Significantly, the azan is also recognized for its protective qualities. According to authentic Hadiths, it is stated that when the azan is called, the shayatin (evil spirits) flee. This assertion ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- A "credible and serious security threat" was a primary reason that Duke University officials on Thursday abandoned plans to allow Islamic students to start broadcasting a weekly call ...

India’s Karnataka High Court Monday dismissed a petition challenging the contents of the Islamic call to prayer (Azaan). The petition asserted that the term “Allahu Akbar,” Allah is the greatest, hurt ...

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (AP) — Minneapolis will allow broadcasts of the Muslim call to prayer at all hours, becoming the first major U.S. city to allow the announcement or “adhan” to be heard over speakers ...