Book about Fatima, the Prophet's Daughter, Released in Moscow
A new book, published in Moscow, recounts the life of Fatima, Prophet Muhammad's daughter.   Tofiq Abuelm's Fatima: Prophet Mohammad's Daughter has been published in Moscow with support from the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization.   According to the public relations office and information center of the Iranian Islamic Culture and Relations Office (ICRO), the book rec...

Lastprophet.info Goes Online with More Dynamic Interface
With its official launch in 2007, the Lastprophet.info Web Portal broke new ground in terms of both its content and its distinctive, unique and refined design. While the content was prepared with a great deal of care - following consultation with academics and theologians, all authorities in their own fields - the visual layout of the portal was the work of famous Turkish designer Emrah Yücel, wh...

Masterpieces of calligraphy art on view at Yıldız Palace
New exhibition titled “Masterpieces of the Calligraphy Art Hilya al-Sharif” opened Nov. 1 at Istanbul’s Yıldız Palace Mabeyn Köşk and is running until Dec. 1 with a wide array of examples from the traditional art form. “This branch of art is actually very wide,” President Abdullah Gül said during the exhibition’s opening ceremony. “We have many world-reno...

Vatican sponsors art exhibit featuring the Prophet Muhammad
Oct 14, 2011 For the first time, the Vatican is hosting an exhibit on Islamic calligraphy.  The art form focuses on Prophet Muhammad, from his physical features to his "generosity, intelligence and wisdom."   The art form was born in the 17th century, during the Ottoman empire, and has been reborn as contemporary Turkish artists reinterpret the original work.     ...

Vatican to host Hilya exhibition at Cancellaria
Sep 29, 2011 An exhibition featuring classical and contemporary examples of Hilye-i Şerif and prayer beads will open in the Vatican on Oct. 1. The Hilya al-Sharif is a description of the personal virtues and the qualities of the Prophet Muhammad. What make the pieces interesting are not just the words used to describe the Prophet but also the designs made out of these words. Running unt...

Prophet's Example Biggest Inspiration for Muslim Chaplains in Br
Sep 22, 2011 Muslim chaplains in Britain play a key role linking their communities with public organisations, research by Cardiff University has found. It found a rapidly growing number of Muslims in a sphere of work usually associated with the Christian faith. Chaplains can be found in prisons, hospitals, airports, courts, higher education and the military, with some people describing them ...

US editor to collaborate on Majidi film
Sep 09, 2011 American film editor and sound designer Walter Scott Murch will visit Tehran to discuss collaboration with award-winning Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi. Murch will meet Majidi about the director's cinematic rendition of Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) life, IRNA reported. Majidi's film will focus on Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) life from childhood until prophethood. The...

Germans to read "Muhammad as Man"
Sep 08,2011 "Der Prophet Muhammad als Mensch" (Prophet Muhammad as Man) is written in German by Said Alpsoy. According to the Public Relations of Islamic Culture and Relations Organization (ICRO) the book tends to offer a truthful portrait of the Holy prophet of Islam and his human essence to all individuals interested in this religion, IBNA reported. It is written in the introdu...

Majidi names cast of Holy Prophet
Sep 06,2011 The internationally-acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi has announced the cast for his cinematic rendition of Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) life. Amin Tarokh, Mehdi Pakdel and Sareh Bayat will appear in the religious blockbuster along with a number of other renowned actors, Mehr News Agency reported. The cast members were selected under the supervision of Majidi and Italian...

Iranian film “Muhammad (S)” ramps up casting

Sep 05,2011 TEHRAN -- Amin Tarokh, Mehdi Pakdel and Sareh Bayat along with a number other actors have joined the cast of the Iranian blockbuster “Muhammad (S)”, which is being made by writer-director Majid Majidi.  This film will depict the life of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (S) from the age of 12 until his appointment to prophethood.   “Havana File” actor Ta...

Prophet Muhammad subject of Trinity University lecture series
Sep 03,2011 Emerging research into the historic sources used to understand the Prophet Muhammad will be a main theme in a series of free lectures this fall at Trinity University. The yearly Lennox Lecture Series will bring in academic experts on Islam's founder, its history and contemporary debates. Speakers also will touch on how U.S. Muslims have fared as the nation approaches the 10th...

Saudi Arabia starts major expansion of Grand Mosque in Mecca
Aug 20, 2011 Saudi Arabia has begun the biggest expansion yet of Islam's holiest site, the Grand Mosque in Mecca, to raise its capacity to 2 million pilgrims/Hassan Ali Saudi Arabia has begun the biggest expansion yet of Islam’s holiest site, the Grand Mosque in Mecca, to raise its capacity to 2 million pilgrims, the state news agency SPA said. “King Abdullah inaugurated in M...