Newsrooms in the United States increasingly refer to Islam’s chief religious figure, Muhammad, as “the Prophet,” when reporting on major events involving the Muslim faith. In May, multiple reports on ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In my courses on early Islam and the life of Muhammad, I teach to the amazement of my students that there are few pre-modern ...
Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi has a very special significance in Islam, because on this day the last prophet of Islam, Muhammad Sahib, was born and died. This day is also known as 12 Wafat or Maulid. This time ...
Before the Prophethood, Abu al-‘As approached the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and said, “I want to marry your eldest daughter, Zaynab.” The Prophet replied, “I ...
On the occasion of the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), the UAE’s top leadership extended heartfelt messages reflecting on his legacy of compassion, peace, and guidance for ...
The mosque preserves the Hırka-i Şerif relic in an 1851 complex under Sultan Abdülmecid, featuring 19th-century Ottoman architecture ...
The Victoria & Albert Museum in London has removed from its website the image of an artwork depicting the Prophet Muhammad, the Guardian reports. Earlier this month, the V&A claimed that its ...
Terrorists on Wednesday stormed the Paris office of Charlie Hebdo, a satirical French magazine famous for making fun of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad and Islamic leaders. Stéphane (Charb) Charbonnier, ...
No one knows what the Prophet Muhammad looks like. From historical sources, we can reasonably surmise he was an Arab male, but that’s such a broad category as to say almost nothing about his physical ...
This month, 10 employees of Charlie Hebdo, a French satirical weekly, and two police officers were murdered by a band of masked gunmen who shouted "Allahu Akbar," or "God is great," as they opened ...
A new film about the Prophet Muhammad is slotted to have its debut this Sunday at the Fajr International Film Festival in Tehran. Directed by Majid Majidi, the biopic's cost has exceeded $30 million, ...
Many Muslims see any depiction of the Prophet Muhammad as disrespectful. NPR's Arun Rath speaks with religious scholar Reza Aslan about how radical Islamists have used that to justify attacks. The ...