In Islam, Fajr is the first prayer of the day, one of the five daily obligatory prayers for Muslims. The Fajr adhan — the call to prayer — begins right at dawn, and is to be performed before the sun ...

Previously, in our overview of the five pillars of Islam, we covered the spiritual meaning of Hajj, the declaration of faith, and the significance of fasting during the holy month of Ramadan. The last ...

A spat between parents and administrators over a Seminole County high school history lesson in Islam has simmered into a minor cause célèbre for online critics. Ron Wagner of Longwood complained to a ...

The phrase, meaning “Happy Ramadan,” is frequently used during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, a time when fasting, prayer and reflection are heavily prioritized. Ramadan, one of the most ...

SAN ANTONIO — Muslims around the world recently celebrated Eid al-Adha, one of Islam's biggest holidays, with prayers, visits with family and friends and a traditional ritual — the slaughtering of ...

(RNS) — A Muslim convert, Mustafa Dustin Craun cherishes a brown prayer rug he bought on his first Umrah pilgrimage to the sacred site of Mecca more than 15 years ago. Unlike the Hajj, the mandatory ...

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

Five days after the first woman-led, mixed gender Islamic prayer in New York, a second prayer took place in Boston. With more planned in the U.S., this push for public spiritual leadership by women in ...