Dubai: The annual ceremonial washing of the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest shrine located within the Grand Mosque in Mecca, was ...

KOZHIKODE: Keralites know him as Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musaliyar, who leads one faction of Sunni organisation. However, ...

A daughter’s journey with her mother to complete the Umrah pilgrimage in Mecca was full of challenges. It was worth it.

Muslims will soon welcome a new lunar year in what's known as the Hijri calendar. The Hijri New Year, beginning on the first day of the month of Muharram, signals a chance for spiritual reflection ...

Police were called in June when a group of anti-Islam protesters arrived at the site waving Union Jacks and Knights Templar ...

Crescent for the new Islamic year was sighted this evening. The new Hijri year begins tomorrow.”Another post reads:The 1st of Muharram 1447 has commenced after Maghrib on Wednesday 25th June 2025The ...

Because the Hijri calendar is lunar, the dates of Islamic months and holidays — such as Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr — change annually. The new year corresponds with the first sighting of the crescent moon ...

Closed for centuries to outsiders, Moulay Idriss is a sacred place bathed in colour and tradition – and it makes a welcome respite from the crowds of Chefchaouen.

Kazakhstan, where 70% of the population is Muslim, has banned face-covering clothes like niqabs in public places for security and to maintain its secular identity ...

A fundraiser for a 14-year-old teenager who was stabbed to death in Toronto’s east end has surpassed its goal as police continue to search for suspects.

Reducing Muharram to history and law misses its deeper message — one that speaks to a wounded but rising Ummah in Gaza and beyond.

What is Ramadan? Ramadan, occurring during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, is observed by Muslims as a month of dawn-to-dusk fasting, prayer and charity.