JUST IN: Saudi Arabia announces Thursday as Eid-al-Fitr day
The Haramain Sharifain of Saudi Arabia has announced that Eid al-Fitr will begin on Thursday as the month of Shawwal moon wasn’t sighted on Tuesday.
The Haramain Sharifain of Saudi Arabia has announced that Eid al-Fitr will begin on Thursday as the month of Shawwal moon wasn’t sighted on Tuesday.
Moreso, the announcement was made live from the Tumair observatory on Tuesday in the country, as a result of this, Ramadan fast will continue on Wednesday.
The Eid al-Fitr celebrations mark the end of a month of piety and all-day fasting for the world’s 1.8 billion Muslims.
Saudi Arabia’s Royal Court had called on all worshippers in the Kingdom to watch the skies for the appearance of the crescent moon, which must be seen with the naked eye in order to officially mark the beginning of the Islamic calendar month of Shawwal.
Muslims follow a lunar calendar consisting of 12 months in a year of 354 or 355 days.
Eid al-Fitr is traditionally celebrated with large gatherings for worshippers to pray and break their fasts.
Some Muslims continue to fast for six consecutive days following Eid al-Fitr. This practice is considered the equivalent of fasting year-round due to the belief that certain good deeds are rewarded tenfold.
The authorities in Saudi Arabia have this year set up precautionary measures at 20,569 mosques throughout the Kingdom to limit the spread of COVID-19 ahead of an influx of Eid worshippers, according to the official Saudi Press Agency.
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— Haramain Sharifain (@hsharifain) May 11, 2021
