The International Astronomy Centre has revealed key moon sighting information ahead of Eid Al Fitr. Here's everything you ...

The UAE public holiday law was updated at the beginning of 2025 to allow holiday dates tied to the Islamic Hijri calendar to ...

For Muslims, the Islamic calendar, also called the Hijri calendar, holds religious significance and was the main calendar of day-to-day life until the process of westernisation across the Islamic ...

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.

How is the start of Ramadan determined? According to Al Jazeera, Ramadan is determined by the Islamic lunar calendar, also known as the Hijri calendar, which is based on the phases of the moon.

Eid-ul-Fitr falls on the first three days of Shawwal, the 10th month of the Hijri, or the Islamic lunar calendar.

The Supreme Court has allowed flexible working hours for Muslim judges and court personnel during the celebration of the Holy ...