Ramadan, the holy month of fasting and prayer for Muslims that lasts for 30 days, begins on April 12 in 2021. The ninth month of the Islamic calendar ends on May 11 this year.

The Prophet’s Mosque is a major Islamic holy site that millions of Muslims visit every year in conjunction with pilgrimages to Mecca. According to Islamic tradition, Mecca and Medina are ...

It’s said the angel Gabriel appeared to him in A.D. 610, giving Muhammad the Islamic holy book. It’s a holy, sacred time focused on worship, prayer, fasting and studying the Qur'an.

Matthew S. Gordon, . . Oxford Univ., $17.95 (116pp) ISBN 978-0-19-521885-5 Gordon provides an accessible, well-written and evenhanded introduction to Islam, one of the world's fastest-growing ...

The mosque; the Islamic holy place of prayer, carries a distinct structural characteristic and identity. It is a serene and spiritual architecture that brings individuals closer to their faith and ...

Islam first artificially enhanced Jerusalem during Muhammad’s own lifetime. In a barefaced attempt to win over the Jews living near his hometown of Medina, Muhammad announced that prayers would ...

It’s said the angel Gabriel appeared to him in A.D. 610, giving Muhammad the Islamic holy book. It’s a holy, sacred time focused on worship, prayer, fasting and studying the Quran.

As the holy month of Ramadan begins, those who mark it are mindful of Muslims in our area and around the world. "This is a religion of peace," said Abdus-Salaam, "and Islam means peace." ...

It’s called the “Ramadan Bombathon 2017,” and as of Day 3 of the Islam holy month — which runs this year from May 26 through June 24, at least in America — adherents of the so-called ...

It is also celebrated during the annual Holy Pilgrimage of Hajj, in which thousands of Muslims travel to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia to worship in the Ka'bah, the most sacred site in Islam.