Also known as the Hijri calendar, the Islamic calendar is based on the cycles of the moon, unlike the more widely used Gregorian calendar, which is based on the sun. The lunar calendar is used ...

The Central Hilal Committee of North America has shared a major update on Eid-ul-Fitr. Talking to X, the committee shared that reports from all sub-committees have “unanimously confirmed” that the ...

ISLAMABAD: The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee on Sunday announced ... the ninth month in the Islamic calendar. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and several other countries are ...

he government has announced that the first day of the month of Syawal in the Islamic calendar, which marks the Idul Fitri holiday, will fall on Monday, as the hilal (crescent moon) was not visible ...

based on the moon’s cycles – unlike the Gregorian calendar, which follows the sun. As such, dates on the Islamic calendar come 10–12 days earlier each year. This means the dates of both Eids ...

or "Shawwal moon." The first day of Shawwal brings Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan. Eid al-Fitr is the first of two celebratory days in the Islamic calendar, both observed every year.

At the end of the month, when a new moon ... Islamic charity organization, Islamic Relief. The festival is celebrated over the first three days of Shawwāl, the 10th month of the Islamic calendar.

ISLAMABAD: The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee on Sunday evening ... the ninth month in the Islamic calendar. The beginning of the ninth and holiest month in the Muslim calendar — as well as ...