The crescent moon marking the beginning of the month of Zul Hijjah was sighted in Saudi Arabia on June 29
Eid Al Adha is celebrated by Muslims worldwide on the 10th day of Dhu Al Hijjah
Rabbi Marc Schneier has been working tirelessly to champion the cause of interfaith relations and build bridges between the GCC and Israel. And slowly but surely, that journey has fructified
All the major Abrahamic faiths will be celebrating festivals of spring at the same time this year, symbolising hope for the year ahead
Earlier, Oman had announced a five-day holiday from July 30 until August 3
Eid Al Adha prayers would be conducted at homes and takbeers broadcast through visual and audio means
Public offices will be closed from Thursday, July 30 to Sunday, August 2
More than 220,000 people from the country were expected to participate in this year’s Hajj
Eid Al Fitr is expected to fall on May 23 or 24, subject to sighting of the moon
The month of Ramadan is anticipated to last for 30 days this year
The committee of scholars at Cairo’s al-Azhar university added that people should still fast as the ritual had no link to coronavirus
The sterilisation programme has already covered 200 mosques in Dubai