The holy month of Ramadan is believed to be when the first verses of the Quran, Islam's sacred text, were revealed to the Prophet Muhammad. Many Muslims read and recite the Quran during the month.

I say the prayer in Arabic and do the same movements every time.I can also do this at the mosque, or the masjid as it's called in Arabic, which is an Islamic holy building. The Muslim holy book is ...

Muslims believe that in A.D. 610, the angel Gabriel appeared to Prophet Muhammad and revealed to him the Quran, the Islamic holy book ... they form the religious texts of Islam.

CAIRO (AP) — Observant Muslims the world over will soon be united in a ritual of daily fasting from dawn to sunset as the Islamic holy month of Ramadan starts. For Muslims, it’s a time of ...