Ramadan 2025: Moon Sighting Live Updates From India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qater & Kuwait
Ramadan 2025: Moon Sighting Live Updates From India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qater & Kuwait
For the first time in recent years, Muslims in countries like India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and those in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, and Kuwait, will be looking for the crescent moon on the same day. This is due to the fact that these countries all began the month of Shabaan on the same date, creating a unified moment for the start of Ramadan.
Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, is one of the holiest periods for Muslims around the world. In 2025, the global Muslim community anticipates a rare alignment in the moon sighting for the beginning of Ramadan.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and various moon sighting committees, including those in India, Pakistan, and other countries, have confirmed that Muslims should observe the evening of Friday, February 28, 2025, for the sighting of the crescent moon.
This corresponds to the 29th of Shabaan 1446 AH. If the crescent moon is visible after the evening prayer, Taraweeh prayers will begin that night, marking the start of Ramadan with the first fast set for Saturday, March 1, 2025. However, if the moon is not sighted, Ramadan will begin a day later, on Sunday, March 2, 2025.
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✓ Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court urged the citizens to observe crescent moon on the evening of Friday. If the moon is sighted in Saudi Arabia today evening, Ramadan will begin on Saturday, otherwise the holy month will commence on Sunday.
✓ Maulana Farangi of Islamic Centre of India urges the people to avoid the use of loudspeakers during Seheri.
✓ Australia has officially confirmed that Friday, 28 February, will be the final day of Sha’ban, and Saturday, 1 March, will mark the beginning of Ramadan. The announcement was made by Dr. Ibrahim Abu Mohamad, the Grand Mufti of Australia, in collaboration with the Australian Fatwa Council, the Federal Council of Imams, and the Council of Fatwa and Sharia Arbitration, Gulf News reported
✓ On February 17, the Congress-led Telangana government announced that it would reduce working hours for Muslim employees during the fasting month of Ramzan.
The state’s Chief Secretary had issued an order allowing Muslim workers to leave an hour earlier during Ramzan, which is set to begin on March 1 or 2, depending on the moon sighting. The measure applies to Muslim teachers, contractual workers, outsourcing staff, and public sector employees
✓ In India, Maulana Khalid Rasheed Farangi Mahali of the Markazi Chand Committee in Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow is responsible for moon sighting and announcing the start of Islamic months like Ramadan in India. The Markazi Chand Committee is one of the leading organisations in India that officially declares the start and end dates of Ramadan based on moon sighting reports.
✓ However, Pakistan’s Ruet-e-Hilal Committee of Sadar Majlis-e-Ulama-e-Deccan, also known as the Moon Sighting Committee, confirms the official start of Ramadan based on moon visibility reports.
✓ Israel announced on Thursday that it will enforce what it described as “safety restrictions” at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City during the Ramadan.
Al-Aqsa, the third holiest site in Islam, attracts hundreds of thousands of Palestinian worshippers each year during Ramadan. The mosque is located in East Jerusalem, a region occupied and annexed by Israel since 1967.
(With Inputs From Agencies)