Muharram in Kashmir must be reclaimed as what it truly is: an Indian religious observance, protected by Indian laws, rooted ...

Ashura falls on the 10th of Muharram. It honours the martyrdom of Imam Hussein. The day also marks important historical ...

Iraq’s boundless hospitality is in full force during the celebration—­volunteers provide not only free food and water but ...

Extensive references and notes. About the Author: He is Shibab al-Din Abu al-'Abbas Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn 'Ali ibn Hajar al-Haytami al-Makki al-Ansari, may Allah be pleased with him, popularly known ...

To understand Islam, we need to understand its major divisions, Sunni and Shiite. One way to start is to grasp the dueling ...

The video is from the Hosseini Infants Ceremony, an annual ritual held on the first Friday of the Islamic month of Muharram.

Israel and Iran entered a fragile ceasefire on June 24, the day after Israel struck Evin Prison. Last weekend, the U.S.

Thousands of Iranians took to the streets to mourn around 60 people who were killed in Israeli strikes over the past few ...

MUSCAT: Muslims around the world marked the arrival of the Hijri New Year, AH 1447, on June 27, which corresponds to Muharram ...

In one of the best Hadith collections, Saheeh Muslim in particular, there are a number of hadiths which some scholars said were weak or problematic, including Abu’l-Hasan ad-Daaraqtni, Abu ‘Ali ...

The United Arab Emirates has announced that the Islamic New Year holiday will fall on Friday June 27, giving all workers in ...

Helmed by Imtiaz Ali, the 2011 romantic musical drama Rockstar starred Ranbir Kapoor and Nargis Fakhri in the leading roles. Though the film opened to polarising reviews, it has gained a cult ...