Muslims Across The World To Celebrate Eid-li-Fitri Festival Tomorrow

Muslims across the world will celebrate the Eid ul-Fitr festival tomorrow, Wednesday, April 10, 2024.

The eid-li-fitri festival falls on the first day of Shawwal, the 10th month of the Islamic calendar which signifies the end of Ramadan, the 9th month. 

Ramadan usually lasts for 29 or 30 days, during which strict fasting is observed from sunrise to sunset and the daytime fasting during the   month of Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam.

Saudi Arabia announced on  Monday that fasting will continue today, Tuesday, April 9, 2024, while  Eid al-Fitr   festival will  hold on Wednesday, April 10.

‘Supreme Court declares tomorrow the last day of #Ramadan and Wednesday the first day of #Eid Al-Fitr’  the official Saudi Press Agency submitted on its X account on Monday.

Astronomers carried out moon sighting  exercise at observatories across Saudi Arabia on  Monday but did not see the crescent which implied that  eid –li-fitri will hold on Wednesday.

 The timing of Eid al-Fitr is determined by the sighting of the crescent moon, in accordance with the Islamic lunar calendar.

The United Arab Emirates and Qatar also announced  on Monday that Eid- al-Fitr festival  will hold tommorow.

Countries that have announced that  Eid-li-fitri  festival will hold tomorrow, April 10  include United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Yemen, Bahrain, Egypt, Tunisia, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria and Iraq.

Eid-li-fitri festival will also be celebrated in the United Kingdom on Wednesday.

The 2021 UK census said  3,868,133 people in  England and Wales which is 6.5% of the total population are Muslims.

Team@orientactualmags.com  learned that Muslims in Nigeria will also celebrate eid-li-fitri festival tomorrow, Wednesday, April 10,2024.

The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, who is the President General of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, (SCIA) said this decision followed the report of National Moon Sighting Committees across the country which had confirmed that there were no sighting of the new moon

Chairman, Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs to the Sultanate Council, Professor Sambo Junaidu in a statement he issued in Sokoto on Monday night ,said the council accepted the report and accordingly declared Wednesday, April 10, 2024, as the first day of Shawwal 1445AH.

‘His Eminence, the Sultan felicitates  the Nigerian Muslim Ummah and wishes them Allah’s guidance and blessings.

The Sultan, while urging the Muslim Ummah to continue to pray for peace, progress, and development of the country, also wishes all Muslims a happy Eid-El-Fitri’ the statement added-Team@orientactualmags.com  Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com.  Thank you