The holy month of Ramadan will begin on May 17 (Thursday) in UAE, wam announced today.
In a tweet on Tuesday night, wam announced that the Ramadan crescent wasn't sighted today, hence Wednesday will be the last day of Shaaban - with the holy month of Ramadan beginning on Thursday.
Earlier today, the UAE's committee for moon-sighting met after the Maghrib prayer to announce the date for the commencement of Ramadan.
Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan also declared May 17 as the first day of Ramadan.
Earlier, Saudi Arabia announced that the Saudi moon-sighting committee met on Tuesday evening and were not able to sight the Ramadan crescent, Al Arabiya reported.
Shortly after Saudi announcement, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, posted an Instagram story - announcing that Ramadan will begin on Thursday (May 17) this year.
The UAE government has reduced working hours for the public and private sector for the holy month of Ramadan.
#wam_breaking | Thursday, May 17th, is the first day of the holy month of #Ramadan in UAE, Moon-Sighting Committee announces. pic.twitter.com/UZXR6T8HIT
— WAM News / English (@WAMNEWS_ENG) May 15, 2018
#الديوان_الملكي : المحكمة العليا :
— واس (@spagov) May 15, 2018
يوم غد الأربعاء هو المكمل للثلاثين من شهر شعبان لهذا العام ، ويوم الخميس 17 / 5 / 2018 هو غرة شهر #رمضان المبارك 1439 .#واس pic.twitter.com/kpMWQ55NCt
According to the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources, working hours for the public sector employees will be from 9am until 2pm across the UAE, whereas working hours for the private sector have been shortened by two hours.
Although Ramadan is always on the same day of the Islamic calendar, the date on the Gregorian calendar varies from year to year, since the Gregorian calendar is a solar calendar and the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar. This difference means Ramadan moves ahead in the Gregorian calendar by 10-11 days every year.
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