The auspicious and holy festival of Ramadan is coming, and all Muslims from all over the world will wait to see the moon of Ramadan. The moon in Saudi Arabia (UAE) is likely to appear in April 24-Friday, according to the Kingdom’s Institute of Astronomy.
The head of the institute, Sharaf Safani said, “The moon of Ramzan is likely to be seen on Thursday evening April 23 in Saudi Arabia, therefore the first fast is expected to be on Friday.”
According to the Islamic calendar, a new month begins upon the sighting of a crescent moon on the 29th day of the ongoing month.
The exact date of the moon sighting and time has been decided by UAE’s Moon Sighting Committee and later approved by the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department. Due to the coronavirus outbreak, the Taraweeh prayers during Ramzan will be performed at home, informed the kingdom earlier this week.
As per the report in Al Riyadh, Dr Abdul Latif Al Sheikh, Saudi Minister of Islamic Affairs said, “The suspension of performing the five daily prayers at mosques is more important than the suspension of Taraweeh prayers.”
“We ask Allah the Almighty to accept Taraweeh prayers whether held at mosques, or homes, which we think is better for people’s health. We ask Allah the Almighty to accept prayers from all of us and protect humanity from this epidemic that hit the entire world,” he added.
During the Ramadan festival, all Muslims fast for about 29-30 days. Ramadan festival is held in the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. During this festival, all Muslims keep Rozas for a month and rest after sunset. These days, they do not eat anything before fasting.
