As celebrities try to cast off what seems un-Islamic, their journeys of spiritual purification draw millennials. Social media are an effective marketing tool even for extremists. Jakarta (AsiaNews) – ...

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).

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The Muslims all over the world have marked the arrival of the new Islamic year 1444,which is known in Islam as the Hijri calendar. The new year, according to the Islamic lunar calendar, is welcomed by ...

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Secondary years are set to be axed at a failing Islamic school due to its illegal segregation of girls and boys. Only primary-aged pupils will be taught at Birmingham City Council-funded Al-Hijrah in ...

DUBAI - As a new Hijri year starts today, Muslims around the world celebrate and mull over the holy journey of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) from the holy city of Makkah to holy city of Madinah ...

All perfect praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger. We did ...