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Eid Al Adha 2025: UAE residents urged to sight Dhul Hijjah
crescent on May 27

As the Islamic calendar is based on the lunar cycle, dates of holidays and other Islamic events depend on the sighting of the Moon
Published: Mon 26 May 2025, 9:55 PM Updated: Mon 26 May 2025, 10:09 PM
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drop in June after inching observers, as well residents in the country to look out for the crescent of Dhul
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look out for the crescent of Dhul
up in May?
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Hijjah
Hijjah on Tuesday evening, May 27.
Anyone who spots the crescent is encouraged to report it to the Crescent
Sighting Committee by calling 027774647 or submitting the sighting via the online
https://forms.office.com/r/2NMuJDytiU
form at this link: https://forms.office.com/r/2NMuJDytiU.

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As the Islamic calendar is based on the lunar cycle, dates of holidays and other
Islamic events depend on the sighting of the Moon. However, Ibrahim Al Jarwan,
an astronomy expert, has predicted the day the festival will fall on, based on
astronomical calculations.

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