Ramadan is celebrated during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and begins on the first sighting of the new crescent moon. It is believed that Allah revealed Islam's holy book ...

The Prophet (PBUH) would recite a special supplication upon sighting the Moon: “O Allah, make the new moon rise on us with blessing, faith, safety, and Islam. My Lord and Your Lord is Allah.” ...

Across Sumatra island, after evening prayers, many boys and girls parade through the streets, carrying torches and playing Islamic songs. In India, where the country’s Muslim minority ...

CAIRO — Observant Muslims the world over will soon be united in a ritual of daily fasting from dawn to sunset as the Islamic holy month of Ramadan starts. For Muslims, it’s a time of increased ...

Kato, a Ugandan expat living in the UAE, made a life-changing decision two months ago by embracing Islam. For him, it was a profound personal and direct connection with Allah that drove his faith ...

or Allah. The hadith, or accounts by the companions of Prophet Muhammad’s thoughts and deeds, supplement the Quran. Together they form the religious texts of Islam. Fasting is a shield ...

They’re shuttering women’s shelters and banishing women and music from ... Allah’s law and only Allah’s law,” he said. Afghan society has yet to become purely Islamic, as shown by ...