Sheikh Faisal Nouman, the muazzin of the holy Masjid an-Nabawi, has passed away (Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji‘un). His ...

Sheikh Faisal Nouman, a long-serving muazzin of the holy Masjid an-Nabawi, has passed away. His funeral prayer (Namaz-e-Janaza) was offered after Fajr at ...

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It was a scene from hell when I visited the Lal Masjid and its affiliated women’s seminary Jamia Hafsa on July 12, a day after the end of the military action named Operation Sunrise. Every part of the ...

As one of the nation’s most historic Islamic sites, The Philadelphia Masjid, Inc. has a deep and textured history that’s seen highs and lows — from the building of a thriving religious community to ...

At the core of the nearly 70-year-old Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute is the belief that Lord Ram was born 9,00,000 years ago in the Treta Yuga, in a room located under what was the central dome ...