(RNS) — Ashura, the 10th day of the first month in the Islamic calendar, falls this year on Saturday (July 5). A sacred day ...

To understand Islam, we need to understand its major divisions, Sunni and Shiite. One way to start is to grasp the dueling ...

While the number of Christians continued to grow from 2010 to 2020, the world’s population grew faster, according to the Pew Research Center.

Here are five beliefs, from the seemingly endless list of absurdities that have crept into Islam, that call for immediate reform: 1. Divinity ascribed to Jesus as The majority of Muslims believe Jesus ...

5 Martyrs of Córdoba Beheaded for Defying Islam and Proclaiming Christ These martyrs knew God to be the Holy Trinity, and Jesus Christ to be God.

Editor’s note: Curated lists in this religious literacy series for Christians include the best books for better understanding Islam (in five regions), Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, the Druze ...

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The civil rights leader Malcolm X was famously part of the Nation of Islam until his break from the group in 1964. What is the history behind this small but influential religious movement?

Islam is built on five pillars, which form an active ritualistic life of a Muslim and define believer's relationship with Allah. The first and the most fundamental one is the shahada, or the ...

1. Shahada: This is a belief in the supremacy of god. Islam teaches that there is one supreme god who alone is worth worshipping. This gives every Muslim confidence not to be afraid of anyone or ...