Exciting February sky events include Venus at its brightest and closest to Earth, the moon occulting the Pleiades, and a ...

Jan. 28 marks the Lunar New Year, beginning the Year of the Snake. It's not the only lunar festival — Ramadan begins Feb. 28, Passover on April 12 and Easter on April 20.

The Arabic term Ramadan connotes intense heat. It seems that in pre-Islamic Arabia, Ramadan was the name of a scorching hot summer month. In the Islamic calendar, however, the timing of Ramadan varies ...

Ramadan is expected to begin at the end of February. What is Ramadan? Here's all you need to know about a special time of the year for Muslims.

Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, is a time of fasting, reflection, prayer and community for Muslims ...

Many Arab countries depend on moon sightings to determine the day when Ramadan begins. Fasting from dawn to sunset is obligatory for all adult Muslims who are not acutely or chronically ill ...

The Sultanate Council of Sokoto, on Tuesday, directed Muslims across Nigeria to look out for the new moon of Sha’aban 1446 AH today (Wednesday), January 29, 2025, which corresponds to the 29th day of ...

Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar for official confirmation. The sighting of the new moon of Sha’aban is a significant Islamic practice, as Sha’aban is the month preceding Ramadan, the holy ...

Sultanate Council Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs announced no confirmed reports of the crescent moon sighting marking the beginning of Sha’aban.

The exact dates of Ramadan change every year. This is because Islam uses a calendar based on the cycles of the Moon. In 2024 in the UK, Ramadan will begin in the evening of Sunday 10 March and ...

This year, Ramadan is expected to begin on the evening of Friday, Feb. 28 and last until Sunday, March 30, although the exact dates may depend on sightings of the crescent moon. Some Muslims watch ...