This issue of the “Pax Islamica” journal is dedicated to the memory of M.S. Kiktev, the greatest Russian Arabist and philologist. Apart from the classical Arabic literature and philology, his sphere of interest included various fields of Islamic studies, namely the history, theology, folklore, Sufism, and study of Russian manuscript collections and archives. Therefore, all the listed areas are presented in this issue. In addition, it contains materials on the educational work of M.S. Kiktev, whose experience was really tremendous and deserves to be an example for many generations of teachers.