Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court has called on Muslims to sight the crescent moon of Ramadan on the evening of Friday, February 28.. The date corresponds with the 29th of Shaaban 1446 in the Islamic The Royal Court of Saudi Arabia has issued an appeal in the Kingdom to spot the crescent, the Ramadan Moon, today i.e. Friday 29th Sha'ban 1446 H, corresponding to February 28, 2025. Saudi Arabia urges Muslims to sight the Ramadan 2025 crescent moon on Friday, February 28. The Supreme Court requests anyone who sees it to inform the nearest court or center. Supreme Court appeals to witnesses to report their observations to nearest court The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia has called upon all Muslims across the Kingdom to sight the crescent moon for the holy month of Ramadan on the evening of Friday, 29 Sha'ban 1446 AH, corresponding to Feb. 28, 2025, according to the Umm Al-Qura calendar. Ramadan is determined by the Islamic lunar calendar, which begins with the sighting of the crescent moon. Saudi Arabia and other Muslim-majority countries rely on the testimonies of moon sighters RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is set to usher in Ramadan’s month-long journey of spiritual devotion, fasting and community on Monday after an official sighting of the new crescent moon in Hawtat DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Officials saw the crescent moon Sunday night in Saudi Arabia, home to the holiest sites in Islam, marking the start of the holy fasting month of Ramadan for many of the world’s 1.8 billion Muslims. RIYADH: Monday will mark the first day of Ramadan in Saudi Arabia after the crescent moon was sighted on Sunday evening. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar during which Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday that the holy month of Ramadan will commence on Monday, March 11, after the Ramadan crescent moon was sighted in the Kingdom, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. المحكمة العليا تُقرر أن يوم غدٍ الاثنين الموافق 11 مارس 2024م، هو غرة شهر #رمضان المبارك لهذا العام 1445هـ. #واس pic.twitter.com/P0WpOQdmpH. Ramadan 2025 is expected to start on March 1, contingent upon the moon sighting on February 28. Muslim communities in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, India, and Pakistan will determine the start based on Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court has called on Muslims to look out for the crescent moon of Ramadan on the evening of Friday, February 28; Legit.ng reports that the date corresponds with the 29th of The Kingdom’s Ministry of Culture has launched Ramadan Season, a series of events that will take place in 14 cities across Saudi Arabia and will be held in more than 38 locations. Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court has called on Muslims to sight the crescent moon of Ramadan on the evening of Friday, February 28, 2025. This marks the 29th of Shaaban 1446 in the Islamic Hijri calendar. In a statement, the Supreme Court urged anyone who spots the crescent moon, either with the naked Ramadan 2025 in UAE. Like Saudi Arabia, Ramadan 2025 is expected to begin in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on March 1, 2025, subject to the sighting of the crescent moon on the evening of Ramadan 2024 Moon Announcement Live Update: Ramadan, the Holy Month of Fasting, begins in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait and most of the Arab and Middle East countries Monday March 11, 2024. "The sighting of the Ramadan crescent will be extremely difficult in Morocco on the night of 29 Sha’ban 1446 Hijri, which corresponds to 2025,” Ibrahim Akhyam, a researcher and member of the Islamic Moon Sighting Project, told Morocco World News (MWN). In Saudi Arabia, a member of the kingdom's Senior Scholars Council was quoted by Al Sharq Muslims walk next to the Dome of Rock Mosque at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, March 10, 2024 after Saudi Arabia declared the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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