The Ghanaian Minaret

An imam was stabbed on Sunday while leading Fajr(dawn) prayers at a masjid in Paterson, New Jersey by a man apprehended by worshippers after the act.

Dubai – Saleh Ahmed Takrim, a 14-year-old Bangladeshi Quran reciter, has been adjudged the winner of the 2023 edition of the Dubai International Quran Competition. He was among reciters from

Makkah – Sheikh Saud bin Ibrahim Shuraim, Imam, and Khateeb of Masjid Al Haram has resigned from his role after 32 years of service. According to local media, he decided

Thousands of Muslim citizens in different countries performed absentee prayers in mosques on Friday for the souls of earthquake victims in Türkiye and Syria. This followed a devastating magnitude 7.7

Saudi Arabia – The Saudi Court of Appeals has sentenced Sheikh Saleh Al-Talib to 10 years in prison, a US-based rights group Democracy for the Arab World Now (Dawn) has

Saudi Arabia – The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has for the second consecutive year announced the cancellation of Hajj for foreign pilgrims as it intends to allow only 60,000 citizens

Khartoum – Sudan was on Friday thrown into a state of mourning following the death of its renowned Quran reciter, Sheikh Nurayn Mohammad Siddiq. The scholar and three students that

Paris- France has shut down more than 70 mosques and private Islamic schools since January, authorities confirmed. This is happening days after President Emmanuel Macron was slammed for making comments

Accra – Prospective Hajj pilgrims for this year may have to forfeit plans of travelling to Saudi Arabia as the country has decided to close its border to Hajj pilgrims

Former football star Fred Oumar Kanoute has raised $1m in an online crowdfunding campaign to build the first purpose-built mosque and cultural centre in Seville, Spain, in over 700 years.