On September 1, Muslims across the world looked to the moon and celebrated the beginning of Eid al-Adha—the feast of sacrifice. Just several weeks later, the Islamic world will mark another holy event ...

Al-Hijra is the Muslim new year. Find this year's date in the multifaith calendar Al-Hijra, the Islamic New Year, is the first day of the month of Muharram. It marks the Hijra (or Hegira) in 622 CE ...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 (Bernama) -- Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Dr Mohd Na’im Mokhtar has urged Muslims in the country to embrace the true meaning of Hijrah, ...

For the purpose of educating Muslim pupils on the Islamic calendar, some pupils attending Islamic schools in Lagos converged on Tims Garden Oko-Oba to celebrate the yearly Hijrah (Islamic New Year).

In recent decades, the Arabic word "jihad" — once used to describe the duty of all Muslims to act according to their faith — has become overwhelmingly associated with the waging of violent war against ...