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. Many people in Arab countries have ...

Qiraa’aat” linguistically: The plural of Qiraa’ah (a recitation) is the infinitive of the verb “Qara’a” meaning to read or recite. Qiraa’aat technically: Articulation of the words of the Quran as they ...

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 ...

As I listened to Arabic recitations at my father's funeral, I wondered how Islam could become more relevant to its diaspora At my father's funeral the imam's voice echoed loudly through the speakers ...

Zenab Hamdan, born in Chad, memorized the Quran's 114 chapters by the age of 12, then deepened her religious understanding in the Islamic schools of Saudi Arabia. Now, established in her Sugar Land ...

The Muslim holy book, the Koran, takes centre stage during the month of Ramadan, which begins Wednesday. Many Muslims are expected to read the entire Koran or hear all of its contents recited over the ...

(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 ...