Dar Al Iftaa surveys the crescent of the blessed month of Ramadan for the year 1444 AH on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, corresponding to the 29th of the month of Sha’ban for the year 1444 AH. Astronomical calculations indicate that Ramadan 1444 AH will be its first astronomical day on Thursday 3/23/2023 AD.
The crescent of the month of Ramadan will be born immediately after the conjunction occurs, at exactly seven o’clock and 24 minutes in the evening, Cairo local time, on Tuesday, 29 Sha’ban 1444 AH, corresponding to 3/21/2023 AD (the day of sighting).
The month of Ramadan is the ninth month in the lunar year, and it comes after the month of Sha’ban, followed by the month of Shawwal, and God Almighty has preferred it over the rest of the months of the year. Because it is one of the pillars of Islam, and its fasting is obligatory for every Muslim, and about it the Prophet – may God’s prayers and peace be upon him – said: (Islam was built on five, bearing witness that there is no god but God, and that Muhammad is His servant and His Messenger, establishing prayer, paying zakat, and performing Hajj. and fasting Ramadan),
The Hijri calendar system depends on the lunar month, which is represented by the period of time that the moon takes to make a complete revolution around the earth. – 9 Ramadan – 10 Shawwal – 11 Dhul Qi’dah – 12 Dhul Hijjah.
The Hijri, lunar, or Islamic calendar is a calendar that relies on the cycle of the moon to determine the months and is adopted by some Arab countries, such as Saudi Arabia, as an official calendar for the state. ) as a reference to the first year in it, and this is the reason why it is called the Hijri calendar.
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