The crescent moon has a famously lofty place in Arab and Islamic culture. A symbol of transformation, it signals the beginning and end of every month of the Hijri calendar.

The Quran was revealed in Arabic and it comprises: 30 sections, 114 chapters, 6,236 verses and 77,432 words. It mentions Ramadan in the second chapter (Chapter 2, verse 185) with the prescribed rules ...

Hajar Rifath, 3, stands by his father Ahmed (right), as he finishes praying following a community Iftar event during Ramadan at Islamic Center of Irving in April 2024.(Shafkat Anowar / Staff ...

But what unites all Muslims is the observance of the new crescent moon in the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. For instance, in Saudi Arabia, where Islam was first established by the prophet ...

But what is the moon’s significance for Ramadan 2025? We find out. Ramadan happens in the ninth month of the Islam calendar. The sighting of the crescent moon determines the beginning and the ...