Islamic Forum

Islamic Forum

South Africa: Marriages under Islamic law given legal status

The South African Constitutional Court has given legal recognition to Muslim women married under Sharia law, and also their children. In an unanimous

1,200-yr-old mosque uncovered in Palestinian village in Israel

Israeli archaeologists on Wednesday unveiled an ancient mosque in the country’s south that antiquities officials said sheds light on the region’s tran

Saudi’s Grand Mosque gets 80,000 Qur’an copies for distribution to pilgrims

Saudi Arabia’s Grand Holy Mosque has been equipped with 80,000 new copies of the Holy Quran ahead of this year’s Hajj. Ghazi al-Thibiani, the director

Outrage as Tunisia’s president plans to omit ‘Islam’ from new constitution

Tunisia’s president is planning to drop any reference to “Islam” in the country’s new constitution. The secularist Kais Saied is putting the constitut

Kogi senator offers hajj slots to delegates who returned cash after voting against him

Senator Smart Adeyemi, who represents Kogi West in the National Assembly, has offered to sponsor five persons to Makkah, Saudi Arabia, for the hajj fo