The crescent moon has a famously lofty place in Arab and Islamic culture. A symbol of transformation, it signals the ...

Muharram is the first month of the Islamic Hijri calendar. It is often misunderstood as a festival, but it is a sacred time ...

But why did the Crescent Moon become the symbol of Islam? You find it on the flag of Pakistan. Many believe it has to do with ancient Mesopotamians, who were timekeepers, and so worshipped the moon.

The Islamic calendar is governed by the movements of the moon, meaning that each month starts with a new lunar cycle, marked by the "birth" of a new crescent moon. As it is based on the lunar ...

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 ...

Watching for the Crescent Moon is a key part of the Muslim festival of Ramadan People across the world have been looking out for the Crescent Moon - or New Moon - to see when the religious holy ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Officials saw the crescent moon Sunday night in Saudi Arabia, home to the holiest sites in Islam, marking the start of the holy fasting month of Ramadan for many of ...

Muharram is what marks the start of Islamic New Year. The date of Muharram is determined by sighting of crescent moon in the ...