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5/27/25, 1:44 PM Dhul-Hijjah moon sighting committee to convene tomorrow at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi

Dhul-Hijjah moon sighting

committee to convene

tomorrow at Sheikh Zayed

Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi

WAM
27th May 2025, 04:09 GMT+11

ABU DHABI, 26th May, 2025 (WAM) -- Dhul-Hijjah moon sighting for the year
1446 AH at the UAE Council for Fatwa will hold its meeting tomorrow evening,
Tuesday, 29 Dhul-Qa'dah,1446 AH, corresponding to May 27, 2025, at the Sheikh
Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. The meeting is held in line with the
committee's national duties and responsibilities.

The meeting will be chaired by scholar Shaykh Abdullah bin Al Shaykh Al-
Mahfouz bin Bayyah, Chairman of the UAE Council for Fatwa, with the attendance
of Dr. Omar Habtoor Al-Darei, Vice Chairman of the Council, along with members
who are experts in the fields of Islamic jurisprudence, legal studies, and astronomy.

During the meeting, the committee will review scientific data and precise reports
from relevant agencies and institutions regarding astronomical calculations for the
birth of the crescent, the occurrence of conjunction, and the feasibility of sighting
the moon. This includes analysing the results from various national observatories
equipped with the latest advanced technologies and smart instruments after sunset
on Tuesday.

In the meantime, the UAE Council for Fatwa has urged specialists, experts,
traditional moon-sighters, and members of the public-both citizens and residents-to

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