Therefore, first day of Ramadan 1452 is on Wednesday, December 25, 2030, insha'Allah. Tarawih prayer will start on Tuesday night. Eidul-Fitr 1452 AH: The Astronomical New Moon (conjunction) is on Thursday, January 23, 2031 at 4:31 Universal Time. The Crescent Moon And Ramadan’s Beginning. Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, begins with the sighting of the crescent moon following the new moon.Since the new moon occurs on Feb The rule to finding the Ramadan start date seems simple enough: Ramadan starts as soon as the first sliver of the growing Moon after the month of Sha‘bān can be sighted in the night sky. However, there are some challenges and questions that have arisen in the Muslim world: The first day of fasting for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Mecca will be Saturday, March 1, or Sunday, March 2, depending on the sighting of the new moon. Other countries, especially in the When are Ramadan and Eid ul-Fitr 2025? Ramadan is expected to start on the evening of Friday, February 28, or Saturday, March 1, this year. This is subject to the sighting of the moon. It rotates by roughly 10 days each year due to the fact that Islam follows a lunar calendar. Discover the expected dates for Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr 2025. Learn how the holy month of fasting and the joyous festival marking its end will be confirmed through traditional moon sightings. At the end of Ramadan, Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr. In Arabic, it means “festival of breaking the fast”. Depending on the new moon sighting, Eid al-Fitr, which lasts three days, will A man looks at members of the Malaysian Islamic authority as they perform the “Rukyah Hilal Ramadan,” the sighting of the new moon to determine the start of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Wednesday, March 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File) Muslims and religious authorities determine the date of the start of Ramadan and Eid-Ul-Fitr (the festival that marks the end of the month of Ramadan) by the sighting of the crescent moon For centuries, the sighting of a crescent moon has signaled the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fast and prayer for Muslims. This year, the sight was obscured in some parts of the world by Fulfill the obligation on the entire community to sight the moon (fardh kifaya) every month, nationwide. Revive the abandoned sunnah of moon sighting every month, especially for Ramadan and Eid. Unite the Muslims of USA on both Eids and Ramadan by establishing a nationwide system of sighting the moon all year round. Read More; The Need for CHC The sighting of a new crescent moon – when the Moon appears as a slim sliver of light in the sky – marks the beginning of a new month in the Islamic calendar. In 2025, the holy month of Ramadan is expected to begin on the evening of 28 February in the UK. The exact date however depends on when the Moon is first seen. The Ramadan moon sighting in Canada follows traditional Islamic practices where scholars and authorities look for the crescent moon to declare the start of the holy month. If the moon is sighted on 28th February, then 1st Ramadan 2025 in Canada will be on 1st March 2025. Eid al-Fitr to begin on March 30. If the date forecasted by IAC is accurate, Ramadan will end on March 29 or 30, with the sighting of the waning crescent moon signaling the beginning of Eid al-Fitr. Moreover, if Ramadan 2025 lasts 29 days, Eid al-Fitr will commence on Sunday, March 30. This video will explain "When is Ramadan and Eid-ul Fitr 1446" based on Moon Sightings in the UK, Morocco and Saudi Arabia. HMNAO: Ramadan 2025 Crescent Visibility Prediction The visibility of the new crescent moon for Feb/Mar 2025 and the potential start of Ramadan is shown in the table below. However, on 1 March 2025, the moon will be easily visible in the UK and most countries of the world. Hence, Ramadan is most likely to start on 2 March 2025, InShaAllah. [When is Ramadan & Eid-ul Fitr 1446?]
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