentalism. And there Vladimir Lukin, whom it is very difficult to reproach for tendentiousness towards Islam - he is a non-Muslim - said a wonderful thing that fundamentalism is a return to the foundation of the foundations. Therefore, in this sense, fundamentalism is wonderful! And not only in Islam. It would not be bad for Christianity to return to the foundation of the foundations, that is, to what Jesus commanded, because this is the greatest messenger of the Lord, and in the Quran, the Almighty says about him: "This is my word, and I strengthened it with the spirit from Myself."

In our country, the word "fundamentalism" was very wrongly awarded a negative sign, because a return to the origins of morality is always positive.

It is no secret that many terrorists hide behind the banner of Islam to achieve their political ideas, the theme of jihad is being popularized, the number of martyrs is increasing. What does the Quran say about these phenomena?

- First, let's immediately emphasize that there is no such thing as "Islamic terrorism". The criminals have no nationality or religion. And according to the Koran, such people are criminals. And their only retribution is death. Any killer must be killed. As soon as we conduct an examination and come to a common denominator, and it is present in all scriptures: and do not kill your soul, do not wish for another what you do not wish for yourself, do not steal, and so on. These are commandments and prohibitions of a fundamental kind. Therefore, people who commit crimes should immediately be deprived of the confessional factor. We have no right to say that this terrorist was a Muslim, or a Jew, or a Christian. He ceases to be such, for he is a criminal, he is outside of religion. He should be tried according to the civil code. And then the term "Islamic threat"... It is absurd in itself. The word "Islam" means "peace". What we have is a "peaceful threat".

If possible, Valeria-iman, continue the answer. How to deal with terrorists and martyrs? They also talk about Islam.

- Both the Sunnah and the Koran write that outside of your borders you have no right to kill anyone. They haven't attacked you yet... There is a very beautiful hadith of the Prophet, which reads as follows: if two Muslims cross their swords, then both the killed and the killer go to hell. When the Prophet was asked: “Well, the one who kills goes to hell, and the one who is killed - why?” “And he also had the intention to kill,” the Prophet replied.

The Quran does not tolerate misinterpretation. For the death of an innocent, you burn in hell, only this way, and no other way. And it makes no difference what religion this person is. The faithful are not only Muslims. The people of the Christian and Jewish denominations in the Qur'an are treated as highly revered, these are the people of the Book. People who have been chosen by the Lord God. Therefore, like the Old Testament toric scripture, and the New Testament Gospel scripture, and the Koranic scripture, and, of course, the Vedic scriptures, and the Zoroastrian Avesta, all, of course, were sent by one hand. That is, authorship, excuse me, maybe this is a somewhat vulgar term, all writings belong to the same Creator. Therefore, we do not make a distinction between Christians, Jews, Muslims... We make a distinction between pagans, atheists and believers. Therefore, if you kill a Christian or a Jew, you are killing a person who believes in God. You cannot kill him as long as he does not wage war against you.

The Qur'an says very clearly: "And do not kill the soul that was consecrated by your Lord. Fight for the Lord's cause only with those who fight with you, and if the enemy stopped the war, then lay down your weapons." Therefore, those conflicts that are now being resolved by military actions cannot be called religious or confessional. They are all geopolitical.

There is an opinion that a woman in Islam has almost no rights. She can be taken into a harem, she is forced to wear a hijab, and in a divorce she can only take the jewelry that is on her.

- This opinion is just a common stereotype generated by sheer ignorance. Nowhere does a woman have more rights than in Islam. A woman should be, first of all, very elegantly and beautifully dressed. When a woman dresses in black clothes, then know that this color has nothing to do with the Koran, in the world the only scripture Lord's, where the reader's attention is drawn to color, to the color scheme; where Allah Almighty says: "I gave you a full range of colors that you must use. And one more thing: Who imposed a covenant on those beautiful gifts which I have given you to serve?"

Asceticism is completely absent in the Koran. A person should live comfortably and beautifully. And the Quran does not require women to wear a veil. No veil, no black clothes. It is illiterate to say that the black color of the veil or abaya is the dictate of Islam. And if in the Qur'an some make a reference to what is written there: "O messenger, tell your wives to tie the blanket around themselves more tightly in order to be recognized," this was due to the time period, because in the area where he lived Prophet, passionate people lived and could make an obscene proposal to his wives. To prevent this from happening, such a command was given. And the fact that now they wear a veil is a tradition, a preference: geographical, mental. This preference is the one that puts, let's say, the husband in particular, or the state as a whole. It is no longer Qur'anic.

As for polygamy, the Qur'an speaks of this as well. Polygamy is now very much gone in the Arab world. The Arabs are increasingly adhering to the fourth sura of the Koran: "If you feel that you will not do justice to them, marry only one." But there are exceptions. If a woman is incapacitated, cannot give an heir, and a man certainly has the right to an heir, he does not leave his wife, as is done in Europe, where a woman is often left without a livelihood during divorces, or at least she is discriminated against; he continues family life with a childless wife and takes a second. Moreover, the husband respectfully and fairly treats both equally. It is very important. If you bought 100 grams of gold for one wife, you must buy 100 grams of gold and the second. And not a gram less, otherwise justice will be violated.

