Before the Prophethood, Abu al-‘As approached the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and said, “I want to marry your eldest daughter, Zaynab.” The Prophet replied, “I ...

The observance of the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday, called Mawlid an-Nabi, occurs Nov. 9 on the Islamic lunar calendar. This week’s clergy discuss why Muslims worldwide venerate, and some respectfully ...

On the Last Hajj -- called Farewell Pilgrimage -- Prophet Muhammad stood among 100,000 faithful followers on Mount Arafat making his last will and testament. His message was being echoed to the entire ...

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.

A practicing Sufi, poet, and speaker, Kahn tells the little known stories of the wives of the Prophet Muhammad in this brief book. Usually ignored or used as salacious fodder, the stories are pieced ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In my courses on early Islam and the life of Muhammad, I teach to the amazement of my students that there are few pre-modern ...

Eid-ul-Fitr is an occasion celebrated by Muslims around the world to commemorate the end of fasting in the holy month of Ramadan. Fasting is obligatory upon all healthy Muslims who are not travelling ...

The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing governments and news sources to provide the most accurate and helpful advice to the world's population, as the disease is indeed global in reach. Health care ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Attorneys for an adjunct art professor said Tuesday she is suing the Minnesota university that dismissed her after a Muslim student objected to depictions of the prophet Muhammad in ...

Two Iranians have been sentenced to death for allegedly insulting the Prophet Muhammad, according to a news outlet that covers news in Iran. The Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reported on ...

The organization says the Minnesota teacher should be thanked for educating Muslim and non-Muslim students in "a critically empathetic manner.” The prophet Muhammad in the cave of Hira, page from a ...