Thiruvananthapuram: Muslims in Kerala will begin fasting for the holy month of Ramzan on Thursday. Several Khasis announced that the first crescent moon was sighted at Kappad Beach in Malappuram marking the beginning of Ramzan. Muslims in Kerala will look for the moon as the holy month of Ramadan is near its conclusion. If the moon is sighted in Kerala, it means the festival of Ei Ul Fitr will be celebrated on Friday. The moon sighting or Chand Raat, will mean the start of Shawwal 1444 in Kerala. Kozhikode: Thursday (March 23) will mark the beginning of Ramadan, the holiest month for Muslims, in Kerala, said Sunni clerics as the moon was sighted on Wednesday evening. Nobody in Kerala appointed AT Koya as the official watcher of the Ramzan moon, the sighting of which heralds the beginning of the month of fasting and observances that culminates in the festival of Eid-ul-Fitr, but the entire state trusts his word for it. Kozhikode: As the crescent moon was seen in various parts of Kerala, the holy fasting month of Ramzan will commence on Tuesday in the State. It was announced by Ghazis Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama president Sayyid Muhammad Jifri Muthukoya Thangal, ചെറിയ പെരുന്നാള് (ഈദുല് ഫിത്വര്) തിയ്യതി, ഗള്ഫിലും കേരളത്തിലും | When Is Eid Ul-Fitr (Ramadan) 2024 In Kerala and Gulf? Date And Timings Of Moon Sighting - Details - Malayalam Oneindia. KOZHIKODE: The holy month of Ramadan has begun as the crescent moon was sighted in Kappad and Ponnani today. Qazis and Muslim community leaders have announced that Ramadan fasting will begin tomorrow. KOZHIKODE: The holy month of Ramadan has begun as the crescent moon was sighted in Kappad and Ponnani today. Qazis and Muslim community leaders have announced that Ramadan fasting will begin tomorrow. Thiruvananthapuram:The Islamic holy month of Ramadan to begin in Kerala on Sunday with Islamic jurists (kazis) across Kerala confirming the sighting of the new moon at Pudhupettai in Tamil Nadu and Alungal beach in Malappuram's Parappanangadi. Ramadan 2025: Muslims around the world are getting ready for Ramadan 2025. The start of the holy month depends on the sighting of the crescent moon. This year, a rare event will happen as countries like India, Pakistan, and the Gulf nations will look for the moon on the same evening, February 28, 2025. New Crescent Moon of Ramadan 1443: The Astronomical New Moon (conjunction) is on Friday, April 1, 2022 at 6:24 UT. We have serious comments on the fact that according to the data produced by HMNAO - an historic branch of the Royal Observatory Greenwich - that the moon was actually scientifically impossible to be seen in Saudi, and indeed the UK, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia, on The earliest reported sighting of the new crescent for Ramadan was on Sunday March 10 from Mexico City, Mexico. March 10, 2024 (Sunday): Seen: MCW member Mirza Shahid Basravi reported from Los Angeles, California reported: I and three other persons sighted the new crescent from the Mount Wilson observatory area on March 10. Ramadan 2024 Moon Sighting: After the moon of Ramadan was sighted in Saudi Arabia on the evening of March 10, Muslims there started fasting on Monday, March 11. With this, India will observe the first day of Ramzan a day later, i.e., on Tuesday, March 12. Ramadan lasts for 29 or 30 days each year. Ramadan starts and ends with the sighting of the moon. This year, Ramadan will begin on Saturday, 1st March 2025 (1st Ramadan 1446 AH) and will end on Sunday, 30th March 2025 (30th Ramadan 1446 AH), after which the Eid celebrations will start in Kochi, India. The calendar is based on the sighting of the crescent moon and is issued by the moon-sighting committee every year. In Kerala, the first day of Ramadan is celebrated with special prayers and feasts, and the entire month is observed with great fervor and devotion. Moonsighting.com thinks Kerala sighting is dubious. Seen: MCW member Mr Rasheed Usman, Kozhikode, Kerala reported: On April 23, the hilal of Ramadan is sighted by three persons at Kapad Beach Kozhikode, Kerala, India. The Ramadan 1 begins tomorrow Friday in Kerala. Moonsighting.com thinks Kerala sighting is dubious. Indonesia: Expected Moon Sighting for Ramadan 2025 Moon Sighting in Saudi Arabia. The Ramadan 2025 moon sighting in Saudi Arabia is expected on the evening of Friday, February 28, 2025, corresponding to 29 Sha'ban 1446 AH in the Islamic calendar. If the crescent moon is visible after Maghrib (evening prayers), the holy month will begin on Saturday, March Ramadan 2024 Moon Sighting: The onset of Ramadan 2024 in India is anticipated to occur on either 11 or 12 March, depending upon the sighting of the crescent moon, which is first visible in Mecca. As per the official website, the festival will be observed in Kerala on April 21. However, the exact date of Eid-ul-Fitr in Kerala and Kashmir depends on the sighting of the new moon. The dates may differ due to regional variations and the time of the moon sighting. In Kerala, Eid-ul-Fitr is celebrated a day before than the rest of the country.
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