While longtime UAE residents know the reason behind those shifts in dates, many people are confused about how the Islamic calendar works. Also known as the Hijri calendar, the Islamic calendar is ...

The Islamic calendar is 354 days long and “retreats” each year by 11 days compared with the 365-day Gregorian calendar. Muslims have two major religious celebrations, Eid Al Fitr and Eid Al Adha.

There are five main duties of a devout Muslim. One of them is to observe a month long fasting during the month of Ramadan. This is the ninth lunar month of the Islamic calendar. During this month, ...

The new moon occurs on Nov. 1, and three days later the moon will make a close pass to Venus in the evening sky.

The country’s five-year CAGR stands at 31 percent, and with $54bn worth of Islamic assets Qatar occupies some 24 percent of the overall Islamic finance market. The country, along with Indonesia, Saudi ...

Read More: The Most Beautiful Mosques Around The World Here is a list of 10 Islamic world heritage sites you must visit: Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, UAE Located in Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Zayed Grand ...

It takes place the day after the new Moon is seen at the end of the month of Ramadan, and marks the start of Shawwal - the 10th month of the Islamic calendar. Along with Eid al-Adha, it is one of ...

This volume surveys the diversity of Islamic legal thought and practice, a 1500 - year tradition that has been cultivated throughout the Islamic world. It features translations of Islamic legal texts ...

A major Hong Kong Islamic organisation aims to certify more than 500 halal restaurants by the end of 2025, up from the 142 already approved, amid a government push to lure more Muslim tourists to ...

The Lewiston School Committee added the Muslim celebrations of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as official holidays on the district's calendar in 2021. "From my personal view, it is one of the best ...

Islamic art is art made as part of the religion of Islam close IslamIslam is the name of the religion, and its followers are known as Muslims. and forms part of religious life. It can also mean ...

The Israel Defense Forces announced it killed an important official of an Islamic militant organization during an airstrike on Thursday. Abdullah was believed to have organized many terrorist ...