Eid al-Adha (the festival of sacrifice) is one of the two biggest Islamic holidays, alongside Eid al-Fitr (the end of Ramadan ...

In Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, the Istiqlal Grand Mosque was filled for morning prayers Friday as Muslim worshippers marked ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — When Pope Francis begins his Asia tour next week, one of his early stops will be at Indonesia’s iconic Istiqlal mosque ... its version of Islamic Shariah law.

Muslims in Indonesia are shopping for sweets ... known as “tarawih” on the first eve of Ramadan. In Jakarta’s Istiqlal Grand Mosque, the largest in Southeast Asia, tens of thousands of ...

On Thursday, in the biggest mosque ... listened to Islamic prayers being recited by a young blind girl named Syakila, the winner of a national Quran recitation competition. His Indonesia trip ...

The Islamic State ... all its stores in Jakarta until further notice. The U.S. Embassy in Jakarta issued an emergency message urging U.S. citizens to avoid downtown Jakarta. Indonesia's government ...

The two attackers were believed to have been a part of the local Islamic ... in Jakarta ahead of Pope Francis’ visit to Indonesia Sept. 2–13, 2024. Credit: EWTN News Istiqlal mosque’s ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Grand Imam of the Nabawi Mosque, Sheikh Ahmad bin Ali Al-Hudhaify, visits the Darunnajah Islamic Boarding School, South Jakarta, today, Thursday, October 10, 2024. The visit is ...

told a gathering of Islamic leaders at the Congress of Muslims for Sustainable Indonesia at Jakarta’s Istiqlal Mosque in 2022. Roy Murtadho, an NU member who also founded an Islamic boarding ...

former Vice President of Indonesia and Chairperson of the Indonesian Mosque Council, at his residence in Jakarta, Indonesia. The two discussed ways Al-Azhar can support Indonesian imams.