Whenever I visit my grandmother’s house during Muharram, a holy month for Shia Muslims, I see its members handing out food and sweets. The group has branches in most mosques across Iran: within a ...

Hussein ibn ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib (a s) (Arabic: حسين بن علي بن أﺑﻲ طالب (ع)‎)‎ (3rd Sha‘bān 4 AH - 10th Muharram 61 AH; 8 ...

A Muslim must know about the exact Islamic date today or chand ... Islamic months are as follow Muharram, Safar, Rabi ul Awal, Rabi Al-Akhir (Rabi' al-Thani), Jumada Al-Awwal (Jumada al-Ula), Jumada ...

June 27 Hijra (New Year) – Islam This is the first day of the month of Muharram which marks the time in 622 C.E ... August 5-6 Ashura – Islam The Day of Ashura commemorates, for Shi’a Muslims, a day ...

Syrian authorities have foiled an attempt by ISIL (ISIS) fighters to blow up a revered Shia shrine in a Damascus suburb, state news agency SANA has reported. Intelligence and security forces ...

Qatar's President Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani made the first official visit to Syria after the interim government was ...

Maulana Saif also called for Shia Muslims from Pakistan to be granted citizenship in India. The protest highlighted these serious concerns about religious freedom and the safety of minorities in ...

Several people were arrested in a suspected IS attack on the Sayyida Zeinab Shia mausoleum in Damascus An aerial view of the Sayyida Zeinab Shia shrine, believed to hold the grave of the ...

“Emilia Pérez” star Karla Sofía Gascón is under fire for a series of social media posts to her account on X, formerly known as Twitter, in which the actor appears to express controversial ...

Ashura in Philippines is 05 July, 2025 (10 Muharram 1447 AH). In Islam, there are several Islamic events that have their own significance. However, Ashura is also among the holiest event in Islam.

A Muslim cleric who has praised Iran and refused ... Forum described the cleric as a "radical antisemitic, pro-Hezbollah Shia imam," who reportedly hosted a 2015 rally in Dearborn where he ...

Muslim and Arab American voters in the U.S. face an uncertain political future as President-elect Trump prepares to take office later this month. Long considered a reliable part of the Democratic ...