Islam

Nigerian Muslim leader languishing in jail despite court's ruling

Dec 03, 2019 13:09

In a statement issued to the press, the Islamic movement in Nigeria described the continuous detention of Sheikh Zakzaky and his wife Zeenat as one of the worst violations of the rule of law.
Pakistani man aims to bring shade to Arba'een pilgrims in Iraq

Nov 30, 2019 09:16

A retired Pakistani industrialist sent thousands of saplings to Iraq on Friday (November 29) to bring shade to pilgrims, an idea formed when his relatives returned from a holy site with sunburn.
Iran summons Norwegian charges d'affaires over Quran desecration

Nov 26, 2019 20:16

Iran’s Foreign Ministry says it has summoned Norway’s charge d’affaires to Tehran to strongly protest the recent burning of the Holy Quran by head of an extremist Norwegian group, a move that sparked an outcry in the global Muslim community.
Hamas calls for defending Islamic sites in West Bank against Israeli violations

Nov 24, 2019 17:00

The Palestinian Hamas resistance movement has lambasted the regular desecration of the Ibrahimi Mosque and the al-Aqsa Mosque by the illegal Zionist settlers as “a practice targeting the Palestinian presence.”
Tehran holds Halal foods exhibition

Nov 20, 2019 06:57

Iran’s third edition of Halal food exhibition is underway in Tehran. More than 150 Halal food producers have put on display their products at the exhibition for a period of one week. The public have welcomed the exhibition and tens of thousands of people have visited it so far.
Leader's meeting with ambassadors of Muslim countries, participants of Islamic Unity Conference

Nov 15, 2019 12:47

The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei's meeting with the guests of the Islamic Unity Conference as well as a number of the ambassadors of Muslim countries was held on the auspicious occasion of the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and his great grandson Imam Sadiq (AS), Muslims' sixth Imam.
Leader pardons, commutes sentences of 3,552 convicts

Nov 14, 2019 15:15

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has agreed to pardon or commute the sentences of a large number of Iranian prisoners.
Yemen: Thousands mark Prophet Mohammad's birthday in Sana'a

Nov 10, 2019 07:03

Thousands of Muslims flooded Al Sabeen Square, close to the Al Sha'ab Mosque in Sana'a on Saturday, to mark the birth anniversary of the Prophet Mohammad (Blessings of God upon him and his progeny).
Millions of Arba'een pilgrims from around the world gather in Karbala

Oct 18, 2019 09:31

Millions of pilgrims, including a record number of Iranians, have gathered in Iraq’s holy city of Karbala to commemorate Arba’een, the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussain (AS).
Mourning processions in the holy city of Karbala (2)

Oct 18, 2019 11:54

Each year, millions of devotees from around the globe march towards the holy city of Karbala, where the holy shrine of Imam Husain (AS) is located, to perform and participate in mourning processions.