In Islam, learning is something very special . It is not just something you do at school or only when you have homework .

The first word revealed to the Prophet Muhammad was “Iqra” (or read/recite). Such was the emphasis Islam places on learning and scholarship. Once Prophet Muhammad said, “I am the city of knowledge and ...

Textbooks widely used in New York’s Islamic schools contain passages that are blatantly anti-Semitic, condemning Jews as a people, repeating old canards about the Jews wanting to kill Christ and ...

The very first verse of the Quran was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad through Angel Gabriel in the cave of Hera on the night of the power (Laylatul Qadr) in the month of Ramadan in 611: “Iqra (Read), ...

"Mea culpa" or in today's vernacular, "My bad." In each of the past articles I've penned for this column, I have quoted from the Quran. Yet, I have failed to give even a brief introduction to the ...