Holy month of Ramadan
In Islam, the start of a new Islamic (Hijri) month is determined by the sighting of the crescent at the sunset of the twenty-ninth day of the preceding Hijri month, according to Amir Hussein Hassan, professor in the National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics, in comments to Egypt Today.
In Islam, the start of a new Islamic (Hijri) month is determined by the sighting of the crescent at the sunset of the twenty-ninth day of the preceding Hijri month, according to Amir Hussein Hassan, professor in the National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics, in comments to Egypt Today.
As the holy month of Ramadan approaches, workshops across Cairo started the production wheel of lanterns, which are used to decorate strees and homes, and are associated with the month.
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received a phone call from Iraqi President Barham Salih. The Iraqi president extended his greetings on the occasion of the advent of the holy month of Ramadan, wishing the government and people of Egypt progress and prosperity.
Meanwhile, the takeaway and home delivery services of restaurants and cafés operate 24 hours a day.
Egypt’s Grand Mufti Shawqi Allam has stated that all preparations for the crescent sighting had been completed.
