many people are confused about how the Islamic calendar works. Also known as the Hijri calendar, the Islamic calendar is based on the cycles of the moon, unlike the more widely used Gregorian calendar ...

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 ...

JEDDAH — This year, the world is witnessing a moment of astronomical coincidence, as the first of Ramadan in the Hijri calendar coincides with March 1, 2025 in the Gregorian calendar ...

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 United Arab Emirates Council for Fatwa has called for crescent moon sightings by UAE residents ahead of Ramadan on Friday8 ...

This year, Shab-e-Barat will be observed from the evening of February 13 to evening of Friday, February 14, 2025, according to the Hijri calendar. There could be difference in timing in countries ...