Muharram marks the beginning of the new Islamic year. Here's what to know about its historical significance and what it means to Muslims.

Palestinians, Lebanese, and Iranians—those who still recall the seventh-century Battle of Karbala, which led to the martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson Hussein—will not fail to remember the ...

Shiite Muslims are commemorating Ashoura, marking the 7th-century death of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Hussein, that gave birth to their faith.

Four employees of a satirical magazine in Turkey have been arrested for publishing a cartoon that appears to show the Prophet Muhammad - a sacred religious figure whose depiction is forbidden in ...

Turkish police have detained a cartoonist for Leman magazine over a caricature depicting the Prophet Muhammad greeting Prophet Moses in a war zone.

Mecca, of course, is a holy city of Islam in Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad and a pilgrimage destination. From its Arabic origin, this Mecca is more properly rendered as Makka.

The Quran and the Prophet Muhammad’s example laid out clear legal and ethical guidelines for the conduct of war, well before similar frameworks appeared in other societies.

Muslim African-American women in the U.S. sometimes wear a hijab to signal their religious affiliation. They also want to dispel the assumption that all African-Americans are Christians, and that only ...

The calendar began in year 622 The Hijri calendar begins counting from 622 C.E., the year the Prophet Muhammad emigrated from Mecca to Medina, fleeing persecution.

NPR has compiled a timeline of when local, state and federal officials posted warnings on social media as well as the timeline of events as presented by local officials.

Save for Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock, no two wrestlers bring out the best in each other quite like John Cena and CM Punk.