For Muslims, the Quran is the word of God, given directly to Muhammad at the start of the 7th century by the Archangel Michael in oral messages in Arabic that the prophet — the last prophet — would repeat for his followers. Only later were these words ...

(RNS) — Where does the history of Muslims in America begin? With enslaved African Muslims brought to the U.S. in the 1600s? In the 1930s, when the Nation of Islam was established by Wallace Fard Muhammad in Detroit? Is it defined by the growth of ...

At the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Day 2026, New York turned a page in its long, turbulent chronicle. In a dec.

Hidden in the depths of the Art of Asia, Oceania and Africa wing of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston , "Scared Pages: Conversations on the Qur'an" provides visitors with the opportunity to explore the teachings of the Quran within rich artistic and ...

Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s first Muslim mayor, will use two family Qurans and one that belonged to the writer Arturo Schomburg at his two swearing-in ceremonies.