IN the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.Prophet Ibrahim (AS) embarked on Hijrah (holy flight) from his ancestral home, and avoiding the Syrian desert, came to the fertile lands of Aram or ...

Our rating: False The Catholic Church did not create Islam. According to experts and historical texts, the religion was founded by the prophet Muhammad in the seventh century.

Still, art historical representations of the Prophet Muhammad in various settings remain a flashpoint for debate about matters involving religious respect, free speech and academic liberty.

The modern principle of pluralism holds two ideas in tension: Believers should be free to spread their faith, while minority ...

The Prophet Muhammad at the Gates of Hell from a manuscript copy of al-Sara’i’s Nahj al-Faradis or Paths of Paradise (ca. 1465). Collection of the David Collection, Copenhagen.

The McMullen Museum of Art at Boston College explores sources of wonder in the upcoming exhibition Wonders of Creation: Art, Science, and Innovation in the Islamic World. Organized in collaboration ...

The controversy began in October 2023 when López Prater showed a 14th-century painting depicting the Prophet Muhammad to her students as part of a lesson on Islamic art.

It will last from 29 to 30 days. What is Muharram? Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar, and means "forbidden," referring to warfare being forbidden this month.

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic, or Hijri, calendar. Muslims believe that God revealed the first verses of the Quran to the Prophet Muhammad through the Angel Gabriel during Ramadan.