Umrah
Umrah diary: Prayers, grief and joy in Mecca
By Dilshad Ali — February 21, 2024
(RNS) — I was disappointed to not experience my children’s reaction to seeing the Kaaba for the first time, but made my peace.
Umrah diary: God makes his own plans for our time in Medina
By Dilshad Ali — February 12, 2024
(RNS) — Medina, where Muhammad is buried, is not part of the official pilgrimage but offers contentment.
Umrah diary: Crossing into Jerusalem, looking Muslim
By Dilshad Ali — January 24, 2024
(RNS) — Making a pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia with two of our kids, we stopped to pray at the third-holiest site in Islam.
Mosque under construction in Mali to honor US teen slain during Ramadan
By Lauren Markoe — June 22, 2017
(RNS) It took less than 24 hours to crowdsource the funds to build a mosque that will be called Masjid Nabra, which is already under construction.
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