Each Islamic month lasts either 29 or 30 days, depending on the moon’s visibility. Consequently, a lunar year is approximately 354 or 355 days long, which is about 10 to 12 days shorter than the solar ...

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

The festival is celebrated over the first three days of Shawwāl, the 10th month of the Islamic calendar. Unlike Christmas, Eid does not fall on the same date every year. Muslim festivals and ...

Shawwal is the 10th month of the Islamic calendar, and its first day is Eid al-Fitr, according to Islamic Relief. The United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Kuwait observe the same practice as Saudi ...

Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, is a holy month dedicated to fasting, prayer, and reflection. Muslims abstain from food and drink from dawn until sunset during Ramadan ...

The restaurant is open until midnight. Eid al-Fitr is the first of two celebratory days in the Islamic calendar, both observed every year. Though the holiday is marked on one day, some Muslims ...

based on the moon’s cycles – unlike the Gregorian calendar, which follows the sun. As such, dates on the Islamic calendar come 10–12 days earlier each year. This means the dates of both Eids ...

One of two celebratory holidays in the Islamic faith, Eid al-Fitr is when Muslims come together in prayer and celebrate completing Ramadan. The "Festival of Breaking the Fast" is celebrated worldwide ...

During Ramadan, participants fast from all food and water until sundown for an entire month at the first crescent moon in the ninth month in the Islamic calendar. It is said the Quran was revealed ...