Best of Islam

A Young Boy Watching Others Pray On Eid Day (Palm Beach, FL)

A young boy watches as his father and others pray at Drehr Park in West Palm Beach, Florida, during Eid al-Adha (Photo: Courtesy of the Muslim Community of Palm Beach County)

A Young Boy Participating in Eid al-Fitr Festivities (West Palm Beach, FL)

A young boy participating in Eid al-Fitr festivities in Drehr Park in West Palm Beach, Florida (Photo: Courtesy of the Muslim Community of Palm Beach County)

Islamic Center of Greater Toledo (Toledo, OH)

The Islamic Center of Greater Toledo, designed by the late Turkish architect Talat Itil, is flanked by two 135 foot minarets (Photo Credit: Dr. Ajmad Hussain)

A Man Prays at an Islamic Center (Minneapolis, MN)

A man lowers his head in prayer at an Islamic Center in North Minneapolis, Minnesota

Maulana Sayyid Jafar Delivers a Speech at the 1995 International Milad-Un-Nabi Conference(Chicago, IL)

Maulana Sayyid Jafar, President of Al-Seerah Society of North America, delivering a speech at the 1995 International Milad-Un-Nabi (Birthday of the Prophet) Conference in Chicago (Photo: Courtesy of the Naqshbandiya Foundation for Islamic Education)

Detail of the Window in the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo (Toledo, OH)

Detail of the Window in the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo pluralism.org

Islamic House of Wisdom (Dearborn Heights, MI)

Dua (Supplication) During Salat ("Prayer") (Photo: Bill McNeece/The Pluralism Project)

Masjid al-Halim (Sumrall, MS)

In this photo from Masjid al-Halim, also known to its members as New Medinah, the brothers are making a duÕa (supplication to Allah) after the formal JumuÕah (Friday Prayers). After the Friday prayer, it is an excellent time to call on G-d for our personal needs and desires. Although, the Friday prayer itself is a collective prayer for the whole community. (Photo: Cindy Brown/The Pluralism Project)

Mr. Shareef is a member at New Medinah (Sumrall, MS)

In this photo from Masjid al-Halim, also known to its members as New Medinah, the brothers are making a dua (supplication to Allah) after the formal Jumah (Friday Prayers). After the Friday prayer, it is an excellent time to call on G-d for our personal needs and desires. Although, the Friday prayer itself is a collective prayer for the whole community. (Photo: Cindy Brown/The Pluralism Project)

Masjid al-Halim (Sumrall, MS)

Sisters Deanna Abdulaah and Florence Muhammed calling on Allah after Jumah Prayer at Masjid al-Halim, also known to its members as New Medinah . The community is located near Sumrall in rural Mississippi.

Masjid al-Halim (Sumrall, MS)

Sisters standing devoutly in Jumah prayer service at Masjid al-Halim, also known to its members as New Medinah . The community is located near Sumrall in rural Mississippi. (Photo: Cindy Brown/The Pluralism Project)

Masjid al-Halim (Sumrall, MS)

Sisters standing devoutly in Jumah prayer service at Masjid al-Halim, also known to its members as New Medinah . The community is located near Sumrall in rural Mississippi. (Photo: Cindy Brown/The Pluralism Project)

Masjid al-Halim (Sumrall, MS)

Sister Florence Muhammad and a couple of sisters make their sunnah prayers after the Friday (Jumah) prayers at Masjid al-Halim near Sumrall, Mississippi, also known to its members as New Medinah. The sunnah prayers are similar to the formal Friday prayers, except they are done individually, while the Friday prayers are done collectively as one body. (Photo: Cindy Brown/The Pluralism Project)

Masjid al-Halim (Sumrall, MS)

Sister Florence Muhammad and a couple of sisters make their sunnah prayers after the Friday (Jumah) prayers at Masjid al-Halim near Sumrall, Mississippi, also known to its members as New Medinah. The sunnah prayers are similar to the formal Friday prayers, except they are done individually, while the Friday prayers are done collectively as one body. (Photo: Cindy Brown/The Pluralism Project)

Sajdat (Boston, MA)

