Andalusian philosopher is known for a number of key ideas adopted by later Sufis, including the unity of being, the concept ...

The Umayyad Mosque was a masterpiece of early Islamic ... as ‘an inversion of the natural order’. Damascus, after all, was part of a Muslim empire. The Ottoman sultan was not merely a temporal ...

But Zahed endured and would go on to to shatter just about every stereotype when it comes to Islam: he grew up, became an openly gay imam, and established Europe’s first LGBT mosque. Being an ...

A Sunni Muslim of Kurdish descent, Saladin was the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty (which ruled over modern-day Egypt and parts of Iraq, Syria, Palestine and Yemen) and was the first man at the time of ...

DAMASCUS, 25 February (BelTA - SANA) - The Great Mosque of Bani Umayyah in Damascus is considered the fourth most famous Islamic mosque, one of the most luxurious Islamic mosques, and one of the ...

Sultan Nazrin Shah, on Monday (March 10) officiated the opening of Masjid Tuminah Hamidi here. His Royal Highness arrived at the mosque at 7pm and was welcomed by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri ...

US encouraged Syrian Kurdish-Damascus deal, sources say Deal could help prevent conflict at time of uncertainty over U.S. forces' deployment Agreement aims to merge SDF forces with Syrian state ...

DAMASCUS (Reuters) -The United States encouraged its Syrian Kurdish allies to reach Monday's landmark deal with the Islamist-led government in Damascus, six sources said, an agreement that could ...

Grand Mosque in Mecca expands capacity and services amid unprecedented Ramadan turnout More than 5.5 million perform Umrah as Mecca ramps up operations for Ramadan surge General Authority for Care ...

Ahmed al-Shara, who went by the nom de guerre Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, speaking at a mosque in Damascus, Syria, in December.Credit...Abdulaziz Ketaz/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Supported ...