Imam
- India
UP imam booked, mosque loudspeaker played at high decibel level
Uttar Pradesh: A case has been registered against an imam in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli for allegedly playing a loudspeaker at a mosque “beyond the permissible decibel limit.” The imam, Maulana Rafique Khan,…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Imam’s son becomes pilot, seeks support for final training
Hyderabad: His fascination with flying began in childhood, gazing at the sky, watching airplanes cut through clouds, and dreaming of one day becoming a pilot himself. Despite financial hardship, Mohammed Yar Alam,…
- Telangana
Imams, muezzins struggle to make ends meet in Telangana villages
Hyderabad: Imams, considered as the torch bearers of the Muslim community, are struggling for two square meals a day, particularly those sincerely fulfilling their duties in villages and remote areas in Telangana.…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia releases former imam of Makkah’s Grand Mosque after 7 years in jail
Riyadh: Saudi authorities have recently released Sheikh Saleh Al-Talib, a prominent former imam of the Grand Mosque in Makkah, after spending more than seven years in prison. The advocacy group Prisoners of…
- India
Imam booked for hoisting Islamic flag higher than tricolour in UP
Kaushambi: Police have registered a case against a 37-year-old imam of a mosque here for allegedly hoisting an Islamic flag higher than the national flag, an officer said on Tuesday. Chail Circle…
- India
UP police file case against imam for collecting donations for Palestine
An imam in the Bijnor district of Uttar Pradesh was booked by police for allegedly collecting donations for suffering families in Palestine. A case was registered against Maulana Zaki, who works in…
- Middle East
Uruguayan convert, blind Yemeni Imam fulfil Haj dream
Makkah: Two deeply moving stories of faith and perseverance have emerged as Haj 2025 began in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, highlighting the spiritual diversity of this year’s pilgrims, a Muslim convert from Uruguay,…
- Telangana
50th Aga Khan takes charge, Telangana CM extends congratulations
Hyderabad: The Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Sunday, March 23 extended his heartfelt congratulations to Prince Rahim Aga Khan on assuming the role of the 50th hereditary Imam of the…
- Kashmir
Self proclaimed Imam convicted for 30 years for abusing, raping minors in Kashmir
In a landmark judicial ruling, thousands of children in Jammu and Kashmir’s northern district Sopore finally received justice after enduring three decades of physical abuse and sexual harassment by a 70-year-old self-proclaimed…
- World
France officially recognises imam as a profession
The French government has officially recognised the role of an imam as a profession by including it in the official job list of the French Employment Agency. This decision marks a significant…
- World
World’s first gay imam, Muhsin Hendricks, shot dead in South Africa
Muhsin Hendricks, a known figure known as the world’s first openly gay imam was shot dead in South Africa at the age of 57. Hendricks, who led a Cape Town mosque that…
- Middle East
Imam who refused to condemn Hezbollah chosen for Trump inauguration
In a significant diplomatic move, a Muslim cleric from the United States (US) Michigan has been selected to deliver a benediction at President-elect Donald Trump’s upcoming inauguration on January 20. Husham Al-Husainy, the…
- India
UP: Imam arrested for using loudspeaker during Azan in Sambhal
In a recent incident in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district, a 23-year-old imam was arrested and fined Rs 2 lakh for using a loudspeaker to call for the Azan (the Islamic call to…
- India
Sambhal mosque imam fined Rs 2L for loudspeaker noise violation
Sambhal: Days after violence over surveying of a Mughal-era mosque at Sambhal which killed four people, an imam of another mosque here was fined Rs 2 lakh for allegedly using a loudspeaker…
- Middle East
Israel sentences renowned Jerusalem mosque imam to 3 years in jail
Sheikh Jamal Mustafa, a renowned imam of a mosque in Jerusalem’s Issawiya neighbourhood, has been sentenced to three years in prison by an Israeli court for alleged incitement in one of his…
