Saudi Arabia, most other Sunni Arab states to start Ramadan Saturday

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Saudi Arabia Announces Saturday as the First Day of Ramadan

The Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has officially announced that tomorrow, Saturday, March 1, 2025, marks the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan for the year 1446 AH. The sighting of the Ramadan crescent moon was confirmed at the Sudair and Tumair observatories in Saudi Arabia. Accordingly, Saturday, March 1, 2025, will be the first day of Ramadan 1446 AH.

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Saudi Arabia, most other Sunni Arab states to start Ramadan Saturday

For Muslims in Saudi Arabia and most Sunni-ruled Middle Eastern states Ramadan will begin on Saturday, but in Shiite-majority Iran and Iraq it will start the following day, authorities announced. The holy month, during which hundreds of millions of faithful around the world observe a daytime fast, traditionally begins with the sighting of the crescent moon. Sunni-majority Saudi Arabia, home to Islam's two holiest sites, was joined by its Gulf Ar…

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Today is the first day of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan in most Sunni Muslim countries, from Saudi Arabia to Tunisia, along with Lebanon, Egypt, Libya and others, while tomorrow, March 2, it will begin in the westernmost Muslim country of Morocco, in Iraq and in Iran, a Shiite country. During this holy month, the faithful are called to observe fasting (sawm) from dawn to dusk, which is one of the five pillars of Islam that every Muslim must …

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Saudi Arabia, UAE, UK & Australia mark first day of Ramadan after moon sighting

RIYADH – Several countries in world including Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, United Kingdom, Australia, and Afghanistan marked starting of Holy Month of Ramadan after moon sighting on Friday evening. Saudi Supreme Court confirmed that the holy month starts on March 1, while Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Australia, and other countries also declared starting of … The post Saudi Arabia, UAE, UK & Australia mark first day of Ramadan after moo…

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The sacred month of Ramadan of the year 1446 Hegira will begin, Saturday, in several Arab countries. Thus, the Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia announced that, Saturday, will be the first day of the month of Ramadan, after the observation of the lunar crescent in the observatories of Sudair and Tamir, in the center of the country. Similarly, the instance of Dar Al-Iftaa in Egypt confirmed the observation of the lunar crescent. In Jordan, the mufti …

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GCC nations declare March 1 as day one of Ramadan after crescent sighting

Multiple countries had urged Muslims to observe the crescent moon on the 29th of Shaban, which fell on Friday.