(RNS) — In his new book, 'Muhammad, the World-Changer: An Intimate Portrait,' biographer Mohamad Jebara takes long-established sources and weaves them together for a fresh telling of a familiar story.

Despite Islam’s status as the world’s fastest-growing religion and more than a decade of intense military engagement in predominantly Islamic Iraq and Afghanistan, most Americans know little about ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In my courses on early Islam and the life of Muhammad, I teach to the amazement of my students that there are few pre-modern ...

(RNS) – In his new book, “Muhammad: 40 Introductions,” Michael Muhammad Knight gives a crash course in the multiplicity of ways Muslims have historically imagined and remembered the Prophet Muhammad ...

The observance of the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday, called Mawlid an-Nabi, occurs Nov. 9 on the Islamic lunar calendar. This week’s clergy discuss why Muslims worldwide venerate, and some respectfully ...

In a fast-paced world full of stress, anxiety, competition, and disconnection, we constantly seek peace, love, and understanding—but often in the wrong places. What if the key to real happiness wasn’t ...

The religion of Islam was founded by Muhammad, the 7th century prophet whom Muslims call "the messenger of God." They don't consider him divine, but they follow his teachings closely. Good Muslims are ...