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2/28/25, 2:17 PM UAE calls for moon-sighting to mark Ramadan 2025 beginning

Saudi Arabia calls on Muslims to sight Ramadan 2025 crescent on Friday evening
Similarly, on Wednesday, Saudi Arabia called on all Muslims in the country to look out for the
Ramadan 2025 crescent on Friday, February 28, evening. Friday will be Sha’ban 29 in the Umm al-
Qura calendar. Islamic months in the Hijri calendar range between 29 and 30 days.
“The Supreme Court has called on all Muslims in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to sight the
Ramadan crescent on Friday evening, Sha’ban 29, 1446 AH, in the Umm al-Qura calendar,
corresponding to March 28, 2025,” the court said in a statement.
The Supreme Court asks that people who see the Ramadan 2025 crescent with the naked eye or
through binoculars notify the nearest court to record the testimony of the sighting or contact the
nearest center to help them get to the nearest court.
Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court added that it “hopes that those who have the ability to observe it pay
attention to this matter, join the committees formed in the regions for this purpose, and count the
reward for participating.” The authority described moon sighting as an “act of righteousness and
piety” which “benefits all Muslims.”
If the Moon is seen on Friday evening, Ramadan 2025 will commence on March 1. However, if the
crescent is not sighted, the holy month will begin on March 2.

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