Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Qatar are celebrating the festival of Eid-ul-Fitr, marking the end of fasting month of Ramzan, will be celebrated on Sunday, June 25.
The announcements were made following the sighting of the moon of Shawwal, the month following Ramzan.
On Saturday evening, official Twitter for Haramain, which gives updates about Makkah and Madinah announced the sighting of the moon. “The moon has been sighted in Saudi Arabia. Eid-ul- Fitr will be celebratedon Sunday 25th June 2017,” it said.
In Dubai, the Dubai Media Office sent out a tweet announcing the beginning of the month. “Eid Mubarak… UAE announces tomorrow 25 June 2017 as the first day of Eid Al-Fitr,” the tweet said. The announcement came shortly after Saudi Arabia announced the sighting of the Shawwal moon in the Kingdom.
Meanwhile, Oman’s Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs has announced that Monday, June 26, will be the first day of Eid al-Fitr after failing to sight to crescent moon in Muscat.