The first verse of the Quran translates to: “Read, in the Name of your Lord Who created ...” [Al-’Alaq: 1] Muslims are encouraged to continually read and memorise the Quran which has been ...

The two men who desecrated the Quran were mocked by the crowd though the atmosphere was calm [Nils Adler/Al Jazeera] Avsan Mezori, 32, a financial manager in the crowd, said, “I feel bad for him ...

That is, when addressing hijab, the Quran does not address women first ... illustrated when the Prophet rode with his companion Al Fadl bin Abbas. A woman described as strikingly beautiful ...

after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned Stockholm for allowing weekend protests that included the burning of the Quran. Al Arabiya’s top content is selected based on the number of ...

Sweden has allowed another Quran burning to go ahead ... to coincide with the beginning of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. The man who had requested permission for the action, a 37-year ...

Scandinavia has witnessed a spate of Quran burnings this year. In June, Mr Momika set fire to a copy outside Stockholm's central mosque, as Muslims celebrated the first day of Eid al-Adha - one of ...

We ask Allaah to exalt his mention as well as that of his family and all his companions. Al-Faatihah (i.e. the opening chapter of the Quran) is the greatest chapter of the Quran [Al-Bukhari], but the ...

The law came after a series of public Quran burnings in Scandinavia caused uproar in Muslim communities. By Maya Tekeli and Emma Bubola Maya Tekeli reported from Copenhagen, and Emma Bubola from ...