Jan. 28 marks the Lunar New Year, beginning the Year of the Snake. It's not the only lunar festival — Ramadan begins Feb. 28, ...

Exciting February sky events include Venus at its brightest and closest to Earth, the moon occulting the Pleiades, and a ...

The sighting of the new moon of Sha’aban is a significant Islamic practice, as Sha’aban is the month preceding Ramadan, the holy month of fasting. The declaration of the new moon marks the ...

The sighting of the new moon of Sha’aban is a significant Islamic practice, as Sha’aban is the month preceding Ramadan, the holy month of fasting. This declaration helps Muslims prepare for ...

Many Arab countries depend on moon sightings to determine the day when Ramadan begins. Fasting from dawn to sunset is obligatory for all adult Muslims who are not acutely or chronically ill ...

The crescent moon indicating the start of Shaaban, the Hijri month that precedes Ramadan, was spotted on Thursday, January 31. As per the Hijri calendar published by the General Authority of ...

Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr will be coming around quickly. The ninth month in the Islamic calendar is due towards the end of February or the beginning of March this year. Moon sightings will confirm the ...

He said that by the sighting of the Ramadan moon, Muslims across the world, especially in Nigeria, should spend more time supplicating to God for His mercy on the country and on individuals.

It will end either on Saturday, March 29, Sunday, March 30, or even Monday, March 31, depending on the sighting of the new moon Who Determines the Beginning and End of Ramadan? The exact determination ...

The moon of Shaban 1446 Hijri has been sighted ... leading up to the holy month of Ramadan which is expected to be on March 1. A meeting of the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee, chaired by Maulana ...

We will be applying the same criterion for Ramadan. Also, we received confirmation from the kingdom of Morocco that the crescent had been sighted. "Unfortunately, I do see a difference arising between ...