An estimated 1.8 billion Muslims around the world are now celebrating the holy month of Ramadan, a time the observant dedicate to prayer and fasting. A good number of them are right here in ...

Muslims offer Eid al-Fitr prayers at Highway Comprehensive School grounds in Kibuye, Kisumu, on March 20, 2026. [Rodgers Otiso, Standard] As the final days of Ramadan fade into memory, many Muslims ...

CAIRO (AP) — Observant Muslims the world over will soon be united in a ritual of daily fasting from dawn to sunset as the Islamic holy month of Ramadan starts. For Muslims, it’s a time for increased ...

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and the holy moth is observed with fasting and other traditions by over 2 billion Muslims worldwide. The start of Ramadan depends on the sighting of ...

Ramadan is the ninth month of the lunar Hijri calendar. During Ramadan, observing Muslims voluntarily fast from food, drink and intercourse during daylight hours. According to the Quran, fasting is a ...

Senate Leader, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele, has urged Muslims to hold fast the lessons of Ramadan. Bamidele, who made the call in a Sallah message in Abuja on Wednesday, rejoiced with the Muslim faithful as ...

For me, Ramadan is a time that takes me back to my childhood, tied together by shared hunger and a sense of dignity. It stirs memories of hardship, resilience and the will to endure. Fasting during ...

SHARJAH, 7th March, 2026 (WAM) -- The Sharjah Department of Islamic Affairs announced that it organised approximately 14,850 lessons and lectures in mosques across the Emirate of Sharjah during the ...