Muslims offer special congregational prayers on the first day of Eid. Eid will be on Saturday, and the holiday will last for five days. If not spotted tonight, the holy month would have lasted 30 days. Eid will be on Friday, and residents will get a four-day break to celebrate. If the Moon is spotted tonight (Thursday), the holy month of Ramadan will have lasted for 29 days. Islamic months last either 29 or 30 days, depending on when the Moon is sighted. Residents in the country are enjoying the long weekend on the festive occasion from today (Thursday), as per the government circular. During Ramadan, an additional extended evening prayer called taraweeh is performed after isha.The UAE’s moon-sighting committee will meet tonight (April 20) to determine if the Islamic festival Eid Al Fitr 2023 is on Friday, April 21, or Saturday, April 22. Prayer is one of the five pillars of Islam and Muslims are obliged to pray five times a day: fajr, dhuhr, asr, maghrib and isha. What time do Muslims pray during Ramadan? Read more: Which countries have the longest fasting hours in the world?.The fasting time will steadily increase as Ramadan goes on - by the last day of the holy month the fast will be about 46 minutes longer than it was on the first. This year, Muslims in the UAE will begin the month by fasting around 14 hours and 45 minutes. With the month falling earlier this year, Muslims can expect to fast for a slightly shorter time than they did last year, but the days lengthen towards the end of the month, as we approach the summer.

This also means Ramadan moves up the Gregorian calendar by about 10 days each year. It typically lasts between 29 to 30 days, depending on the moon phase sightings, as the Islamic - or Hijri - calendar is lunar. Read more: UAE cultural tips and etiquette to follow during Ramadan 2023.Once the sun sets, Muslims break their fast with a meal referred to as iftar.īelieved to be the month the Quran was revealed to the Prophet Mohammed, Ramadan is a time when Muslims strengthen their faith through prayer, recitation of the holy book and charitable work. What is Ramadan?Ĭonsidered the holiest month in Islam, Ramadan is when healthy Muslims must abstain from food, drink or medicine from sunrise (fajr) to sunset (maghrib). The official date was determined by the country's moon-sighting committee on Tuesday night. This year, Ramadan will begin in the UAE on March 23.

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