In 2039, a rare astronomical event will see three Eid festivals in one Gregorian year, with two Eid Al Adha celebrations and one Eid Al Fitr, due to the Islamic lunar calendar's shift ...

According to Islamic Relief, the first night of Ramadan in 2026 is expected to fall on the evening of Feb. 17. As of Jan. 7, ...

Eid Al Adha is one of the two major Qatar public holidays. The festival marks the conclusion of the ninth month of the ...

The start and end of Ramadan are formally confirmed only after sighting the crescent moon, a process overseen by the UAE’s official moon-sighting committee ...

In the Islamic calendar, time is not only measured by days and months, but by meaning. Certain periods are honoured as ...

Public holidays in the UAE are determined based on lunar observations, and exact dates are confirmed by the UAE’s ...

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Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and commemorates the revelation of the Quran to the Prophet Muhammad. The ...

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With a new year on the horizon, there’s no better time to look ahead to next year’s all-important public holiday dates. The longest and most significant holidays of the year in Dubai are tied to Eid ...

Residents offering Eid Al Fitr prayers at Al Farooq Omar bin Al Khattab Mosque in Dubai. File photo: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News. Staff-Supplied Dubai: Dubai’s Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities ...