Within the social diversity of a vast nation such as India, transgender people are referred to as "hijras," and they are considered to be part of a distinct social group. Seldom are their ...

It is celebrated on the first day of Muharram. This important date celebrates the Hijra, the migration of the Prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE. It was a historical ...

For Muslims, the clock of history was reset when, in 622 in the Christian calendar, Muhammad and his followers moved from Mecca to Medina. That event, the Hijra, became for Islam Year 1 of an ...

Masjid Quba is the first mosque founded by Prophet Muhammed (peace be upon him ... the largest in Quba Mosque's history since ...