According to Muslim tradition, Muhammad’s prophetic status was well-established among his followers before his death. However, a disagreement emerged soon afterward about the prophet’s death regarding ...

Ghafouri, an activist of a branch of Shia Islam that rejects the Islamic Republic, has since been arrested, AFP reported citing several Iranian news outlets. The activist does not appear to have ...

Al-Hussaini is now Aga Khan V, a title given to the 50th imam of the Nizari Ismaili branch of Shia Islam. Although the Ismaili Muslim community is estimated to include only 12 to 15 million people, ...

Islam is the name of the religion, and its followers are known as Muslims. Muslims believe there is one true God, called Allah (the Arabic word for God). In Arabic the word Islam means 'submission ...