July 17, Eid Al Fitr in Most Muslim Countries: ICOP

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Islamic Crescent Observation Project (Icop) has said that astronomically Eid Al Fitr of Hijri year 1436 will be on Friday, July 17 in most Muslim countries.

Sighting of the moon is a condition for the beginning of the month of Shawwal.

Mohammed Shoukat Awdah, head of Icop, said that most Islamic countries will witness the new moon of Shawwal on Thursday, July 16.

Sharjah Planetarium had also forecast that the Eid Al Fitr in the UAE and other Persian Gulf countries will be on Friday, July 17.

Eid Al Fitr marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. This year, Ramadan began on Thursday, June 18.

Source: UAE24/7