Previous 1 / 4 The secretary-general of the Muslim World League, Sheikh Mohammed Al-Issa, inaugurated the Fourth Forum of the ASEAN Scholars Council in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, on Monday, which brought together senior Islamic scholars and muftis from across Southeast Asia. (Supplied) 2 / 4 The secretary-general of the Muslim […]
Zahra Ashfaq June 11, 2026 Friday Khutbah (Sermon) from Grand Mosque in Arabic, English, Urdu, French, Farsi, Malay, Hausa, Turkish, Russian, Hindi, Indonesian and Chinese. Every Friday, the Khutbah (sermon) […]
By Mohammad Abu Rumman|19:04 June 6, 2026| US Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently responded to a question from a member of the U.S. Senate regarding media reports about American-Israeli plans […]
by Anadolu Agency ISTANBUL Jun 10, 2026 – Edited By Nurbanu Tanrıkulu Kızıl A rock inscription bearing the name of Umar ibn al-Khattab discovered during archaeological surveys in the Medina region. (Saudi Arabia’s Heritage Commission) Saudi Arabia’s Heritage Commission announced the discovery of a rock inscription bearing the name of […]
Dating back to 1707 A.D., the plaque consists of six interconnected pieces mounted on an iron base and engraved with Qur’anic verses in exquisite Arabic calligraphy. (SPA) SPA June 08, 2026 MAKKAH: The Exhibition of the Two Holy Mosques Architecture contains rare historical artifacts documenting the care given to the […]
Adejumo Yaseer Oladimeji8th June 2026Save Image: The Cleveland Museum of Art/Unsplash Many people today assume that Islam deprived women of their rights and restricted their intellectual and social participation. However, historical evidence from the Islamic Golden Age (8th-14th centuries) presents a very different reality: Muslim women were scholars, educators, university founders, patrons of […]
Andrew Milner View related content by region and theme Article featured in the September 2018 issue of Alliance magazine Special feature 4 September 2018 Author… Andrew Milner View more from this author Alliance associate editor Andrew Milner profiles some of the world’s key Muslim philanthropists Sultan Qaboos, OmanSultan Qaboos bin Said […]
*, The Golden Age, The Legacy The Islamic Golden Age is traditionally dated from the mid-7th century to the mid-13th century during which Muslim rulers established one of the largest empires in history. During this period, artists, engineers, scholars, poets, philosophers, geographers, and traders in the Islamic world contributed to agriculture, the […]
Saudi Arabia begins pilgrim departures as Hajj 2026 ends Previous 1 / 5 More than 1.7 million pilgrims performed Hajj this year, according to figures released by the General Authority for Statistics. (SPA) 2 / 5 More than 1.7 million pilgrims performed Hajj this year, according to figures released by the General […]
Daoud Kuttab June 04, 2026 On Eid Al-Adha, as prayers and greetings traveled across communities, a troubling signal rose from West Jerusalem: an Israeli ministerial committee approved a measure that would reach into the soundscape of worship and hand new powers to police at sacred Muslim sites. The bill — […]
A closer look at the Grand Mosque’s sound system Previous Special 1 / 2 The Grand Mosque in Makkah, June 17, 2012. (AFP) Special 2 / 2 A minaret of the Grand Mosque in Makkah, June 3, 2008. (AFP)Next Tareq Al-Thaqafi March 16, 2026 MAKKAH: The call to prayer from the Grand […]
Approximately 30,000 Iranian pilgrims performed Hajj this year, representing one-third of Iran’s allotted quota. June 2, 2026 | 12:12 AM Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — Iranian pilgrims started returning from Saudi Arabia on Monday after performing the annual pilgrimage of Hajj. They performed the Hajj rituals amidst a comprehensive system […]
By Ramzy Baroud|18:09 May 19, 2026| Share Story US President Donald Trump’s state visit to China will go down in history as the day the United States finally acknowledged Beijing’s ascendancy […]
The sun’s almost perfectly alignment with the Holy Kaaba in Makkah happens once every 33 years, according to astronomers. (SPA photo) Arab News May 29, 2026 MAKKAH: The sky over Makkah witnessed a rare and precise astronomical phenomenon on Thursday at 12:18 PM local time, as the sun aligned almost […]
1.7m pilgrims performing Hajj this year, 2.04% more than last year The increased attendance also underscores the Kingdom’s ongoing focus on operational efficiency. (SPA) MOHAMMED AL-KINANI May 27, 2026 ARAFAT: […]
Hajj pilgrims converge on Mina as Eid begins after night in Muzdalifah Previous 1 / 4 Pilgrims collect pebbles in Muzdalifah late Tuesday for the ritual of stoning Jamrat Al-Aqaba. (SPA photo) […]
Cathrin Schaer May 21, 2026 Saudi Arabia has been directly hit by missiles and drones during the Iran war, but the country is hosting the all-important Muslim pilgrimage anyway. This year is the first time that Saudi Arabia has chosen to go ahead with the annual Hajj pilgrimage while it is also in the […]
May 10, 2025 What is Hajj? Meaning, Significance, History & Key Facts Hajj is one of the Five Pillars of Islam holding a deep spiritual significance for Muslims around the […]
By MARIAM FAMUpdated 7:33 PM GMT+8, May 23, 2026 Faisal Rashid and his wife jumped out of bed at 3 a.m. in a scramble to secure spots for this year’s […]