Islamic calendar
noun
: a lunar calendar reckoned from the Hegira in a.d. 622 and organized in cycles of 30 years see Months of the Principal Calendars Table
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Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, observed with fasting, prayer and community.
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Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 10 Feb. 2026
Ramadan is the ninth month on the Islamic calendar and the most sacred month in Islam, during which most Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset every day.
—Lianna Norman, Florida Times-Union, 5 Feb. 2026
The day after, on Feb. 18, the Islamic calendar will likely observe the sighting of the crescent moon to begin the holy month of Ramadan.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
When is Ramadan 2026? Ramadan, the holiest month on the Islamic calendar, begins and ends with the sighting of the crescent moon, as the religion follows the lunar calendar.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Jan. 2026
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Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 10 Feb. 2026
Ramadan is the ninth month on the Islamic calendar and the most sacred month in Islam, during which most Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset every day.
—Lianna Norman, Florida Times-Union, 5 Feb. 2026
The day after, on Feb. 18, the Islamic calendar will likely observe the sighting of the crescent moon to begin the holy month of Ramadan.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
When is Ramadan 2026? Ramadan, the holiest month on the Islamic calendar, begins and ends with the sighting of the crescent moon, as the religion follows the lunar calendar.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Jan. 2026
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