16/05/2018
Ramadan to begin on Thursday May 17th! Ad will last up to June 15th 2018.
The Australian Muslim Council of Imams has declared that Ramadan will fall on Thursday May 17, 2018. In a circular issued on Tuesday, the council stated that “following extensive consultations with nationwide Islamic leaders and imams from the Australian National Imams Council Executive Committee and their representatives from all Australian states, the first night of the holy month of Ramadan and Taraweeh prayer – extra prayers performed by Sunni Muslims at night in the Islamic month of Ramadan – will be on Wednesday the 16th of May after Maghreb (sunset)”.
Saudi Arabia and other Muslim nations (Lebanon, Bahrain, Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Iraq and Jordan), joined this decision based on a moon-sighting methodology. That means Millions of Muslims around the world will begin the of dawn-to-dusk fasting on Thursday.
Ramadan to begin on Thursday May 17th! Ad will last up to June 15th 2018. The Australian Muslim Council of Imams has declared that Ramadan will fall on Thursday May 17, 2018. In a circular issued on Tuesday, the council stated that “following extensive consultations with nationwide Islamic le…