The Qur’an refers to this incident: “We raised the Mountain over you saying: Hold firm to what we have given you, and study its commandments; so that you may attain piety towards God, (as God lovers) ...

This view is shared by most adherents in nearly all religious traditions, including 82% of Jews, 79% of Catholics, 57% of evangelical Protestants, and 56% of Muslims. (From the US Religious Landscape ...

Charging interest for loans is deemed riba, or an unjust, exploitative gain, and is forbidden under Islamic law. In Islamic finance, riba refers to interest charged on loans. Religious practice ...

Growing numbers of people are breaking fast at the community Iftar, Muslim leaders say. People of all faiths joined an Iftar meal, fostering more community links after the Southport attacks ...

CAIRO (AP) — Observant Muslims the world over will soon be united in a ritual of daily fasting from dawn to sunset as the Islamic holy month of Ramadan starts. For Muslims, it’s a time of ...

A close relative called a tip line to report the suspect, authorities said. A Tajik national living in Brooklyn was arrested Wednesday on charges he conspired to support the Islamic State and its ...

(AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File) A man looks at members of the Malaysian Islamic authority as they perform the “Rukyah Hilal Ramadan,” the sighting of the new moon to determine the start of the holy ...

What Is Ramadan and How Do Muslims Observe the Islamic Holy Month? CAIRO (AP) — Observant Muslims the world over will soon be united in a ritual of daily fasting from dawn to sunset as the ...

Observant Muslims worldwide will soon be united in a ritual of daily fasting from dawn to sunset as the Islamic holy month of Ramadan starts. For Muslims, it’s a time of increased worship ...

With its eye on Hezbollah, Iran’s heavily armed Shiite ally in Lebanon, Israel was wholly unprepared for the devastating ground assault launched from Gaza by Hamas, a Palestinian militant group that ...