The History and Practice of Islam on Earth and Beyond. Episode 10 | 11m 39s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Many Muslims believe it’s their religious duty to pray five times a day in the ...

Did you know that Emperor Akbar — the most powerful Muslim ruler in India’s history — gradually stopped offering Islamic ...

Located in Mecca, the Kaaba is Islam’s most sacred site and the focal point of daily Muslim prayer. This episode explores its religious significance, history of reconstruction, and the rituals ...

Because the Hijri calendar is lunar, the dates of Islamic months and holidays — such as Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr — change ...

He argued that Black people should abandon Christianity in favor of Islam as their ancestral religion. Malcolm X joined the NOI while incarcerated in 1952. He became an international spokesman for ...

Vocal religious leaders may portray their personal beliefs as they wish, but they’re far from representative of the complexities of Islamic history or nuances of Muslim thought. There’s a long history ...

“But there’s law, and there’s reality.” Islam is the only major world religion that resists the juggernaut of alcohol consumption. Yet, Muslims throughout history did drink, often to excess, the ...

The Georgetown University department of Arabic and Islamic studies will inaugurate an Islamic studies minor beginning in the Fall 2025 semester, members of the department confirmed to The Hoya Feb. 13 ...

Instead, Islamic rulings lean on verses that mention ... legislate that for everyone is beyond the pale." Indeed, the history of religious influence on political action surrounding abortion ...