The Islamic calendar is based on the moon's cycles, consisting of 12 lunar months in a year of around ... Not every Muslim has to fast. There are special dispensations for young children, the ...

Ramadan is the ninth month of the 12-month Islamic lunar calendar ... with March 1 set to be the first day of Ramadan. There ...

Each Islamic month lasts either 29 or 30 days, depending on the moon’s visibility. Consequently, a lunar year is approximately 354 or 355 days long, which is about 10 to 12 days shorter than the solar ...

CAIRO (AP) — Muslims around the world are bidding farewell to the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and will soon start celebrating ... and visiting loved ones’ graves. There’s an “open house” spirit that ...