After transporting over 2,000 Muslim pilgrims directly from Benin to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia for Hajj 2025, the national carrier RwandAir also transported pilgrims from ...

“It’s one of the most significant celebrations in Islam,” said Kader Bouazza ... starting with zakat al-fitr—a form of almsgiving required of each Muslim. The collected donations are ...

More than 4 million Muslims in the United States are preparing to celebrate Eid al-Adha, a major Islamic holiday that ...

Saints are an integral part of all religions. They are conduits through whom the divine power reveals itself. A saint is one ...

One day Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was walking on the terrace of his palace when his eyes fell on an ascetic begging for the alms on the street With shock he realis ...

Pakistan's Interior Minister Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi revealed that, a total of 5402 Pakistani beggars have been deported from ...

Throughout his pontificate, the first Jesuit pontiff in history made numerous gestures and statements of openness toward other religions, Islam in ... prayer, almsgiving, fasting," he said in ...

Islam's holiest month is known for increased ... of thousands converge on this port megacity during Ramadan to collect alms. Faisal Edhi, chairman of the Edhi Foundation, Pakistan's best-known ...

The holy month of Islam, which began on Feb. 28 and is filled ... The pillars are Shahada for faith, Salah for prayer, Zakat for Almsgiving, Sawm for fasting and Hajj for pilgrimage.

Zakat—meaning purification or almsgiving—is an essential form of charitable giving and pillar in Islam, ensuring financial support for those in need. For many students, financial constraints ...

It is believed that good deeds performed during Laylat al-Qadr are multiplied, making it a particularly opportune time to give alms. Muslims are urged to offer help to the poor and assist as many ...

Islam seems to say: "If your circumstances allow ... This is why fasting lends itself to sincerity. Zakat (almsgiving) is also a private act of worship; no one needs to know whether someone has given ...