Born, according to tradition, around 570 in Mecca, the founder of Islam was a preacher, a prophet and a legislator, as well ...

It is a small denomination with roots in India and Pakistan. Many Muslims consider Ahmadis’ beliefs heretical, in large part because the movement teaches that its founder, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, who ...

Believing Muslims say we should have faith in the Quran because Allah literally spoke it to the angel Jibreel, who in turn ...

The star was the chosen motif for many Islamic decorations. In Islamic iconography the star is a regular geometric shape that symbolizes equal radiation in all directions from a central point. All ...

Leaving Islam. Fewer than a quarter of adults in all countries analyzed who were raised Muslim no longer identify as Muslim. Most who have left Islam either no longer identify with any religion (i.e., ...

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

Over the same time, Christians' share of the global population fell from 30.6 percent to 28.8 percent. After Islam the biggest gains were recorded by the religiously unaffiliated, which saw their ...

The Georgia Department of Education has been requiring schools to teach about Islam, a religion with 1.5 billion adherents, for years. A team of about 20 teachers, ...

Belief in the oneness of Allah: At the core of Islamic faith is the belief in Allah, the one and only God. Muslims believe that Allah is all-powerful, all-knowing, merciful, and just.

For Many, Islam Has Become 'Anti-American' Slate's David Weigel writes, "Maybe before the Great Mosque Freak-Out of 2010 this would have been more surprising, this idea that 'Muslim' is synonymous ...