One of the most characteristic — and stirringly evocative — symbols of Islam is the adhan ((literally meaning “announcement,”, also called in Turkish: ezan), the Arabic call to prayer, dramatically ...

PATERSON, N.J. – The most ancient traditions of Islam are going high-tech, with a slew of modern offerings for those observing the holy month of Ramadan, which begins this week. Cell phone ...

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Minneapolis recently became the first major U.S. city to allow the “adhan,” or Muslim ...

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 is His slave and Messenger. It is also legislated for you to ...

Members of the Duke Muslim Students Association will chant the call, known as adhan or azan, from the Duke Chapel bell tower each Friday at 1 p.m. The call to prayer will last about three minutes and ...

Dubai: Saudi Arabia has instructed mosques across Mecca to shorten the interval between the call to prayer (adhan) and the second call (iqamah) during the Hajj season, in a move aimed at improving the ...