Saudi Arabia declares the start of Ramadan 2023 this Thursday, March 23
by
Shukran Team
2023-03-21
Ramadan is one of the 5 pillars of Islam and is observed by Muslims worldwide.
It is a time for fasting, prayer, and spiritual reflection, and marks the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. However, the exact date of Ramadan varies each year due to the lunar cycle upon which the Islamic calendar is based. This means that Ramadan shifts forward by about 11 days each year in the Gregorian calendar.
The start of Ramadan is traditionally determined by the sighting of the moon with the naked eye, marking the beginning of the month. The sighting of the new crescent moon marks the start of the holy month, and it can vary by a day or two depending on local visibility conditions.
For the year 2023, Saudi Arabia's state media announced that Ramadan will start on Thursday, March 23, 2023. The sighting committee reported that observers were unable to spot the new moon on Tuesday, so the holy month will not commence until Thursday. The Supreme Court later confirmed that Wednesday would be the last day of the month of Shabaan, which precedes Ramadan.
During Ramadan, communal iftars and long prayers will resume for the first time since the pandemic. Saudi officials are expecting as many as three million pilgrims to visit the Two Holy Mosques in Makkah and Madinah during the holy month inchaAllah.
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