T he Adhan, or Islamic call to prayer, is a deeply significant and spiritual ritual in Islam that resonates through mosques worldwide five times a day. More than just a call to worship, the Adhan ...

NABEELAH SHAIKH. A BRITISH muezzin – who gives the adhan or call to prayer – was in Durban this week to teach locals how to perfect their recitation.

Mecca is Islam’s holiest city and a focal point for followers of the faith, but it's also home to about 2 million people who live everyday life there.

One of the largest gatherings of religious pilgrims in the world, the hajj, begins Friday in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. More than two million Muslim men, women and children will assemble to honor the ...

Over 2 million Muslims will take part in this week's Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, as one of the world's largest religious gatherings returns to full capacity ...

But one agency agreed, and thus started my journey to the holiest place in Islam. Last year, a record 13.5 million Muslims visited the holy cities of Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia. As I passed ...

In choosing to not call the adhan, is the Duke Chapel excluding the Muslim community?The word “exclude” has become blacklisted in modern vernacular, however, it is the crux to creating a ...

Palestinian pilgrim Abu Anas Abu Rahal was hoping to find cheaper lodgings for a week-long stay in Saudi Arabia, as the minimum cost for the haj pilgrimage climbed to 26,000 riyals ($7,000) this year.