Muslims are people who follow or practice Islam, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion. Muslims consider the Quran, their holy book, to be the verbatim word of God as revealed to the Islamic prophet and messenger Muhammad. The majority of Muslims also follow the teachings and practices of Muhammad (sunnah) as recorded in traditional accounts (hadith). "Muslim" is an Arabic word meaning "submitter".
A petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Thursday challenging the newly enacted law which makes the practice of instant divorce through 'triple talaq' among Muslims a punishable offence entailing.. IndiaTimes - Published
Sexual violence committed by Myanmar troops against Rohingya women and girls in 2017 was an indication of the military's genocidal intent to destroy the mainly Muslim ethnic minority, United Nations.. Reuters - Published
Democratic Muslim-American congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar told reporters in Minnesota on Monday that Israel's move to restrict their travel in the region pits Muslim and Jewish people..
Democratic Muslim-American congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar told reporters in Minnesota on Monday that Israel's move to restrict their travel in the region pits Muslim and Jewish people..
A U.S. Democratic lawmaker said she no longer planned to visit family in the West Bank after Israel granted her permission on humanitarian grounds. Zachary Goelman reports.
Israel will bar a visit by U.S. Democratic Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday, shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump called on Israel not..
The small town of Jabri is usually far enough away from the routine exchanges of fire between India and Pakistan in the disputed Kashmir region. That changed last month, when Indian artillery hit the..
For the first time in six days, India eased travel restrictions in some parts of Srinagar on Saturday, allowing people to buy provisions ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid-al-Adha on Monday. Rough cut..
Rescue teams in Malaysia are employing a new tool in the search for missing Irish teenager Nora Anne Quoirin: recordings of her family calling out her name. Eve Johnson reports.
India has urged Pakistan to review its decision to downgrade diplomatic ties over the withdrawal of special status to Kashmir, as its neighbor halted the main train service between the two countries...
After surviving the shootings at Christchurch that killed 51 people and injured dozens in March, victims and their families searched for peace and relief at this year's haj pilgrimage. Joe Davies..
Pakistan said on Wednesday it would expel India's ambassador and suspend bilateral trade with its arch-rival after New Delhi stripped its portion of the contested Kashmir region of special status...
India has revoked the special status of Kashmir, the Himalayan region that has long been a flashpoint in ties with neighbouring Pakistan, as it moves to fully integrate its only Muslim-majority region..
Police and FBI investigators in Texas searched for clues on Sunday to explain what drove a young gunman from the Dallas area to kill 20 people at a Walmart store hundreds of miles away in the border..
Oakland Farm in Alton, Hampshire, plays host to the UK's largest Muslim conference hosted by Ahmadiyya Muslim Association. More than 30,000 people are expected to attend. Interview with trainee Imam..
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In a series of royal decrees, Saudi Arabia grants adult women the freedom to travel without permission and gives them more control over family matters. The new resolutions chip away at a male..
The move to abrogate provisions of Article 370 was aimed at changing the demography of muslim-majority Jammu and Kashmir, the CPM said on Thursday. "It was to turn India, a secular democratic country,.. IndiaTimes - Published
The leader of southern Yemeni separatists has arrived in Saudi Arabia for talks aimed at ending a standoff in Aden port between the separatists and Yemen's Saudi-backed government, who had been nominal.. Reuters - Published
A Thai deputy prime minister dismissed on Monday a demand made by a Malay Muslim group to free those detained over alleged links to the long-running insurgency in Thailand's mainly Muslim south as a.. Reuters - Published
A Kazakh rights activist who campaigned against the detention of ethnic Uighurs and other Muslims in special camps in China has pleaded guilty to a hate speech charge in exchange for securing his.. Reuters - Published
The main group fighting an insurgency in Thailand's largely Muslim south said it had held its first meeting with officials from the new Thai government and had set out demands as a condition for any.. Reuters - Published
Myanmar and Bangladesh will start a fresh attempt next week to repatriate thousands of Rohingya Muslims who fled violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state, officials said on Thursday, nearly a year after a.. Reuters - Published
Tens of thousands of Yemenis rallied in Aden on Thursday in support of separatist forces who took over the southern port, the temporary seat of Yemen's Saudi-backed government, in a move that exposed.. Reuters - Published
Tens of thousands of Yemenis rallied in Aden on Thursday in support of separatist forces who took over the southern port, the temporary seat of Yemen's Saudi-backed government, in a move that exposed.. Reuters - Published
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered an Independence Day speech on Thursday that spotlighted a decision to remove the special rights of the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir among the bold.. Reuters - Published
An Indian court on Wednesday acquitted six men of the killing of a 55-year-old Muslim dairy farmer, citing lack of evidence, raising questions over the prosecution's failure to make its case despite.. Reuters - Published
After a lone gunman killed 51 mosque worshippers in March, New Zealand's outpouring of collective grief and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's heartfelt support for the Muslim community won praise around.. Reuters - Published
The Supreme Court on Tuesday assured that it is not in a hurry to conclude hearings on the Ayodhya dispute . The court objected to a lawyer appearing for Muslim parties for disturbing the proceedings.. IndiaTimes - Published
