As the Islamic calendar is based on the lunar calendar, Dhul Hijjah is anticipated to begin the night of June 6, 2024, with the sighting of the crescent moon. It will last from 29 to 30 days.

The Islamic calendar, also called the Hijiri calendar, is a dating system used by Muslims for religious purposes. It’s a lunar calendar consisting of 12 months in a year of 354 or 355 days.

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Eid al-Fitr is the first of two celebratory days in the Islamic calendar, both observed every year. Though the holiday is marked on one day, some will celebrate this festival for as long as three ...

Ramadan, Islam's holiest month, began for most Muslim communities at sundown on Sunday, March 10 in the U.S. It's expected to end with Eid al-Fitr on Tuesday, April 9.

The Islamic calendar is well known for following the Moon's phases, with the religion's months starting with Earth's satellite's making its first crescent and the new day after sunset.

Ramadan is the ninth and holiest month of the Islamic calendar, with 1.8 billion people observing it each year worldwide. For many Muslims, Ramadan is a time to strengthen their relationship with ...

Since the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar of 12 months rather than a solar calendar like the Gregorian calendar, every month starts as the new crescent moon emerges. It continues for 29 or 30 ...

The Islamic calendar is based on a 30-year cycle with 11 leap years of 355 days and 19 years of just 354 days, compared to the 366 and 365 respectively of the Gregorian calendar.

Muslim families across Dewsbury, Mirfield, Batley, Heckmondwike and the surrounding Spen Valley have joined millions across ...