Hilal mutanaqis is a waning crescent. There is a belief that the crescent moon became known as hilal because of the cheers people sounded at the sight of it. Looking at one of the Arabic words for ...

The National Chairman of the Hilal Committee, Alhaji Yusif Alhassan has announced March 1 as the starting date for the 2025 Ramadan Fasting if the moon is sighted. According to him, the first day ...

The Grand Mufti said that the crescent moon (hilal) of the new lunar month was spotted in Jordan on Friday, which makes Saturday the first day of Ramadan, during which Muslims observe dawn-to-dusk ...