Franciscan Fr. Joe Nangle is a member of the leadership of the Franciscan Holy Name Province and currently ministers to the Hispanic population at Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish in Arlington, Va. On ...

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 historical figures that we know more about than we do about Muhammad. The ...

The oppressive tributes and the fearful conquest drawing near gives Jonah good reasons to desire Nineveh’s fall. And God himself is angry at Nineveh: “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city,” God tells ...

Al-Bukhaari and Muslim (Allah’s mercy on them) are considered the most Saheeh of Hadeeth Books and scholars are unanimous that none are weak. But in the Tafseer of 29:48, where Maulana ...

The word of Allah did not come easily to Muhammad iln Abdallah. “Never once did I receive a revelation without thinking my soul had been torn from me,” the prophet said. Like many religious leaders, ...

On Saturday, I sat down to prepare my Sharing Time lesson on “The prophets in the scriptures are examples to my family.” This week’s official lesson outline encouraged us to discuss with the children ...

1) My question is: recently I have noticed a trend that many people in the email and chats, use abbreviation for Islamic greeting (for e.g.: W/S for Wa Alaikum Assalaam, ASAK for Assalaam Alaikum, AH ...

From small lessons beneath palm-leaf roofs to a nationwide network of more than 100 preschools, all inspired by the words of President Monson ...

“The Prophet,” by Lebanese-American poet, Khalil (sometimes spelled Kahlil) Gibran is probably the one book of poetry lurking in American households headed by people over 35. It gets pounced on in ...

Strictly speaking, “The Prophet” isn’t a sacred text. But Kahlil Gibran’s 1923 collection of 26 prose poems is widely considered one of the most influential works of the 20th century, inspiring ...