Since the great migration (hijra) from Makkah to Madīnah, Muslims have been using the Islamic (hijri) calendar as the standard…
Welcome to our prophet's series, where we will cover all 25 prophets of Islam over the next few months. A…
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The city of Urfa is filled with an enthralling atmosphere reminiscent of the historical region of Lower Mesopotamia. The dusty atmosphere, the rustic…
Global cross-border payments company WorldRemit has teamed up with well-known Muslim illustrator Natasha Ahmed to depict some of the various traditions of…
Shaʽban is the eighth month of the Islamic Calendar. It is the month of "separation", so called because the pagan Arabs…
Image credit - Arnaud-Mesureur Did you know there were around 124,000 prophets that were sent to mankind with a universal…
Main Image Credit - Hasan Almasi When was Ramadan, Islam’s holy month of fasting, first observed? And how have its…
The Battle of Karbala was fought on the bare deserts on the way to Kufa on October 10, 680 (10…
Karbala is a city in central Iraq, located about 100 km southwest of Baghdad, and a few dozen miles east of Lake…