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's what to know about the sacred Islamic month as it begins. When Does Ramadan Start and End? Ramadan is the ninth month of the 12-month Islamic lunar calendar.

Believers say it was during Ramadan that Allah revealed the Quran to the Prophet Muhammad. The text would become the religious guide for Muslims. Falling in the ninth month of the Islamic calendar ...

As the Islamic calendar is based on the lunar calendar, Dhul Hijjah is anticipated to begin the night of June 6, 2024, with the sighting of the crescent moon. It will last from 29 to 30 days.

It's the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, which is based on a 12-month lunar year of approximately 354 days. Because the lunar year is 11 days shorter than the solar year, each lunar month ...

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.