KAULA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The name of God is sacred to Muslims, and the Arabic word for God, “Allah,” is universally invoked in Islamic prayers and practices. But are Muslims the only ones who can use ...

Grateful Dead will release a 50th anniversary edition of their 1975 album, Blues for Allah. The expanded, three-CD set will be released on Sept. 12. Following a hectic 1974 tour, the band retreated ...

There's a quiet revolution happening among some Islamic scholars and feminists. They're using female or gender-neutral pronouns to refer to the divine, Allah. SOFIA REHMAN: I don't need to think of ...

Grateful Dead’s Blues for Allah returns to the charts with a deluxe fiftieth anniversary reissue, surging 401,000% in sales and landing multiple top 10 debuts. Members of the rock group Grateful Dead ...

The Koran orders all the faithful, except slaves, women without companions and those who cannot afford the journey, to make the hajj, the holy pilgrimage to Mecca, at least once in their lifetime.

Some Muslim women are using feminine pronouns to refer to God. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Hafsa Lodi, who wrote about this movement in The Revealer, about what's driving this. There's a quiet ...