This important date celebrates the Hijra, the migration of the Prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE. It was a historical step in establishing the first Muslim community.

There are other Muslim holidays and Muslim festivals like Muharram, Eid-ul-Zuha etc... Islamic festivals and holidays are based on the Islamic Hijra calendar which is a lunar calendar. Therefore ...

The move followed a social media outcry about high school students in West Sumatra being forced to wear the Muslim hijab. Hijrah movements are flourishing on Indonesian campuses, worrying some pro ...

Archaeological discoveries in the Arabian-Persian Gulf challenge traditional Islamic history. They reveal that Christian ...

That event, the Hijra, became for Islam Year 1 of an entirely new calendar. For his followers, the prophet's teachings had so transformed society that time had begun again. The objects we'll ...

Oman had been one of the few countries that embraced Islam without a fight. The first Omani to join the new religion of Islam was the companion ...