Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A painting showing the Prophet Muhammad raising his hands in prayer while standing on the Mountain of Light in Mecca. Siyer-i Nebi ...

In my courses on early Islam and the life of Muhammad, I teach to the amazement of my students that there are few pre-modern historical figures that we know more about than we do about Muhammad. The ...

(RNS) — In his new book, 'Muhammad, the World-Changer: An Intimate Portrait,' biographer Mohamad Jebara takes long-established sources and weaves them together for a fresh telling of a familiar story.

This NYPL Treasure features a 16th century manuscript of the life of the prophet Muhammed. Join Declan Kiely of the New York Public Library, as he explores a 16th century illustrated manuscript of the ...

According to both the Bible and the Qur’an, since the days of Adam and Eve certain select humans in the distant past have heard the One God speaking to them. These people are usually called Prophets ...

He is so revered that 1,400 years after his revelation from God, Muslims worldwide still strive to imitate even the smallest details of the prophet Muhammad’s life: eating dates, for instance, or ...

The observance of the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday, called Mawlid an-Nabi, occurs Nov. 9 on the Islamic lunar calendar. This week’s clergy discuss why Muslims worldwide venerate, and some respectfully ...

but rather I leave my imprint on time. Bint Al Houda, sister of Imam Mohammed Baqir Al-Sadr. I was born on April 15 in Downtown Detroit's Henry Ford Hospital on a Christian holiday, Good Friday, to a ...

IN the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Almighty Allah says in the Holy Qur’an, Anbiyaa, 21:106–108: “Verily in the (Qur’an) is a Message for people who would (truly) worship God. We sent ...