Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic, or Hijri, calendar. Muslims believe that God revealed the first verses of the Quran to the Prophet Muhammad through the Angel Gabriel during Ramadan.

the Islamic calendar is based on the cycles of the moon, unlike the more widely used Gregorian calendar, which is based on the sun. The lunar calendar is used predominantly by Muslims around the world ...

(RNS) — Muslims around the world are celebrating Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar and a time for ...

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Muslim calendar and the holy month of fasting. According to Islamic tradition, it was during Ra ...

Eid al Fitr – the festival which marks the end of The Holy Month of Fasting Ramadan, will be celebrated across the world ...

the two main sects of Islam, observe Ramadan. In some countries, work hours are adjusted or reduced during Ramadan. Since the Islamic lunar calendar is shorter than the 365-day Gregorian calendar ...

Ramadan, the holiest month on the Islamic calendar, begins at sunset on Friday for Muslims around the world. During this month, Muslims abstain from food and drink from sunrise to sunset and engage in ...

Europe's largest Eid Festival 2025 is returning to both London Westfield's from 11th to 13th April - which you can read about ...

Lewiston, is pushing for Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha to join Christmas, Thanksgiving and others on the state calendar of ...

Ramadan is a month of peaceful prayer and reflection in Islam, and Hindus respected their Muslim neighbors would not join ...

The Islamic holy month of Ramadan is set to begin. Here's what you need to know about the period and how it's observed.