Did you know that Emperor Akbar — the most powerful Muslim ruler in India’s history — gradually stopped offering Islamic ...

Tens of thousands of Muslim pilgrims clambered up rocks and nestled between boulders on Thursday as they embarked on a day of worship under a scorching sun at the Hajj in Saudi Arabia.Braving the heat ...

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Islamic prayer ritual reduces back pain and increases joint elasticity, study finds. Proper knee and back angles can be an effective clinical treatment, research finds. Peter Walker.

Other rituals include performing “tawaf,” circumambulating, or circling the Kaaba in Mecca counterclockwise seven times. The Kaaba, a cube-shaped structure, is the focal point toward which Muslims ...