Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and commemorates the revelation of the Quran to the Prophet Muhammad. The ...

In just a couple of weeks, more than a billion Muslims around the world will observe Ramadan, one of the holiest months of the year in Islam. The timing of Ramadan coincides with the ninth month of ...

Nearly 2 billion Muslims worldwide are preparing to observe the final month of the Islamic calendar, Dhul Hijjah. This spiritual month allows for the religious obligation of pilgrimage for Muslims and ...

Ramadan, Islam's holiest month, began for most Muslim communities at sundown on Sunday, March 10 in the U.S. It's expected to end with Eid al-Fitr on Tuesday, April 9. Here is what you need to know ...

Mohammad Hassan Khalil, professor of religious studies and director of the Muslim Studies Program at Michigan State University, answers six questions about the significance of Ramadan, the Muslim ...

Ramadan is the ninth and holiest month of the Islamic calendar, with 1.8 billion people observing it each year worldwide. For many Muslims, Ramadan is a time to strengthen their relationship with God ...

A crescent moon sighting will kick off the holy month of Ramadan on Thursday, sending many of the world’s approximately 1.9 billion Muslims into a monthlong fast from sunrise to sunset. Ramadan, the ...

Much of the world today follows the Gregorian solar calendar, which has its origins in medieval Western Christianity. Conversely, the Islamic calendar or hijrī, is a lunar calendar. There are 12 ...