Records show it was in use many centuries before Islam

Murderers often released after blood money payments

Authorities have banned a number of Muslim practices in Xinjiang

Two minutes of silence were also observed

“It feels a bit like a religious homecoming for me,” he tells Dutch newspapers

Ali passed away on June 3, 2016

He was a wealthy and highly educated man who was eventually sold into slavery

Most of the people at the gathering were Sufis, said an Afghan official

The pilot has been identified as Captain Amari

His biography was launched on Sunday

She also posted a video of her reciting the Azaan on Twitter

Remember Rinkle Kumari? One researcher went behind the scenes in Sindh

China is establishing professional training centers, the official said

Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders said on Thursday he was cancelling plans to hold a contest for cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). He said the danger of violence against innocent people was too great. Also watch: PM urges Muslim world to raise issue at UN In a published statement, he said he would never…

Saudi imam Dr Sheikh Hussein bin Abdul Aziz delivered a Hajj sermon at Masjid-e-Nimra, Mount Arafat on Monday, as more than two million Muslims gathered to perform the annual pilgrimage. Sheikh Aziz urged Muslims to practice the teachings of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him). “Oh Muslims, be God fearing. Tauheed [oneness of Allah]…

This year, the Saudis have launched a “smart hajj” initiative, with apps to help pilgrims with everything from travel plans to medical care

Two million Muslims gather in Saudi Arabia this week for the Hajj as the annual pilgrimage becomes increasingly hi-tech with apps to help the faithful navigate Islam’s holiest sites

News is floating around that the incoming new PTI government will, in the next few weeks, take loans from the IMF to shore up the weakening Pakistan economy. The number being thrown around is $12 billion to $15 billion. Question: Will the new Pakistani government be able to fulfill its promise to make Pakistan an…

Green-domed mosques still dominate the skyline of China’s “Little Mecca”, but they have undergone a profound change — no longer do boys flit through their stone courtyards en route to classes and prayers. In what locals told AFP they fear is a deliberate move to eradicate Islam, the atheist ruling Communist Party has banned minors…

If you don’t vote, it goes is against the faith, says Mufti Zubair. He was speaking on SAMAA TV’s special election transmission on Monday ‘The Big Decision’. It is akin to not doing your duty as a citizen. Such a person is answerable to Allah Almighty. They are a criminal in some respects to their…

Muslims in many parts of the world celebrated Eidul Fitr on Friday. Eid is observed a day after the Shawwal moon is sighted, marking the end of the holy month of Ramazan. The Shawwal moon was seen in Saudi Arabia on Thursday. A large number of people offered the Eid namaz at the Grand Mosque…