This video investigates the historical origins of Allah before the rise of Islam. Using inscriptions, linguistic analysis, ...

What becoming a Muslim entails. Becoming a Muslim requires a very simple act, but the meaning behind it is very deep. You have to believe that there is only one God, Allah, who created the entire ...

When people speak about God in various religions, the deity is typically referred to using the masculine pronoun "He." In Islam, Allah is not depicted as male or female — Allah has no gender. Yet ...

KAULA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The name of God is sacred to Muslims, and the Arabic word for God, “Allah,” is universally invoked in Islamic prayers and practices. But are Muslims the only ones who can use ...

Allah, subhanahu wa ta’ala, sent the prophets and the messengers with glad tidings and warnings to humanity. Their main duty has been to call people to worship Allah Alone, ie to the faith of Tawheed, ...

Note: All terms defined as they relate to Muslims and Islam. Allah – Arabic word for God. Eid – The most holy days in Islam. For example, Eid al-Fitr is the festival that marks the end of the holy ...

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Some Muslim women are using feminine pronouns to refer to God. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Hafsa Lodi, who wrote about this movement in The Revealer, about what's driving this. There's a quiet ...

Anyone learning about Islam from the headlines alone might think it was a faith powered by violence, inflexible laws, and sexism. In Nigeria, the extremists of Boko Haram kidnap schoolgirls to use as ...