Counsel appearing for deity Ram Lalla in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land case argued before the SC that “janmasthan” means the entire plot. Muslims cannot claim title due to adverse.. IndiaTimes - Published
Millions of haj pilgrims began heading back to Mecca for final prayers on Tuesday as the world's largest annual gathering of Muslims wound down without incident despite the logistical challenges and.. Reuters - Published
“Former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee had said that the path for resolving Kashmir issue would come from jambooriat, Kashmiriyat and insaniyat (democracy, Kashmiri culture and humanity)... IndiaTimes - Published
Instead of looking at Kashmir with a Hindu-Muslim or majority-minority syndrome, the Congress should start looking at the larger picture. DNA - Published
Congress leader P Chidambaram said that the government would not have ended Jammu and Kashmir’s special status if it had been a Hindu-dominated state. Law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad accused.. IndiaTimes - Published
"If J&K was a Hindu-dominated state, the BJP would not have done this. They did it only because the region is dominated by Muslims," Chidambaram had said on Sunday. The remark has by the BJP on Monday,.. IndiaTimes - Published
Hitting out at Chidambaram in a tweet in Hindi Vij said, "To take a decision on the basis of Hindu and Muslim has always been the work of your party. You have divided the country on this basis." DNA - Published
They joined the BJP in the presence of Rajya Sabha MP TG Venkatesh at a membership drive organised at Parinaya Function Hall in the city on Sunday. DNA - Published
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulation Authority (PEMRA)'s advisories are for Eid-al-Adha, 14 August (Pakistan's independence day) and 15 August. Firstpost - Published
Indian security forces kept disputed Kashmir's biggest city of Srinagar largely locked down on Monday, the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha, to prevent any major protests against a decision that scrapped.. Reuters - Published
"Eid Mubarak to all fellow citizens, especially to our Muslim brothers & sisters in India and abroad. Idu'I Zuha symbolizes love, fraternity and service to humanity. Let us commit ourselves to these.. IndiaTimes - Published
Saudi King Salman received a phone call on Sunday from Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on the occasion of the Muslim celebration of Eid al-Adha, state news agency SPA said. Reuters - Published
Srinagar District Magistrate Shahid Choudhary on Sunday met 'Imaams' for prayer arrangements on the eve of Eid and said he is conscious of the fact that it needs a lot more for a normal and enjoyable.. DNA - Published
Indian authorities reimposed some restrictions in parts of Kashmir on Sunday ahead of the Muslim festival Eid, amid fears that large gatherings could trigger renewed protests against Delhi's withdrawal.. Reuters - Published
Imran Khan's remarks came in the wake of India's decision to revoke Article 370 that accorded special status to the region and pass a bill bifurcating Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories. DNA - Published
Muslims from around the world hurled pebbles at a giant wall in a symbolic stoning of the devil on Sunday, the start of the riskiest part of the annual haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, where hundreds.. Reuters - Published
Nearly 2.5 million Muslims gathered at Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat on Saturday for a vigil to atone for their sins, and then descended to Muzdalifa for the final stages of the annual haj pilgrimage.. Reuters - Published
For the first time in six days, India eased travel restrictions in some parts of Srinagar on Saturday, and people flooded the streets of Kashmir's summer capital to buy provisions ahead of the Muslim.. Reuters - Published
Two million Muslims gathered at Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat on Saturday amid the summer heat and regional tensions for a vigil to atone for their sins and seek God's forgiveness as part of the annual.. Reuters - Published
As proceedings began on Friday, senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan appearing for one of the Muslim parties to the suit, stood up to raise an objection to the Ayodhya title suit case being heard from Monday.. DNA - Published
Anger was mounting in Kashmir against India's decision to revoke the special status of the Muslim-majority region, residents and officials said, although authorities eased some curbs to allow people to.. Reuters - Published
Authorities plan to relax curbs in India's Muslim-majority state of Jammu and Kashmir to allow people to offer Friday prayers, media said, as a five-day lockdown damped protests over the withdrawal of.. Reuters - Published
Ali usually marks the Muslim holiday of Eid Al-Adha with his family in the Gaza Strip by sacrificing a sheep, a customary annual ritual for those who can spare the cost. Reuters - Published
India on Thursday urged Pakistan to review its decision to downgrade diplomatic ties over the withdrawal of special status to Kashmir, saying it was an internal affair and aimed at developing the.. Reuters - Published
Since the hearing began on Tuesday, the five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi had asked all parties to the suit to show documentary and oral evidence in their favour to claim right of.. DNA - Published
Indian Hindus forced out of Muslim-majority Kashmir decades ago are jubilant at the government's decision to allow all citizens the right to settle there, with many considering an eventual return home.. Reuters - Published
Nirmohi Akhara, one of the parties in the politically sensitive case of the Ayodhya land dispute, told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that no Muslims were allowed to enter the structure since 1934 and it.. IndiaTimes - Published
On a day the government made announcements axing the special status of Jammu and Kashmir in Parliament, next door, at the Talkatora indoor stadium a congregation of thousands of Muslim community.. IndiaTimes - Published
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