Imam
- 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…
- Middle East
Al-Azhar Grand Imam highlights importance of cooperation with UAE religious institutions
Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar and Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders highlighted Al-Azhar’s commitment to enhancing cooperation with religious institutions in the UAE, commending the country’s humanitarian efforts across…
- Middle East
Israel arrests Al Aqsa Mosque Imam for mourning Ismail Haniyeh
Israel authorities have arrested a grand mufti of Jerusalem, Sheikh Ekrima Sabri for mourning the death of the slain Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh during a Friday, August 2 sermon at the Al…
- India
UP: Imam hacked to death by mentally-challenged son in Shamli
Muzaffarnagar: A 58-year-old Imam was allegedly hacked to death by his mentally-challenged son in Mannamajr village under Jhinjhana police station limits in Shamli district on Tuesday, police said. Superintendent of Police Abhishek…
- India
Imam of village mosque shot dead by unidentified assailants in Moradabad
Moradabad: The Imam of a mosque was shot dead by unidentified assailants on Tuesday morning in Bhensia Village of Moradabad District. The assailants, apparently known to the deceased, first called him out…
- Hyderabad
Mohammad Yar Alam: Aspiring pilot requesting Hyderabad’s support
Hyderabad: Mohammad Yar Alam, a determined aerospace engineer and son of Former Imam Mohammad Shehriyar Alam of Masjid-e-Mohammedia, has long nurtured a dream of soaring the skies as a pilot. To turn…
- World
France deports Algerian imam for ‘inciting hatred’ against Jews
The French authorities have deported Mohamed Tataiat, an Algerian national serving as an imam in Toulouse, for allegedly inciting “violence and racial hatred” against Jews. The announcement was made on X on…
