Born, according to tradition, around 570 in Mecca, the founder of Islam was a preacher, a prophet and a legislator, as well ...

Police say they arrested 29-year-old Mecca Muhammad after they found the toddler in the roadway near 130 South Queen Street.

ISIS is leaving a path of destroyed churches, shrines and mosques in its wake as it storms across Syria and Iraq, and has even set its sights on Mecca -- Islam's holiest site. The nihilistic ...

Link Mecca itself has become caught up in the argument about Islamic purity. The house where Muhammad was said to have been born was, until 1926, a significant shrine.

Marilyn Jackson is leaving the Muhammad Ali Center to become president and CEO of Washington, D.C.-based American Alliance of Museums (AAM).

Police say Muhammad entered the store with two other adults and the infant. After leaving the checkout area, security guards confronted the trio for suspected shoplifting.

Chinese Muslims take roundabout trips for their Hajj pilgrimage, trying to circumvent China's tightened surveillance at every turn — and possible arrest on their return, pilgrims and tour ...

An art historian describes the two historical representations of Prophet Muhammad that led to a controversy at Hamline University.

Muhammad was born into the Quraysh tribe, a prominent family in Mecca, but his early life was marked by loss. Orphaned at a young age, he was cared for by his grandfather and later his uncle.

Every year, millions of Muslims from around the world gather annually in Mecca to perform Hajj – the sacred Muslim pilgrimage. Hajj became obligatory for every able-bodied Muslim adult who has ...