Taraweeh prayer in Hagia Sophia in 🇹🇷 Istanbul, Turkey. Hagia Sophia was a significant Christian church in Constantinople for almost 1,000 years before Sultan Mehmed II of the Ottoman Empire conquered it.

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Rainbow ballet. These photos of the black & white jacobin hummingbird capture the exact moment in which the sunlight penetrates the wings of a Black and white Jacobin hummingbird revealing a secret of nature that cannot be seen with our eyes. These photos contain no digital manipulation. Photos by: @christianspencerphoto [IG]

World’s estimated Population of Most followed Religion 1️⃣ Christianity: 2.38 billion ✝️ 2️⃣ Islam: 1.91 billion ☪️ 3️⃣ Unaffiliated: 1.19 billion 🚫 4️⃣ Hinduism: 1.16 billion 🕉 5️⃣ Buddhism: 507 million ☸️ 6️⃣ Sikhism: 26 million 🪯 7️⃣ Judaism: 14.6 million ✡️ 8️⃣ Jainism: 4.5 million 9️⃣ Folk Religions: 430 million 1️⃣0️⃣ Other Religions: 61 million Source: data statistica

A two kilometer long table full of goodies. The Belgian record for the longest dining table was broken 31.03.24 on the Turnhoutsebaan in Borgerhout (Antwerp). More than 8,000 people ate together at the giant iftar table. Iftar is the meal with which Muslims break the fast after sunset during Ramadam. "Easter falls in Ramadan this year. In this way we bring a lot of people together," say the organizers. "There is Flemish potato salad but also Palestinian maqloeba or Moroccan harira. This is not about Muslims or Christians. Everyone is welcome."

Portuguese sister She was born a Catholic Christian and lives in Luxembourg She says she refused to believe that Christ is Allaah She did not understand the Trinity at all I researched Islam And I continued searching Then she married a Muslim And I continued searching Then I reverted to Islam after searching And not because of her husband Her mother cried in protest against her conversion to Islam Her father protested against her hijab Her relationships with others were affected She lost more friends They told her You will not be as beautiful as you were before wearing the hijab They told her people will talk bad about you They told her everything they could to repel her But in the end, she didn't care More than her interest in steadfastness in Islam They were forced to accept her conversion to Islam After accepting them She started explaining to them what Islam is Who is the Prophet Jesus, peace be upon him? Who is the Prophet Muhammad, may Allaah bless him and grant him peace? Why is she determined to convert to Islam? We ask Allaah Almighty to make us and our sister steadfast in this great religion And to make her happy with the conversion of her family to Islam. Translated from Arabic

From Christianity to Islam

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government has implemented a controversial citizenship law that has been widely criticized for excluding Muslims. Muslims in India make up a large minority that exceeds 200 million people, or 10% of the entire world’s Muslim population. India's Citizenship Amendment Act provides “a fast track to naturalization for Hindus, Parsis, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Christians who fled to Hindu-majority India from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan before Dec. 31, 2014”. However, the law excludes Muslims, who are a majority in all three nations. This is the first time that India, officially a secular state, has set religious criteria for citizenship. Previously, illegal migrants were prevented from becoming Indian citizens. The new law allows eligible migrants to apply for citizenship via an online portal. Amnesty International has said the law “legitimizes discrimination based on religion.” Modi’s critics have charged that he is eroding the foundation of a secular state and pushing the country towards beoming a Hindu nation. His silence on anti-Muslim violence has emboldened some of his party’s most extreme supporters and triggered frustration and protests among India’s Muslims.

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Rumkale (Roman Castle), Urfa 🇹🇷 which was home to many civilizations throughout history and an important center for early Christianity as it is known to be a place where the copies of the Bible were reproduced is open to tourism. Rumkale, which straddles the boundary between the southeastern provinces of Gaziantep’s Nizip and Yavuzeli districts and Şanlıurfa’s Birecik and Halfeti districts, is located on a hill surrounded with rocks in the region where Merzimen Stream flows into the Euphrates. It is home to structures from the Urartu, Babylon, Sumerian, Seljuk and Ottoman eras. The castle and its vicinity also draw tourists thanks to its natural beauties along the banks of the Euphrates River, particularly in spring months. Johannes, one of the apostles of Jesus Christ, is said to have settled in Rumkale during the Roman era and reproduced copies of the Bible in a rock-carved room. The area was occupied by various Byzantine and Armenian warlords during the Middle Ages. The castle served as the seat of an Armenian patriarch in the 12th century. From 1203 to 1293, it was the residence of the supreme head (Catholicos) of the reunified Armenian Church. In 1293, it was captured by the Mamluks of Egypt, following a protracted siege. Restoration works that have been carried out by the Culture and Tourism Ministry have come to an end in the eastern and western walls of the castle as well as in the Barşavma Monastery, which was built in the 13th century in the north of the castle. #best0fturkiye 🇹🇷 #bestoftheday #best #fyp #turkiye #türkiye #travel #traveling #antep #natureview #travelphotography #discover #tourists #keşfet #exciting #rumkale #photography #photooftheday #touristspot #naturalbeauty #turkey #exploretheworld #tbt #tour #tourism #touring #tourist #adventure #church #naturephotography