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The Government of Saudi Arabia has confirmed that this year's Ramadan fasting will start on Thursday worldwide.
The new moon of Ramadan was not spotted on Tuesday evening and Wednesday will mark the last day of the Islamic month of Shaaban, SPA said, citing religious authorities in the kingdom.
The beginning and end of Islamic months are determined by the sighting of the new moon.
Also, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan and Iraq’s Sunni Muslim minority also announced that the holy month of Ramadan will start on Thursday.
Muslims all over the world are to abstain from eating, drinking and smoking from dawn to sunset during the Ramadan period.
Fasting is one of Islam’s five pillars, others include prayers five times a day, alms-giving, and the pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia
Muslims also mark the month, performing special nightly prayers and reading of the Koran.
