(AFP) Turkish religious authorities have been careful in presenting the Hadith Project, launched some two years ago. The country's state committee on religious affairs, the Diyanet, reacted to last ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Peace is integral to the meaning of the very word ‘Islam’ itself. The root of the word ‘Islam’ is s-l-m, which is related to the Arabic word for ‘peace’. And so, Islam means a religion of peace.

A recent National Symposium on the Foundation of Islamic Civilisation has highlighted the significance of Hadith and principles of jurisprudence in shaping Islamic law and practices. The symposium, ...

The words of the Qur'an and hadith contain rich resources for supporting the democratic order. If Muslims are to embrace modernity, including life in a pluralistic, democratic society, without ...

“What does the Koran say about…?” is perhaps the most common question my students ask me in the Islamic history courses I teach. It’s an understandable question, but they will be disappointed with the ...

Can a woman be the leader according to Islam? Cite references from the quran and hadith on this matter. I read a book in which a hadith was quoted from the sahih al-bukhari narrated by abi bakr that ...

Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the World; and may His blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his Family and Companions. In brief the Hadith is very weak yet it is a fabricated ...

In Islam, peace is the rule while war is the exception. The entire range of Islamic teachings and the practical life of the Prophet testify to this. Maulana Wahiduddin Khan Peace is integral to the ...