Most African American Muslims today are Sunni Muslims who pray to the formless Supreme Being they call Allah - God. They are not members of the Nation of Islam, but follow the leadership of Imam ...

Neither Sarah nor Hagar/Ha-jar are mentioned by name in the Qur’an, but the story of Ha-jar’s exile from Abraham’s home is traditionally understood to be referred to in a line from Ibrāhīm’s prayer in ...

revered me and stood in awe of my name (YHVH for Jews and Allah for Muslims).” Awe and reverence for the one God are basic for all monotheistic religions. As the Qur’an says: “Hold firmly to ...

Followers of Islam are called Muslims. Muslims believe there is one true God Allah (the Arabic word for God). Muslims believe that Islam was revealed over 1,400 years ago in Mekkah, Arabia through ...