An old Chinese tale narrates that this region was once mountainous, and the still-existing Crescent Moon Lake was edged with temples. As the legend goes, noise from these temples disturbed the ...

But what unites all Muslims is the observance of the new crescent moon in the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. For instance, in Saudi Arabia, where Islam was first established by the prophet ...

The first day of fasting for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Mecca will be Saturday, March 1, following the sighting of the crescent by the moon-sighting committee in Saudi Arabia. Other ...