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The hurting dad of Father John Maina Ndegwa, Samwel Ndegwa has opened up on the final words the slain Catholic priest uttered ...

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Two days of fighting were set off by an audio recording purporting to feature a member of Syria’s Druze community criticizing the Prophet Muhammad, and quickly escalated, leaving a number of ...

Following the Eid Al Adha break, UAE residents can anticipate three more public holidays in 2025. These include the Islamic New Year in late June, Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday in early September, and ...

Allah prescribed Haj once in a lifetime upon the Muslims who have the means and are physically able to perform it. There are three types of Haj: Haj ...

This article is authored by Mahendranath Sudhindranath, senior research fellow, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, ...

Hajj is a pilgrimage to Kaaba, the “house of Allah” in Mecca, and is one of the five pillars of Islam. Muslims believe Hajj ...

(Qur’an 17:1) It is significant that the ruins of the Jerusalem Temple was the site of Prophet Muhammad’s ascension—miraj– up to the heavens. The Kaa’ba built by Abraham and Ishmael ...