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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...