Muslims around the world are observing Ramadan this month. For believers, the holy month is about much more than fasting. It's a time for reflection and compassion, to give to the less fortunate, to ...

BINGHAMTON, NY- Five times a day, roughly 1.6 billion Muslims worldwide, bow, kneel, and place their foreheads to the ground in the direction of the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, as part of the ...

Lailat Al Miraj, known as the “Night of Ascension,” is an Islamic holy day that commemorates the journey the Prophet Muhammad ...

In the heart of Islamic tradition, the last Friday of Rajab serves as a poignant reminder of the profound connection between Allah and His servants. This night, often linked with the miraculous events ...

PLAYAS DE TIJUANA, Mexico (RNS) — Imam Omar Suleiman led a binational prayer Sunday (Oct. 27) at Friendship Park, a historic meeting place on the U.S.-Mexico border that overlooks the Pacific Ocean ...

OAK LAWN, Ill. -- The corridor of a bustling hospital is not the best place for kneeling in devout prayer, many Muslim families and doctors have learned. But praying in a chapel comes with its own set ...

Ramadan is the most sacred month of the year for Muslims, with the Prophet Muhammad quoted as saying: "When the month of Ramadan starts, the gates of heaven are opened and the gates of hell are closed ...

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (AP) — The Minneapolis City Council unanimously agreed Thursday to amend the city's noise ordinance, which had prevented dawn and late evening calls at certain times of the year due ...

MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia -- At the sacred Mount Arafat, Saudi Arabia's top cleric warned in a sermon that the enemies of Islam were seeking to destroy the faith, as 2 million Muslim pilgrims ...