Saudi announces Ramadan to start Thursday

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="The Prince Mansour Assaf Mosque is illuminated ahead of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, 21 March 2023. Muslims around the world celebrate the holy month of Ramadan by praying during the night time and abstaining from eating, drinking, and sexual acts during the period between sunrise and sunset. Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar and it is believed that the revelation of the first verse in the Koran was during its last 10 nights. EPA-EFE/WAEL HAMZEH" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/overseas/03/21/20230321-saudi.jpg"/><figcaption>The Prince Mansour Assaf Mosque is illuminated ahead of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, 21 March 2023. Muslims around the world celebrate the holy month of Ramadan by praying during the night time and abstaining from eating, drinking, and sexual acts during the period between sunrise and sunset. Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar and it is believed that the revelation of the first verse in the Koran was during its last 10 nights. <em>EPA-EFE/WAEL HAMZEH</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>RIYADH - Saudi Arabia, home of the holiest shrines in Islam in Mecca and Medina, has announced that the fasting month of Ramadan will start on Thursday.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/21/23/ramadan-in-ph-starts-march-23">Ramadan in PH starts March 23</a></li></ul><p>The kingdom&#x27;s supreme court ruled on Tuesday evening that the Islamic calendar month of Shaban, which precedes Ramadan, will end on Wednesday, meaning Ramadan will begin the following day, the official Saudi Press Agency reported.</p><p>Authorities earlier on Tuesday called on residents to try to spot the crescent moon that marks the start of Ramadan, but it was not visible, state media said.</p><p>Other Sunni-majority countries including Egypt and Qatar also announced that Ramadan would begin on Thursday, as did officials in the Palestinian territories.</p><p>Authorities in Jordan, Algeria and Morocco meanwhile said a decision would be taken on Wednesday as to whether Ramadan would start on Thursday or Friday.</p><p>The daytime fasting month of Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam.</p><p>Observant Muslims refrain from eating and drinking from dawn to dusk, and traditionally gather with family and friends to break their fast in the evening.</p><p>Fasting is strictly observed in Saudi Arabia, with restaurants closed until sunset iftar meals.</p><p>It is also a time of prayers, with the faithful converging in large numbers at mosques, especially at night.</p><p>The starting date of Ramadan, the holiest Muslim month, is set by both lunar calculations and physical sightings to determine the beginning of a new month.</p><p>rcb/dv</p><p>© Agence France-Presse</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1659261" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Saudi Arabia, home of the holiest shrines in Islam in Mecca and Medina, has announced that the fasting month of Ramadan will start on Thursday.

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Saudi announces Ramadan to start Thursday

Saudi announces Ramadan to start Thursday

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Published Mar 22, 2023 05:55 AM PHT

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