The United Arab Emirates has announced that the Islamic New Year holiday will fall on Friday June 27, giving all workers in ...

The start of Muharram marks the Hijrah, when Prophet Muhammad SAW and his followers journeyed from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE.

More than 20 countries, including the United Arab Emirates, Morocco and Syria, have designated the Hijri New Year a national ...

The "festival of sacrifice" features prayer, charitable giving, and the tradition of animal sacrifice with meat distributed to family, friends and those in need.

Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice, is a major Islamic holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide. This year, it lands on June 6, 2025. The holiday commemorates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice ...

In addition to the Islamic New Year, the next religious holiday on the horizon will be Mawlid Al Nabawi, the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad, expected to be observed on Thursday, September 4, 2025.

In addition to the Islamic New Year, the next religious holiday on the horizon will be Mawlid Al Nabawi, the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad, expected to be observed on Thursday, September 4, 2025.

To mark Eid al-Adha – Arabic for the Festival of Sacrifice — Muslims traditionally slaughter a sheep or cow and give away part of the meat to the poor as an act of charity. Then they have a big family ...

Governments across the Gulf region have announced public holidays to mark the Islamic New Year, giving residents in the UAE, Kuwait, and Oman extended weekends. The holiday marks the beginning of ...

Eid al-Adha, a period of "communal enjoyment" for Muslims worldwide, has officially arrived. Here's what we've learned about the Islamic holiday.

Syria's Interior Ministry says the sleeper cell behind a deadly church explosion near Damascus belonged to the Islamic State ...

The holiday marks the beginning of the Islamic year 1447 AH and commemorates the Hijrah — the Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) migration from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE — a defining moment that ...