With Eid al-Fitr having just been celebrated, we take a look back at the ancient ritual of observing the crescent moon, which ...

Muslims are taking advantage of the last 10 nights of Ramadan as they await Laylat al-Qadr and Eid al-Fitr. Here's why those nights are so important.

The mosque preserves the Hırka-i Şerif relic in an 1851 complex under Sultan Abdülmecid, featuring 19th-century Ottoman architecture ...

A descendant of Abu Sufyan will emerge before Imam Mahdi from the depths of Damascus (or Iran). The Ahadith regarding the Sufyani specify that he is a tyrant who will spread corruption and mischief on ...

While the month of Ramadan brings colourful iftar tables for many families, in some parts of Zaranj, the capital of northwestern Nimroz province, women live in conditions so dire that they cannot even ...

Often some of the best commentary and discussion about Israel and the West comes from ex-Muslims. Simply think of Ayaan ...

Environmentally friendly Islamic boarding schools are promoting sustainable living. They are local agents of transformation for people living nearby.

With millions of santri (students) living and studying within them, pesantren provide a strategic space for cultivating ...

Jaber Rajabi, former Iranian official and ex-study partner of supreme leader, shares a warning that Mojtaba Khamenei is a ...

What is Shia Islam? From the succession dispute after Prophet Muhammad to Karbala, sects and global communities, here is how ...

In 1989, two men who spoke of "satanic verses" in the Quran were labeled apostates. One, a Tucson Muslim leader, was killed.

Arab-Iran conflicts have traditionally roiled Shia-Sunni relations in South Asia. Things are a little different this time.