Did you know that the Masjid-e-Nabawi, the second holiest mosque in Islam, recently introduced high-tech prayer mats that have electronic chips embedded in them? These mats, which are equipped with a ...

In a former life, when I was working on a PhD in South and Southeast Asian literature, I had the opportunity to visit many different Muslim countries. It was always struck by how Islamic culture ...

(RNS) A new prayer mat lights up when facing Mecca, helping Muslims to pray properly. By Lauren Markoe. (RNS) Devout Muslims pray five times a day, facing the holy city of Mecca. But what if you don’t ...

(RNS) — A Muslim convert, Mustafa Dustin Craun cherishes a brown prayer rug he bought on his first Umrah pilgrimage to the sacred site of Mecca more than 15 years ago. Unlike the Hajj, the mandatory ...

Rows of stalls brimming with the thick fragrance of attars, the gentle gleam of tasbihs, countless varieties of prayer mats and religious caps — this is a scene common at the city's Baitul Mukarram ...