PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Monday marks the start of the holy Islamic month of Ramadan. The start day is determined by the sighting of the crescent moon. That's why, while Ramadan has already begun in ...

The Islamic holiday, Eid al-Fitr, will commemorate the end of the holy month of Ramadan, which started on Feb. 28. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan — the holiest month in the Islamic calendar when ...

As the sun sets on Wednesday evening, Muslims around the world and in Athens begin the 30-day fasting period, also known as the holy month of Ramadan. From March 22 to April 30, or when the first ...

The final month in the Islamic calendar, Dhul Hijjah, started May 28, and many Muslims are observing the first 10 days as others prepare for the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca. After the first nine days of ...

Eid al-Adha, the second major Islamic holiday and part of the holy month of Dhul Hijjah, will begin on June 6, 2025. The holiday commemorates Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son and ...

Much of the world today follows the Gregorian solar calendar, which has its origins in medieval Western Christianity. Conversely, the Islamic calendar or hijrī, is a lunar calendar. There are 12 ...