Ibadah (worship) is an Arabic word derived from abd (a slave) and it means submission. It portrays that God is your master and you are His creation/subordinate, and whatever one does in obedience to ...

In Islam, Fajr is the first prayer of the day, one of the five daily obligatory prayers for Muslims. The Fajr adhan — the call to prayer — begins right at dawn, and is to be performed before the sun ...

In Rovaniemi, Islam meets the extraordinary rhythms of the Arctic Circle. On January 4, 2026, this northern city—which often ...

Previously, in our overview of the five pillars of Islam, we covered the spiritual meaning of Hajj, the declaration of faith, and the significance of fasting during the holy month of Ramadan. The last ...

Minneapolis allows call to prayer to be publicly broadcast five times per day. Kerem Yucel/AFP via Getty Images Minneapolis recently became the first major U.S. city to allow the “adhan,” or Muslim ...