The Prophet Isaiah said: “Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the Lord: look to the rock from which you were hewn, and to the quarry from which you were dug. Look to Abraham your ...

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(RNS) — Eid al-Adha, the festival of sacrifice — which begins on Friday — is a Muslim holiday that memorializes the greatest sacrifice made in all of history by a renowned patriarch, Prophet Abraham ...

Mohamed Kohia, Rockhurst University professor: In Islam, Prophet Abraham (Ibrahim) is labeled as the father of prophets. Among his children was the first born Ishmael (Ismael) and second born Isaac ...

The doctrines of a faith are as important as the rites and duties because they reinforce the beliefs. Many faith systems have such doctrines. In Islam, the daily five prayers are among them.

Every year, as millions of Muslims travel to Mecca for the annual hajj pilgrimage, they perform a ritual known as "the stoning of the devil." Throughout the first day of Eid al-Adha, pilgrims who have ...