The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia has officially declared Thursday, June 26, 2025, as the first day of Muharram, marking the ...

Muslims celebrate the Islamic New Year on the first of the month of Muharram of each Hijri year, but many fall into a common ...

However, reverse was the case with many other parts of Muslim and Islamic world such as Nigeria. Superstitions and beliefs like attributing evil to certain month that the ember months-November ...

Let us go through the twelve months of the Islamic calendar: 1. ... Safar: During this month, it is said that people used to leave their homes (makaan), and go on expeditions to seek some provisions.

Safar: The second month of the Islamic calendar means "void" in Arabic and was given the name because, before the formation of Islam, Arabs would leave their homes in search of food during this month.

Because the Hijri calendar is lunar, the dates of Islamic months and holidays — such as Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr — change ...

The Islamic calendar is based on cycles of the moon and is used predominantly by Muslims around the world. It helps us ...

Each Islamic month lasts either 29 or 30 days, depending on the moon’s visibility. Consequently, a lunar year is ...