Jordan will mark Eid Al Fitr on Friday, announced Chief Islamic Justice Ahmad Hilayel Wednesday, stating that Thursday will be the 30th day of the fasting month of Ramadan.
Bahrain will celebrate the Eid Al Fitr on Friday, Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs president Shaikh Abdulla bin Khalid Al Khalifa announced today .
In Saudi Arabia the supreme court ruled that Thursday would be the final day of fasting, before the Eid celebration opens the new month of Shawwal, according to the announcement on the official SPA news agency.
Until Wednesday's ruling, based on observing the progress of the new moon, it was not clear whether Eid would take place on Thursday or Friday. The holiday depends on the sighting of the moon, and can therefore be observed on different days around the world.
Egypt's Darul-Ifta, the body that issues Islamic edicts, also announced that Thursday would be the last day of fasting for Egyptians.
Lebanon's Dar al-Fatwa, the country's highest Sunni authority, likewise said that Eid al-Fitr would be celebrated in Lebanon Friday.
Eid al-Fitr celebrates the purification achieved by a month of sunrise-to-sunset fasting, one of the five pillars of Islam, and is marked by several days of festivities.
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