For nearly 2 billion Muslims around the world, Ramadan is a time of deep reflection, spiritual connection and community. Here's what to know about the sacred Islamic month as it begins. Ramadan is the ...

Muslim devotees offer night prayers marking the start of Islam's holy fasting month of Ramadan at Istiqlal mosque in Jakarta on March 11, 2024. As Muslims observe Ramadan, they fast from sunrise to ...

Every year, over 1 billion Muslims fast during Ramadan, abstaining from food and drink from sunrise to sunset for 30 days. In ...

(RNS) — Muslims around the world are celebrating Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar and a time for spiritual reflection, humility and prayer. The holiday is marked by fasting from ...

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 of increased ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Millions of Muslims around the world will mark the start of Ramadan on Thursday, a month of intense prayer, dawn-to-dusk fasting and nightly feasts. Here’s a look at ...

Fasting is the process of not eating or drinking for an extended period. While possibly looked at as starving oneself, fasting provides many spiritual, physical and mental benefits when done for the ...

With a drink of water and a few dates, Stacy Hettmansperger ended her first successful day of fasting for Ramadan. "I tried last year, but I didn't make it," said Hettmansperger, a political science ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — More than 50 Muslims gathered at the University of Montana Saturday as the first full day of Ramadan came to a close. The holy time for Muslims is marked with fasting from food and ...

In many Catholic parishes, people are gathering for Friday night fish fries because they abstain from eating meat on Fridays during Lent. In Muslim homes, people are gathering every evening for iftar ...

As we enter the final week of Ramadan, a holy time in the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, MLS has shone the spotlight on their admirable Muslim players. During the holy period, Muslims fast ...