PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Monday marks the start of the holy Islamic month of Ramadan. The start day is determined by the sighting of the crescent moon. That's why, while Ramadan has already begun in ...

The Islamic holiday, Eid al-Fitr, will commemorate the end of the holy month of Ramadan, which started on Feb. 28. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan — the holiest month in the Islamic calendar when ...

Thousands of people from the Baltimore metro region will be among the more than one billion people around the world who will abstain from food and drink -- yes, even chewing gum and water -- for more ...

Ramadan is a month-long religious celebration by Muslims across the world. Here's everything you need to know about the holy holiday. What is Ramadan, and why is it important? Ramadan is the ninth ...

Eid al-Fitr is the festival that marks the end of Ramadan, but what is it, and how is it celebrated? Here's what people should know about the Islamic festival that closes out a holy month of fasting ...

Much of the world today follows the Gregorian solar calendar, which has its origins in medieval Western Christianity. Conversely, the Islamic calendar or hijrī, is a lunar calendar. There are 12 ...

Muslims will soon welcome a new year in the Islamic lunar calendar, known as the Hijri calendar. The Hijri New Year, beginning on the first day of the month of Muharram, signals a chance for spiritual ...

PLAINFIELD, IND. — Relying on astronomical calculations, a council of Islamic scholars has established Sept. 13 as the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan in North America, according to the Islamic ...