Styles of recitation of the Quran can sometimes have a cultural and even a political meaning as well as a spiritual one, as Ahram Weekly discovers Yasser Al-Sharkawi misses the time when he would head ...

Learning to become a qari (or qari’ah for females), a skilled reciter of the Quran, the holy book for Muslims, is not easy. It takes years or even decades of practice and discipline to master proper ...

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. First of all, we would like to ...

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His Slave and Messenger. The ...

Quran learning courses are now open at the Mohammed Bin Obaid Quran Centre, situated on the December 2 road at Al Diyafa area. The new centre, established as part of the Year of Zayed, is the first-of ...

(RNS) — Tens of thousands of Muslims are turning to technology to continue the sacred practices of hifz, or preserving the entirety of the Quran through memorization. (RNS) — During Ramadan, the month ...

(RNS) Searching for a recitation from a female "qariah" or reciter, Jerusha Lamptey, assistant professor of Islam and ministry at Union Theological Seminary, found none. (RNS) To many non-Muslims, ...

DUBAI, 26th February, 2026 (WAM) -- From the town of Al-Ghazlaniyah in the countryside of Damascus - where determination rises like the scent of jasmine despite harsh circumstances - Sara Abdul Karim ...

The complete recitation, known as a khatmah, is followed by a public performance round, where the leading contestants are judged on their recitation, mastery and overall performance ...