The holiest month of the Islamic calendar, Ramadan, begins soon. Here's what you need to know, why Muslims fast, and what it ...

Ramadan is a sacred period of spiritual reflection. It requires strictly following rules to avoid invalidating the fast.

How do Muslims observe Ramadan? Here's what a typical day during Ramadan looks like A typical day during Ramadan begins like this: Muslims will wake up before dawn to eat a meal called suhoor.

This then means the 29th day of the month, when it's customary to look for the new moon that heralds Ramadan, will be on Friday, February 28. However, it's believed that some will declare Ramadan ...

In the USA and Canada, the moon should be easily visible on February 28, but they are in time zones that are five to 10 hours ...