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Ramadan 2019 starts in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar and other Arab States Monday May 06

Based on sighting of moon today, Ramadan 2019 will begin in Saudi Arabia, UAE and other Arab states either Sunday or a day later

Saturday May 4, 2019 11:24 PM, ummid.com News Network

Ramadan 2019 Moon Sighting Saudi Arabia

Ramadan 2019 Moon Announcement Saudi Royal Court: Saudi Supreme Court Saturday said that there are no reports of moon sighting today i.e. Saturday. The Saudi Royal Court further said that it will meet Sunday to issue a decision on the matter.

"There is no proof #هلال_شهر_رمضان of the Mubarak's vision this evening, and there will be a meeting tomorrow to issue a decision on the matter", Saudi Supreme Court said in a one line message posted on Saudi Press Agency (SPA) Twitter handler.

The UAE and most of the Arab states follow the moon announcement by Saudi Arabia. It is therefore most likely that the first day of Ramadan in the Arab states will be Monday May 06, 2019.

The Bahrain News Agency also said that the Moon sighting panel will convene again tomorrow night (May 5) at the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (SCIA) headquarters.

"The committee has met this evening to receive news and testimonies on seeing the crescent marking the advent of the Holy Month of Ramadan, said a SCIA statement", it said.

Meanwhile, the Moon Sighting Committee of the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs in Qatar said the first day of Ramadan will be Monday May 06, 2019. Earlier, Australia had announced that the start of Ramadan 2019 on Monday May 06, 2019.

Live Updates

08:00 pm Makkah Time: Saudi Arabian moon observers said that there was no sighting of the Ramadan crescent on Saturday, according to Arab News.

However, an official announcement by Saudi Arabia Supreme Coourt regarding the start of Ramadan is still awaited. The UAE and most of the Arab states follow the moon announcement by Saudi Arabia.

07:30 pm Makkah Time: Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court has begun the special meeting convened to ascertain the moon sighting reports if any from the Kingdom and around.Based on the moon sighting reports today, the first day of Ramadan 2019 will be announced by the Saudi Supreme Court.

06:15 pm Makkah Time: Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court will meet today shortly after Maghrib prayers to ascertain and confirm moon sighting report if any. Based on the moon sighting reports today, the first day of Ramadan 2019 will be announced by the Saudi Supreme Court.

Besides the Saudi Royal Court, concerned ministeries and moon sighting committees in United Arab Emirate (UAE), Qatar, Bahrain, Lebanon, Kuwait, Jordan, Palestine, Muscat and other Arab states will also meet after Maghrib prayers today to decide the first day of Ramadan 2019.

04:30 pm Makkah Time: Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court has issued appeals to Muslims in the Kingdom and around to sight the crescent, the Ramadan Moon, Saturday May 04, 2019 corresponding to 29th Shaban 1440H.

Besides the Saudi Royal Court, appeals to sight the Ramadan 2019 moon have also been issued by ministeries and moon sighting committees in United Arab Emirate (UAE), Qatar, Bahrain, Lebanon, Kuwait, Jordan, Palestine, Muscat and other Arab states.

The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia called on whoever sights the crescent by naked eyes or through binoculars to report to the nearest court and register his testimony, or report to the authority of the region’s center in his area where he sighted the crescent to facilitate reporting to the nearest court, the Saudi Press Agency said citing the appeal issued by the Saudi Royal Court.

The Moon Sighting Committee of the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, Qatar and Ministry of Religious Affairs UAE also appealed to the people in Doha, Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi and around to sight the Ramadan 2019 moon today i.e. Saturday which corresponds to 29th of Shaban.

"In the event of not receiving any testimonies about sighting of the Ramadan crescent on Saturday evening, the 30 days of Shaban will be completed on Sunday and the fasting month will begin on Monday. This is in line with the Saying of the Prophet (peace be upon him)", the Saudi Supreme Court said.

Announcements about the moon sighting by the UAE and Saudi Supreme Court are usually made after Isha prayer (08.45 pm UAE time; 04.45 pm GMT) after receiving and confirming evidences of moon sightings from different parts of the countries. However, Saudi Arabia is one-hour behind the UAE.

Start of Ramadan 2019

The beginning of Ramadan has traditionally been based on “hilal” sightings, which is the traditional method mentioned in the Quran and followed by the Prophet Muhammad.

A new month in the Islamic Calendar begins with sighting of moon on 29th of the prevailing month. If the new moon, Crescent, is sighted, the next day is counted as first day of the new month. If not, the next day is counted as 30th day of the prevailing month and the new month begins a day later.

Accordingly, if the moon is sighted today i.e. Saturday May 04, 2019 the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Arab states will begin from Sunday May 05, 2019. If the new moon is not sighted today, then the holy month will begin from Monday May 06, 2019.

While Muslims in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar and other Gulf States will sight the Crescent today to decide if the first day of the Holy month of fasting Ramadan is Sunday May 05, Muslims in India, Pakistan, Bangaldesh and other South Eastern countries will sight the new moon a day later i.e. Sunday. Sunday in these countries corresponds to 29th of Shaban 1440H.

On the other hand, Muslims in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and other European countries will also decide today ot tomorrow when the first of Ramadan 2019 will be in these countries. Some of these countries rely on moon sighting announcements by Saudi Supreme Court, and begin fasting of Ramadan with Arab States.

Ramadan 2019 in Australia, New Zealand

In New Zealand, Federation of Islamic Associations (FIANZ) has issued ab appeal to sight the moon on Monday May 06, 2019 - corresponding to 29th of Shaban in New Zealand.

While in Australia, the Grand Mufti of the country, Dr Ibrahim Abu Mohamad and the Australian National Imams Council declared May 6 as the first day of Ramadan. According to a statement released by the Australia National Imams Council, the decision has been taken after extensive consultations with Islamic leaders across Australia.

More than 1.5 billion Muslims around the world will mark the month, during which believers abstain from eating, drinking, smoking and having martial relations from dawn until sunset. They also try to avoid evil thoughts and deeds during the holy month of Ramadan.

Ramadan is sacred to Muslims because tradition says the Holy Quran was revealed to Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) during the month of Ramadan. Fasting in this month is obligatory for every adult Muslim men and women. Ramadan is followed by the Eid al-Fitr festival.

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