Muslims will soon welcome a new lunar year in what's known as the Hijri calendar. The Hijri New Year, beginning on the first ...

Year one of the hijrī calendar is based on the emigration of the Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in the year A.D. 622 to establish the first Muslim community. Despite Muhammad being from Mecca, ...

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 ...

CAIRO (AP) — Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar; the month cycles through the seasons. CAIRO (AP) — Observant Muslims the world over will soon be united in a ritual of ...

A joyful holiday comes at many different times for Muslims, especially in America, and that’s genuinely beautiful, writes Haroon Moghul, who sees in the variations of the celebration times of ...

For more information, please view the University’s Religious Observances policy. 2025 Religious Observances Calendar. The following calendar provides a non-exhaustive list of globally recognized ...

Muslims in the Treasure Valley are awaiting the month of Ramadan, which will start in early June this year. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar and it lasts 29 to 30 days ...

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Since more faculty and students are discussing religious accommodations at Goucher College, in Baltimore, revising the academic calendar is “on the table,” said the Rev. Maeba Jonas, its ...

Muslims will soon welcome a new year in the Islamic lunar calendar, known as the Hijri calendar. The Hijri New Year, beginning on the first day of the month of Muharram, signals a chance for ...