In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy All perfect praise be to Allah the Lord of the Worlds. May His ...

Bilal was exceptionally close to Muhammad, too. In 622, the prophet appointed him the first person to give the public call to prayer in recognition of his powerful, pleasing voice and personal piety.

One of the two visual texts of the prophet she selected was “ A Compendium of Chronicles,” attributed to Rashid-al-Din (1247-1318). The academic rationale for including this work seems sound.

This more than fifty-year-old statement is still valid and inspiring in truth-searching, even though free speech has undergone a restraining influence under the hate speech laws, not there in 1967, ...

(RNS) — An instructor at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota, showed a 14th-century painting of Muhammad. A Muslim student objected. The instructor was let go.

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.