Styles of recitation of the Quran can sometimes have a cultural and even a political meaning as well as a spiritual one, as Ahram Weekly discovers Yasser Al-Sharkawi misses the time when he would head ...

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. First of all, we would like to ...

Learning to become a qari (or qari’ah for females), a skilled reciter of the Quran, the holy book for Muslims, is not easy. It takes years or even decades of practice and discipline to master proper ...

In my country people recite the Quran collectively and rapidly after the Morning and Afternoon prayers. I know they do not do this for the sake of learning. My question is: was the Quran recited that ...

Muslims across the country are observing the most revered night of Ramadan, Lailatul Qadr, with deep devotion and solemnity. In mosques across the capital, special prayers are being held following the ...

The Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs, represented by the Department of Da'wah and Religious Guidance, launched the third 'Asaneed' Progr ...

Egypt has inaugurated a Museum of Quran Reciters, a first-of-its-kind cultural and spiritual institution dedicated to celebrating the nation’s rich heritage of Qur’anic recitation and the legendary ...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 (Bernama) -- Changing the dates for the national and international-level Quran Recitation Assembly is not a new thing, and has happened several years ago, said Deputy Minister in ...

Since 1994, the Islamic Center of Northwest Arkansas has served as a central hub for Muslim life in one of the state’s ...