The percentage of such marriages in the countries of the East is extremely low. And in countries where women are more emancipated, such as Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, with rare exceptions, polygamy is practically absent.

About divorce. The marriage gift that the groom gives remains with the bride for life. Moreover, it is always declared by law in which case she loses it: if she cheated, or, say, was the initiator of an unfair divorce, and so on. If a wife observes her marital duties, is chaste, observes in purity what she is commanded to observe, her husband can never take anything from her. Everything remains for her: a roof over her head, and jewelry, and gifts, and he leaves without anything.

Another interesting point. If a woman from an Arab family came to work, then her entire salary goes into her pocket, bypassing the family budget. That is, a Muslim woman is much more full-fledged than a Christian woman. Here you come to the store, there is a woman, she is all in gold. You are stunned by the amount of gold! The highest reverence for the wife in the house, you have no idea how the husband trembles before her! I speak about this quite frankly. I lived in Syria for 9 years, lived in the Emirates, in other Arab countries, and I saw it all. It's not like ours, when a woman drags bags of 10 kilograms of cargo in each. An Arab woman, if she wears anything, is only a reticule. She only indicates with her finger how many kilograms of what to buy!

About the hijab. Long before the Koran, Christians covered their heads, and in Russia there was such a beautiful verb "goofed up" - got into a mess. Goofed off - that means she opened her head. It is very interesting that all Russian empresses wore headdresses. We know Russian classical painting, where all Russian Christian girls wear kokoshniks, with their heads tightly closed. In Islam, this is called the hijab.

Any religion dictates a head covering. As for the Qur'an, it is said there as follows: "Throw a shawl over your head and chest in order to close the incision of the chest." Specifically, how the hijab should look like, or how the veil should look - nothing is said about this. But that you need to cover your head is a must. This is the fundamental dictate that comes from Christianity, and before Christianity - from Judaism. All Jews who believe in the Most High cover their heads, all Christians who believe in the Most High cover their heads, and all Muslims who believe in the Most High cover their heads.

Here it is necessary to divide people not into religious structures, but into believers and non-believers. What is happening in Europe is to beat a mosquito with a cannon. Who can forbid a woman to wear the headdress she wants? This is her fashion. Jacques Chirac forbids going out in hijabs. What does it matter to him what this woman wears? I can't understand when a woman is forbidden to wear what she wants. If she wears a mini-skirt, it is considered in the order of things, although this is pornography. But the hijab, it turns out, is not normal. All our troubles are from ignorance.

What do you think is the root of the problem of a misunderstanding of Islam? And how to solve this issue? What is the most conducive factor for a return to Islam today, and what is the biggest obstacle to this?

“Education will help the most. The Russian, and indeed any other person, has been and remains extremely sensitive to religious truth. This was written by Vladimir Solovyov long before the revolution. They are pure, refined, subtle. I'm talking about all the peoples formed on the same culture - Russians, Tatars, Chuvashs, Kalmyks and others.

There are many structures built on faith in God - the structure of the church, the structure of the synagogue, etc., and they remain only structures, but this is not faith itself. Therefore, we must carry the knowledge of faith. "Call to God with the wisdom and beauty of broadcasting, and if they do not understand you, tell the world and leave," says the Koran. Here it is - the Koranic structure of the sermon. And it is not at all necessary to call for Islam by violence.

Porokhova Valeria Mikhailovna- Translator of the Koran into Russian, well-known public figure, educator. Born in 1949. Belongs to a famous Russian noble family.

In 1975, Valeria marries a Syrian citizen, Mohammed Saeed Al-Roshd, a graduate of the Faculty of Sharia at Damascus University, who at that time was a student and then a graduate student at the Moscow Institute of Strategic Studies. In 1985 he moved from Moscow to Damascus, where he converted to Islam and began to translate Holy Book The Quran as the creed of Islam.

In 1991, the translation of the meanings of the Koran was completed and transferred to the Al-Azhar Al-Sharif Islamic Research Academy (Egypt, Cairo). Her translation was recognized by the ulema and muftis of Islam as the best. This most authoritative scientific center, after several years of painstaking study, canonized the Russian translation for the first time. Cairo University awarded Valeria Porokhova the title of honorary academician, qualifying her translation of the meanings of the Koran into Russian as exemplary. Mufti of Syria Ahmed Keftaru declared her his daughter.

Since 1991, Porokhova has been the head of the Council of the Al-Furqan Islamic Educational Center. In 1997, the General Department of the Academy decides to approve the transfer. In the same year, she defended her doctoral dissertation on the translation of the Koran.

Created in 2000 religious organization Russian Muslims "Straight Way", chaired by Ph.D. Ali Vyacheslav Polosin, and co-chaired by Academician, Iman Valery Porokhova. She is a member of the Academy humanities, board member of the Eurasian International Academy of Culture, her translation of the Koran is nominated for the "Book of the Year 1998" award, full member of the International Academy of Informatization at the UN, full member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, (section of geopolitics and security).

Valeria Porokhova was awarded the medal "For Spiritual Unity" by the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Central European Region of Russia, the RANS - the Honorary Badge of the Academy "For Merit in the Development of Science", the International Interacademic Union at the UN - the highest award - the Order of the Vernadsky Star, first degree. Awarded in Tehran with the highest award Islamic world"Keeper of the Holy Quran"