Riyadh, Abu Dhabi April 21 2022: The crescent moon has been sighted in Saudi Arabia and UAE, according to Haramain and UAE moon sighting committee.
Eid Al-Fitr will be celebrated on Friday 21st April 2023.
The Haramain statement said, “May Allah ﷻ accept our fasting, prayers and righteous deeds and allow us to reach many more Ramadans in good health. Aameen.”
Abdullah bin Sultan bin Awad Al Nuaimi, UAE Minister of Justice and Chairman of the Committee, said that the committee, after exhausting the sharia methods of sighting the crescent and making the necessary contacts with neighbouring countries, succeeded in sighting the Shawwal month crescent on Thursday evening, and therefore declares that Thursday, 20th April, is the last day of Ramadan 1444, and that Friday, 21st April, is the first day of Eid Al Fitr.