Muslims perform the Eid al-Adha morning prayer around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca. [AFP] The Islamic faith has quite firm guidelines ...

Understanding Muslim Burial Traditions in Australia. Saying farewell to a loved one is one of life's hardest moments, and across Australia these goodbyes reflect ...

In Nigeria, whether Muslim women attend funerals or not largely depends on regional and cultural practices, more than religious rulings alone. The question of whether Muslim women can attend burials ...

PETALING JAYA: Islam permits Muslims to visit the graves of non-Muslims and attend their funerals as a mark of respect, says former religious minister Zulkifli Al-Bakri. Zulkifli, however, said ...

February 23 marked a historic day for the Islamic nation as the revered Mujahideen, Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the Islamic Resistance Front, and his companion Sayyid Hashem Safi al-Din were ...