Discover the essential rules of zakat, a vital Islamic principle, and learn how Muslims calculate and give 2.5% of wealth annually to purify earnings and support charity.

Starting this weekend, a new series on PBS dives into the early history of Muslims in the United States. The six-part documentary, “American Muslims: A History Revealed,” looks at notable figures and communities spanning more than 200 years.

Avoiding loans with interest, which are strongly discouraged in the Islamic faith, can be difficult for some borrowers.

Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, the Sultan of Sokoto, says Muslims in Nigeria have no plans to eradicate Christianity from the country.

Candidates running for office in Texas primaries have made Muslims and what they call the “Islamification of Texas” the center of their campaigns. The state’s top Republicans have also passed legislation and made policies targeting Muslim organizations and developments.

Groups that represent Muslims in Alabama said claims by politicians that Islamic extremism is a rising menace in the state are disturbing and add fuel to false beliefs. Nasim Uddin, president of the Birmingham Islamic Society issued a statement in response to a press release by candidate Jay Mitchell about what Mitchell called “the growing threat of radical Islamic extremism.

THE report on the age distribution and rates of mortality deduced from the Census returns of 1921 and previous enumerations is a document of great public importance. It contains a mass of interesting statistics,