Because the Hijri calendar is lunar, the dates of Islamic months and holidays — such as Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr — change ...

June 23, 2025, at 12:51 a.m. Save Comment. More. ... Because the Hijri calendar is lunar, the dates of Islamic months and holidays — such as Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr — change annually.

Here's what to know about the sacred Islamic month as it begins. When Does Ramadan Start and End? Ramadan is the ninth month of the 12-month Islamic lunar calendar.

Ramadan starts soon, a holy month of fasting in Islam. ... It's the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, which is based on a 12-month lunar year of approximately 354 days.

FILE – Mohammed El-Dahshan, 38-year-old “mesaharati,” or dawn caller, accompanies his donkey wrapped with colored led lights to wake Muslims up for a meal before sunrise, during the Islamic holy month ...