Ramadan is expected to begin on either February 28 or March 1 next year, about three weeks before the end of spring term for ...

The holy month of Ramadan—the month of fasting between sunrise and sunset—in the Islamic Hijri calendar is defined by the new moon. Since it began on March 11 this year, does that mean in will ...

Renowned UAE astronomer, Ibrahim Al Jarwan, chairman of the Emirates Astronomy Society, has forecast that the crescent moon ...

Found in the collectio (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images) The 30-day Islamic festival of Ramadan begins with the first sighting of the super-slim crescent Moon over Mecca ...

DUBAI--Officials saw the crescent moon Sunday night in Saudi Arabia, home to the holiest sites in Islam, marking the start of the holy fasting month of Ramadan for many of the world’s 1.8 ...

The confusion, according to Islamic scholars, stems from the orbit of the moon around the earth which takes up to three days for the whole world to see the crescent for the first time The ...

Ramadan, the Holy Month of Fasting, this year i.e. 1446 AH corresponding to 2025 AD, is likely to commence on Saturday March ...

Islam follows the lunar calendar, based on phases of the Moon. Ramadan starts in its ninth month. Each year, the month begins around 11 days prior to when it started in the previous solar year.

Eid al-Fitr is the "festival of breaking the fast". It takes place the day after the new Moon is seen at the end of the month of Ramadan, and marks the start of Shawwal - the 10th month of the ...

The exact dates of Ramadan change every year. This is because Islam uses a calendar based on the cycles of the Moon. In 2023 in the UK, Ramadan will begin in the evening of Wednesday 22 March and ...

The UAE moon-sighting committee will meet virtually ... Minister of Justice to indicate the start of the holy month of Ramadan. The Shariah courts nationwide will follow up and inform the ...