Mourners clad in black clothes took part in the procession as they performed ‘seenazani’ (chest beating) and listened to ...

Muharram marks the beginning of the new Islamic year. Here's what to know about its historical significance and what it means ...

CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen witnesses the ‘Hosseini Infants Ceremony’ in Tehran where hundreds of women hold their babies into the air to show they are willing to offer their children to God and to Imam ...

The crescent moon was sighted on June 26, 2025, and as per the Masjid-e-Nakhoda Markazi Rooyat-e-Hilal Committee, the first ...

The four months specifically designated as sacred months are the last four months of Hijrah calendar. They are Ramadan, ...

Shiite worshippers gather at the shrine of Imam Moussa al-Kadhim on the eve of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic ...

The Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Finance, Saidu Musa Abdullahi, has called on the Federal ...

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has declared Thursday, June 26, a public holiday to celebrate the 1447 Hijrah.

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

The Hijri New Year, marking the start of the Islamic lunar calendar from the month of Muharram, offers a period for spiritual ...