Muslims in Indonesia are shopping for sweets and new clothes and taking part in traditional festivities as millions mark the start of the holy month of Ramadan, set to begin Saturday.

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Officials prepare a telescope to scan the horizon for a crescent moon that will determine the beginning of the holy fasting ...

Muslim worshippers in Indonesia held their first tarawih prayer of the holy month of Ramadan at Jakarta’s Istiqlal mosque.

Many Muslims around the world are observing Ramadan, which this year begins on Friday. It's the holy month when they abstain ...

Indonesian muslims pray an evening prayer called 'tarawih' to mark the first eve of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at ...

The Grand Mosque of Istiqlal in Jakarta plans to provide approximately 4,000 meals daily for iftar, or the breaking of fast, during the holy month of ...

President Prabowo Subianto's push for budget cuts across state institutions has not negatively affected activities and ...

Indonesian Minister of Religious Affairs Nasaruddin Umar considers Pope Francis as an extraordinary friend of humanity.

The Jakarta Police have announced several security measures for the public in anticipation of increased crime during Ramadan.

Lasting for 29 or 30 days, Ramadan 2025 will end around March 30, with the celebratory days of Eid al-Fitr estimated to start ...