Lailat al Qadr, "Night of Decree" The Muslim holiday Lailat al Qadr ("Night of Decree" or "Night of Power") begins this year on June 10. Lailat al Qadr, the Night of Decree, marks the night in which the Quran was first revealed...
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Ramadan Ramadan begins on the evening of Tuesday May 15, 2018. A greeting during this time of year is "Ramadan Kareem" (Arabic: رمضان كريم) which a Muslim friend tells me means something like "Munificent Ramadan." During Ramadan, Muslims commemorate the revelation...
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Laylat al Baraat Laylat al Baraat (meaning "Night of Privilege"; also called Mid-Sha'ban) begins the evening April 30, 2018. Laylat al Baraat is a holiday preparing for Ramadan in two weeks. The Encyclopaedia of the Qur’an states that some Muslims consider Laylat al...
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"Within Muhammad’s lifetime – he is generally said to have died in 632 CE – Muslims in Mecca had become a victorious and self-confident community which now needed regulation for its life. Both these experiences are reflected in pronouncements which,...
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According to Pew Research, more Americans are converting to Islam than Christianity. In recent years, the number of American Muslims has been growing steadily, by around 100,000 annually. Among those who have converted to Islam, a majority come from a Christian background....
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