In a groundbreaking document described as a "Muslim sibling" to Pope Francis' ecological encyclical Laudato Si', leading Islamic scholars made clear their faith tradition requires active stewardship ...

(The Conversation) — Despite reports of mismanagement, the 2024 Hajj brought together pilgrims of diverse backgrounds from 180 countries. But despite the risks, millions of Muslims perform the ...

Frank Griffel, professor of Islamic studies and chair of Yale’s Council on Middle East Studies, was honored with a Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award from the Humboldt Foundation in Germany.

(The Conversation) — From childhood, we are told that patience is a virtue and that good things will come to those who wait. And, so, many of us work on cultivating patience. This often starts by ...

Donald Whitcomb was a pioneering scholar in the field of Islamic archaeology, who investigated its history through numerous excavations across the Middle East while also training generations of ...

MAKKAH — Several grand muftis and senior scholars from across the Islamic world strongly condemned and denounced the Iranian aggression against a number of Gulf, Arab, and Islamic countries, including ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. But despite the risks, millions of Muslims perform the pilgrimage; this year alone, some 1.8 million participated in it. I, too, ...

At least 1,300 people died because of scorching heat during the Hajj pilgrimage in June 2024. It’s not the first time that such a tragic incident hit the pilgrimage. More than a thousand were killed ...