Eid-al-Fitr is a celebration of brotherhood and selflessness after the month-long mandatory fasting. Believers all over the ...

As Iranians celebrate the Persian New Year, explore the fascinating calendars still used around the world—shaped by sun, moon ...

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 ...

the majority of whom follow the Gregorian calendar. For Muslims, the Islamic calendar, also called the Hijri calendar, holds religious significance and was the main calendar of day-to-day life ...

while the Gregorian calendar is based on the solar year. The Islamic New Year, also known as the Hijri New Year, marks the beginning of Muharram. This is also considered as the first month in the ...

Eid Al Adha 2025 is coming up very soon in the UAE, but how many public holiday days off will we have and when? Here's your ...

Due to the lunar cycle of the Islamic Hijri calendar, Ramadan and Eid occur approximately 11 days earlier each year.

The United Arab Emirates Council for Fatwa has called for crescent moon sightings by UAE residents ahead of Eid Al Fitr on ...

The UAE has announced the Eid Al Fitr public holiday dates for the public sector. Federal government employees will be off ...