Thu 23 April 2020:
RIYADH: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Thursday announced that it had sighted the crescent and that the month of Ramadan would be observed form tomorrow [Friday] onwards.
This announcement was made after the Kingdom’s moon sighting committee convened a meeting after Maghreb prayers.
Meanwhile, the United Arab Emirates’ moon-sighting committee announced that the the month of fasting would commence from Friday in the country.
Oman will observe the holy month from April 25 [Friday], according to a statement issued by the Oman news agency.
Furthermore, Singapore has also announced that Ramadan will commence in the country from Friday onwards.
Ramdan will commence from Friday in Kuwait, Egypt, and Bahrain as well, the countries said.
The holy month lasts for 29 or 30 days (lunar cycle) and is dependent on the Islamic calendar.
Earlier in the day, Pakistan’s newly formed Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee said that the Ramadan moon had not been sighted and that the holy month will commence in Pakistan on Saturday.
The meeting of the committee was held at the Met Office in Karachi and presided over by Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman. A spokesperson had earlier said the meetings of the zonal committees will take place at the provincial headquarters.
According to the spokesperson, Islamabad’s zonal committee was to hold a meeting at the Kohsar complex.
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