Dressing the Part: The Hajj, a pilgrimage to Mecca, is one of the five Pillars of the Muslim faith. The journey to Islam's holiest city is also one of the holiest experiences in a Muslim's life. Preparation for the pilgrimage even extends to the clothing participants wear. Answer and Ex...
Muslim communities may start Ramadan on different days, due to declarations by multiple Islamic authorities around the globe on whether the crescent has been sighted or different methodologies used to determine the start of the month. Why and how do Muslims fast? Fasting is one of...
Evava S. Pietri, India R. Johnson, Sana Majid & Charles Chu 2357 Accesses 25 Altmetric 2 Mentions Explore all metrics Abstract Although interactions with Black female scientists can alter beliefs about STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) and encourage Black female students’ ...
The start of the month traditionally depends on the sighting of the crescent moon; this year, the first day is expected to be on or around March 11. Muslim communities may start Ramadan on different days, due to declarations by multiple Islamic authorities around the globe on ...
India: India is a large, densely-populated country located in South Asia. The vast majority of its people belong to the Hindu religion. Hinduism is a polytheistic faith. Answer and Explanation: Learn more about this topic: Muslim and Hindu Conflict in India and the Partition of India and Pak...
Seeing the COVID-19 as a great opportunity, far-right groups, in the West and other regions such as India, are taking advantage of it to pursue their hatemongering against Islam. Muslims’ prayers and ceremonies are basically social and this has been used by the extremist groups as a prete...
Muharram Festival is a celebration of the first month of the Islamic calendar. Some Muslims fast during daylight hours on the ninth and 10th or 10th and 11th days of the month.
Around 62% of the world's Muslims live in theAsia-Pacific region(from Turkey to Indonesia), with over one billion adherents. The largest Muslim population in a country is in Indonesia, a country home to 12.7% of the world's Muslims, followed by Pakistan (11.1%), India (10.9%) and Ba...
Ramadan Rules of Fasting For every Muslim who are fasting there are two essential rules for his/her fast to be accepted. The first one is Intention (Niyat for Fasting in Ramadan) You must have the intention or niyat to fast before fajr every night during Ramadan. The intention is not ne...
Conflicts between Muslim & Hindu followers in India were settled by the partitioning of the Indian Peninsula into two nation-states: India & Pakistan. Learn about Hinduism vs. Islam and how religious tensions resulted in the partition of India. ...