Ramadhan to commence September 1 in UAE
Sharjah, 2008 Aug 18, IQNA
Astronomists say the Islamic holy month of Ramadhan will begin on September 1, while the religious festival of Eid Al-Fitr will commence on October 1.
A researcher and supervisor at the Sharjah Planetarium, Ibrahim Al-Jarwan, says calculations are showing the Hilal (crescent moon) will be born on August 30th at 11:58pm, but it will not be visible to the naked eye until the next day.
In Islam, moon sighting determines the beginning and ending of Ramadhan.
Al-Jarwan, according to the UAE's state newsagency, said the last day of dawn-to-dusk fasting will be on September 30 and as a result Eid Al-Fitr will fall the following day.
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