The Umayyad Caliphate once ruled a vast Islamic empire, but internal divisions, social unrest, and rising opposition led to ...

How do Muslims observe it and will Iran war impact celebrations? - Muslims will soon welcome a new lunar year in what's known ...

Crash Course Religions is available to stream on ... In much of Western history, Islam has often been essentialized and monolith-isized, if that makes sense. It's been turned into one ...

Muslims will soon welcome a new lunar year in what's known as the Hijri calendar. The Hijri New Year, beginning on the first ...

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 ...

Islam grew faster than any other major religious group globally from 2010 to 2020, according to estimates released on Monday from Pew Research Center, a U.S.-based think tank.

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 ...

However, Islam’s two major religious sects observe the first month ... is an annual reminder of the passage of time, the long history of Islam—and the resilience of Muslim people.