Saudi Arabia has declared that Eid Al Fitr will begin on Friday after experts sighted the new moon, the Saudi Press Agency has reported. The announcement on Thursday evening was made by the kingdoms Supreme Court calling for people to head out to try to sight the moon from Thursday evening. As well as Saudi Arabia, the moon was also sighted in Kuwait, Qatar, the UAE, and Turkey. Many nations did not carry out official sightings, but celebrated on Friday on the basis of Saudi On the night of March 22, the new moon should be easily visible to the naked eye across many parts of the Middle East, North Africa, Western Europe and the Americas. The first fasting day is thus
Moon sighting came in Tamir Saudi Supreme Court confirmed the sighting Elaborate arrangements for Eid Al-Fitr prayers RIYADH: The crescent moon has been sighted in Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia has called on Muslims to sight the Ramadan crescent moon on the evening of March 21, the Saudi Press Agency SPA reported. The crescent moon marks the beginning of the holy month of Saudi Arabia has confirmed the crescent moon sighting and said Eid ul-Fitr will be celebrated on Friday, April 21. Meanwhile, other countries such as Japan, Australia and India, will celebrate the day after on Saturday, April 22. 17:39 Victoria Scheer.
The Ramadan crescent moon was sighted in Saudi Arabia on Friday evening, meaning the holy month will officially begin on Saturday, according to an official announcement from the Kingdom’s Supreme Court. Muslims follow a lunar calendar consisting of 12 months in a year of 354 or 355 days. Saudi Arabia announces Eid-ul-Fitr 2023 on April 21 as Shawwal crescent moon sighted tonight The crescent moon has been sighted in Saudi Arabia. Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated on Friday
Late on Thursday afternoon, Saudi Arabia’s moon-sighting committee headed outdoors to carry out their search, as documented , at times dramatically, by the ‘The Holy Mosques’ Twitter account Ramadan is determined by the Islamic lunar calendar, which begins with the sighting of the crescent moon. By Alia Chughtai and Marium Ali. 16 Mar 2023. The first day of fasting for the holy month Saudi Arabia’s moon sighting committee usually observe the moon in the days leadings up to the expected start date of Ramadan, but they have encouraged other Muslims who wish to sight the moon