Eid-ul-Fitr moonsighting Saudi Arabia

RIYADH/ABU DHABI: The moon sighting authorities of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) did not sight the Shawwal crescent on Saturday, ...

Meanwhile, Pakistan's moon sighting body -- the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee -- will meet on Sunday to sight the moon of Shawal 1443 AH at the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony's office. As for the UAE, the country's Moon Sighting Committee, according to Gulf News, said the Shawwal crescent was not sighted, therefore, Sunday, May 1, will be the last day of Ramadan. RIYADH/ABU DHABI: The moon sighting authorities of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) did not sight the Shawwal crescent on Saturday, and as a result, the countries will mark Eid ul Fitr on Monday.

Eid-ul-Fitr 2022 moon sighting highlights: There is a wafer-thin chance that Muslims in India and other South Asian countries may celebrate this year's ...

The government sources reportedly said, “The committee will meet after Maghreb prayers on Saturday, April 30, 2022 corresponding to 29th of Ramadan 1443H at Abu Dhabi Judicial Department to spot the crescent.” Here's all you need to know about the history, significance, celebrations and date of this auspicious occasion. If the moon is not sighted (today), then Sunday will mark a regular fasting day and Eid will be celebrated on Monday May 02, 2022.” Since the South Asian countries sight the crescent moon a day later, Muslims in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and other neighbouring regions will gear up to sight the Shawwal crescent on May 1, 2022. The Association of Muslims in Canada said, "This year, Eid ul Fitr 2022 is expected to be celebrated on Monday, May 02, 2022. Well, we finally have an answer for you.Click hereto know The Fiqh Council of North America said, “The Astronomical New Moon is on Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 20:28 Universal Time. On that day there is no place on earth where at sunset the elongation is 8 degrees and moon is 5 degrees above the sun. The crescent moon sighting observations made from Sudair and Tumair observatories will be part of the official decision. Under perfect weather conditions, the Shawwal crescent is expected to be visible in London, Morocco, South Africa, Spain and other countries on May 1, 2022. This is because the lunar months are shorter than solar months and so it varies from country to country by about a day. It generally falls on the 27th day of Ramadan and is a commemoration of the night when the Quran was first revealed to the Prophet Muhammad. Shawwal translation means, ‘festival of breaking of the fast.’

Announcements are coming in from around the world, with Afghanistan making a notably different call on the Eid date.

"We urge the Muslim community to focus on their unity and what brings them closer to Allah the Almighty and their religion. But there have increasingly been moves to establish a proper moon-sighting system in the UK so it can have its own nationally-accepted dates rather than rely on others. Astronomical data had already suggested the moon would not be visible anywhere in the world on Saturday, but that people will be able to see it on Sunday, May 1, if they want the spiritual moment of glimpsing the Shawwal moon. The Australian Fatwa Council has also issued an announcement that Eid will be on Monday, May 2, based on astronomical data. And it was later confirmed that the crescent moon was not sighted. Astronomers and scholars have been gathering at their local observatories to try to sight the first crescent of the new moon on Saturday evening, April 30.