Here’s why Ramadan starts earlier this year, what it is and a few things to know about the most holy month on the Islamic ...

The holiest month of the Islamic calendar, Ramadan, begins soon. Here's what you need to know, why Muslims fast, and what it ...

Ramadan, an Islamic holy month marked by fasting, prayer and charity, begins soon. Here's a look at what to know in Michigan.

The Arabic term Ramadan connotes intense heat. It seems that in pre-Islamic Arabia, Ramadan was the name of a scorching hot summer month. In the Islamic calendar, however, the timing of Ramadan varies ...

It is described as one of the holiest nights in the Islamic calendar and known as the "night of forgiveness," according to the Times of India website. According to the Islamic calendar ...

The timing of Ramadan coincides with the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and ends with the celebration of Eid al-Fitr. This year, Ramadan is expected to begin at the end of February ...

Muslim dates move forward by about 10 days each year due to the Islamic calendar being lunar and not lining up with the longer, solar-based Gregorian calendar used by most of the Western world.

Good question. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic or Hijri lunar calendar. But the lunar calendar relies mostly on actual sightings of the crescent moon, so future dates are always ...