As Muslims around the world observe the Islamic calendar, certain months stand apart—times of divine sanctity, reflection, ...

Each Islamic month lasts either 29 or 30 days, depending on the moon’s visibility. Consequently, a lunar year is ...

Arafat Day and Eid Al Adha will officially give us four days off in June, but when exactly the break begins isn’t known until ...

Ramadan is a sacred time of year for Muslims. Recognized as the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and a holy month of fasting, the religious holiday marks when Muhammad received the initial ...

Ramadan is the ninth month of the 12-month Islamic lunar calendar. Since the calendar is based on the moon's cycles, ...

Current astronomical predictions indicate that the Islamic New Year dates should fall on Wednesday June 25 in the UAE, which ...

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar; the month cycles through the seasons. FILE – Worshippers attend Friday prayers during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan ...

Mohammad Museitef wants the Oak Creek-Franklin School District to recognize Eid-al-Fitr and Eid-al-Adha as school holidays.

Islamic New Year, also known as Muharram, holds great historical significance in the Islamic calendar. It marks the migration of the Prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina ...

The Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar, which means that it follows the pattern of the moon. A lunar year has up to 355 days, which means that these festivals change their date each year in the ...

Ameen.” The sighting of the new moon traditionally signals the beginning of a new Islamic month and is critical to the religious calendar and observances among Muslims.

The annual pilgrimage to Mecca is always during the 12th and final month of the Islamic calendar and this year it is predicted to fall near the start of June. With interest now building in ...