AhlulBayt News Agency: The International Astronomy Center has announced the probabilities concerning the sighting of the crescent moon of Shawwal and the advent of Eid al-Fitr.
According to Al Jazeera, the International Astronomy Center stated that next Thursday, March 19, will likely be the last day of the holy month of Ramadan in Egypt.
The center noted that some countries began the holy month of Ramadan on February 18 and will therefore attempt to sight the Shawwal moon on March 18. Meanwhile, countries that commenced fasting on February 19 will likely sight the Shawwal crescent moon on March 19.
For countries that began Ramadan on February 18, this month will be thirty days long, and Eid al-Fitr will be on Friday, March 20, it stated.
In most other countries, Ramadan will likely be twenty-nine days, and Eid al-Fitr will be on Friday, March 20, it added.
The center also said that given the difficulty of sighting the moon next Thursday, some countries, particularly in the east and center of the Islamic world, may declare Saturday, March 21, as the day of Eid al-Fitr.
Some religious scholars rely on astronomical calculations to determine the beginning of lunar months while most of them believe Istihlal (visual sighting of the moon) should be used in this case.
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