A young boy takes sajdat (the posture of prayer) alongside his elders at the ISBCC. pluralism.org

“Reflection,” Inbal Perlman. (Boston, MA)

“Reflection,” Inbal Perlman. Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center in Boston, Massacusetts, New England's largest Islamic Center and landmark mosque, opened its doors in 2009. This photo is the view from the prayer space, looking across the community function hall, toward the café. (Photo by: Inbal Perlman) pluralism.org

Speakers from 32nd Annual ICNA-MAS Convention 2007

Chaplain Sohaib Sultan and Chaplain Bilal Ansari, who were speakers at the Chaplaincy Program session on Friday evening, where they discussed the growing presence of Muslim chaplains in American schools, prisions, hospitals, and the military. pluralism.org

Muhammad's Mosque No. 11 (Boston, MA)

Muhammad's Mosque No. 11, one of Boston's only Nation of Islam mosques, in Dorchester. pluralism.org

Muslim Female Graduates of UNC-Chapel Hill (2009)

This photo of female Muslim graduates of UNC-Chapel Hill demonstrates that in a proper society Muslim women can achieve success and practice their religion simultaneously. The girls have gone on to be teachers for America, teachers in Palestine, medical school students, and Rhodes Scholars. They represent a complete contrast to the woman of Afghanistan, where certain male insecurities are represented as tenets of Islam. The photo was taken at UNC-Chapel Hill in 2009. Photo Credit: Nushmia Khan

“UNC-Chapel Hill Female Muslim Graduates,” Nushmia Khan. (Chapel Hill, NC)

Female Muslim graduates of UNC-Chapel Hill in North Carolina on their graduation day. These young women have gone on to be teachers in America, teachers in Palestine, medical school students, and Rhodes Scholars (Photo by: Nushmia Khan)

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Man kneeling (Boston, MA)

"Kiss the Ground that Kisses Your Feet." I took this picture in a Mosque in the Muslim area of Boston on July 16, 2010. I was able to catch the man in his moment of serene, pure worship. Phillips_

A Man Makes Wudu, or Ablution, to Purify Body and Mind Before Prayer (Roxbury, MA)

A man makes wudu (ablution) to purify his body and mind before prayer at the Islamic Society of Boston's Cultural Center in Roxbury, Massachusetts(Photo Credit: Yusuke Suzuki)

Men Praying at the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center (Roxbury, MA)

Men kneel on the floor to pray at the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center in Roxbury, Massachusetts, 2010 (Photo Credit: Yusuke Suzuki)

Person Engaged in Devotional Reading of the Qur'an (Roxbury, MA)

After prayer, a man sits and quietly recites the Qur'an as a form of devotional worship at the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center in Roxbury, Massachusetts (Photo by: Yusuke Suzuki)

A View of the Jumu'ah, the Weekly Friday Prayer (Roxbury, MA)

Muslims gather during the weekly Friday Prayer and listen to the speech given, known as Salat al-Jum'uah, at the Islamic Society of Boston's Cultural Center in Roxbury, Massachusetts, the largest mosque in Boston, 2011 (Photo by: Yusuke Suzuki)

Students from Malik Academy Class (Roxbury, MA)

Students in class at Malik Academy, a school housed at the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center in Roxbury, Massachusetts, 2011(Photo by: Yusuke Suzuki)

Children Wandering During Nightly Ramadan Salah (Minneapolis, MN)

Children attending the Ramadan nightly prayers, called tarawih, at Dar Al Faruq Youth Center; Family Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota (Photo by: Muhi Khwaja, 2012)

Women Praying at the Islamic Society of Greater Charlotte (Charlotte, NC)

Muslim women at the Islamic Society of Greater Charlotte praying during Ramadan in 2012. (Photo Credit: Suzanne Hamid)

Women Praying During Ramadan (Charlotte, NC)

Muslim women at the Islamic Society of Greater Charlotte praying during Ramadan, 2012 (Photo Credit: Suzanne Hamid)

Women's Mosque of America (Los Angeles, CA)

Edina Lekovic, the director of community outreach for the Women’s Mosque of America, gives introductory announcements. (August 2015) (Photo: Faezeh Fathizadeh/The Pluralism Project)