Ramadan in Tunisia to Begin on June 29
Istihlal refers to efforts for sighting the new moon that determines the beginning of a new month on the lunar Hijri calendar.
Muhammad Shokat Awda, head of the committee, in a statement said he Ramadan Crescent will form on the night of June 28 and the holy month will start on June 29.
Ramadan’s days this year will be the longest in the country in thirty years, he added, tunisienumerique website reported.
He noted that Tunisians will be fasting around 15 hours a day during Ramadan this year.
Ramadan (also spelled Ramadhan or Ramazan) is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar. It is a time when Muslims around the world focus on prayer, giving to charity, and religious devotion. In Ramadan, Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset, refusing to eat, drink, or smoke during the fast.
