It only takes one call for prayer, or al-athaan in Arabic, to make one pause, even for a millisecond. And in that small ...

TEHRAN -- Iranian and foreign reciters and memorizers of the Holy Quran met Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in Mashhad on Sunday. The meeting was part of a ...

To many non-Muslims, Ramadan is about fasting, and later, feasting. But Muslims know Ramadan as the month of the Quran, a time when the sacred scripture is recited, read and rehearsed. Many Muslims ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Quran reciters from Malaysia topped all categories at the 56th International Al-Quran Recital Assembly, setting a record of sorts for the annual event. Ahmad Tirmizi Ali, from Terengganu ...

(RNS) Searching for a recitation from a female "qariah" or reciter, Jerusha Lamptey, assistant professor of Islam and ministry at Union Theological Seminary, found none. (RNS) To many non-Muslims, ...