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Eid Al Adha 2025: How UAE moon sighting works, what it means
Earlier this year, the country used more than 100 drones for the first time to observe the crescent Moon that signalled the beginning of Ramadan and Eid Al Fitr
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UAE: Will petrol prices Millions of Muslims across the world will scan the sky on Tuesday evening to look
UAE: Will petrol prices
drop in June after inching
drop in June after inching
new month of Dhul
up in May? for the crescent moon, which would mark the beginning of the new month of Dhul
up in May?
Hijjah.
Hijjah.
Islam follows a lunar calendar composed of 12 months based on the moon's
cycle where each month begins with the sighting of the new crescent moon. The
UAE’s moon sighting committee will meet on Tuesday after sunset to look for the
moon.
UAE: Pakistan's ban on
UAE: Pakistan's ban on
deportees will ease travel,
deportees will ease travel,
visa issues for genuine…
visa issues for genuine…
look for the moon
UAE residents have been encouraged by the Fatwa Council to look for the moon
and report it to the Crescent Sighting Committee by calling 027774647 or
and report it
submitting an online form.
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Islamic pilgrimage
Dhul Hijjah is when Muslims around the world perform the Islamic pilgrimage
Hajj in the Saudi Arabian city of Makkah. All believers are required to perform it
Hajj
once in their lifetime. The pilgrimage begins on the eighth day of Dhul Hijjah and
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