The Saudi royal court announced in a statement that the Supreme Court has decided that Tuesday will complete the 30th day of Ramadan and Wednesday will be the first day of the blessed Eid al-Fitr. Qatar, the UAE, Kuwait, Lebanon, Bahrain, Yemen, Algeria, the Sunni Endowment in Iraq, and Sudan also declared that Tuesday completes the month of Ramadan, with Wednesday being the first day of Eid al-Fitr. The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and the Palestinian territories announced that Tuesday is the completion of Ramadan, thus making Wednesday the first day of Eid al-Fitr in Palestinian lands. Syria and Afghanistan stated that Wednesday is the first day of Eid al-Fitr as well.
The Egyptian Dar al-Ifta announced that it was unable to sight the crescent moon of the month of Shawwal for the year 1445 AH, stating that Wednesday, April 10, 2024, will be the first day of the blessed Eid al-Fitr. The Egyptian Dar al-Ifta mentioned that it observed the crescent for Shawwal after sunset on Monday, the 29th of Ramadan, corresponding to April 8, 2024, through the legal and scientific committees spread across the Republic.
It was confirmed, according to religious law, that it was not possible to sight the crescent of Shawwal for the year 1445 AH. On Sunday, the International Astronomy Institute in Egypt confirmed the date of Eid al-Fitr in the country, stating it will be on Wednesday. It noted in a statement that the crescent of Shawwal will be born after conjunction at 8:22 PM Cairo time on Monday, the 29th of Ramadan, corresponding to April 8.
It was also clarified that the new crescent moon would not be born after sunset in Cairo and most Arab capitals that day, where the moon sets in its old crescent phase about 10 minutes before sunset in Cairo and other governorates.
A statement from the Grand Mufti of Lebanon, Sheikh Abdul-Latif Deryan, noted: "We have not confirmed the sighting of the crescent moon of Shawwal, so tomorrow, Tuesday, April 9, is the completion of the month of Ramadan for thirty days; thus, Wednesday, April 10, 2024, will be the first day of Eid al-Fitr for the year 1445 AH."
The Grand Mufti of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Dr. Ahmad Al-Hassanat, called for the sighting of the crescent moon of Shawwal tomorrow. Al-Hassanat announced in a statement that the offices of fatwa across the Kingdom will open their doors tomorrow to welcome citizens who wish to testify about the sighting of the crescent.
