Jordan to observe Eid Al-Fitr Thursday

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AMMAN — Grand Mufti Abdul Karim Al-Khasawneh announced Tuesday that Wednesday will be the 30th of Ramadan, followed Thursday by Eid Al-Fitr, when Muslims break the month-long fasting. The decision is made upon the sighting of the new moon, according to Islamic law. Khasawneh said in a televised message that it was not possible at sunset to see the crescent of Shawwal, the 10th month of the Islamic lunar calendar. Read more National News   (window.globalAmlAds = window.globalAmlAds || []).push('admixer_async_509089081')   (window.globalAmlAds = window.globalAmlAds || []).push('admixer_async_552628228') Read More Jordan Resumes Sending Humanitarian Convoys to the Gaza Strip 9 Injured in Apartment Fire in Dahiyat Al-Rasheed, Amman Irbid: Four Masked Men Arrested After Armed Robbery of 7,000 Dinars
AMMAN — Grand Mufti Abdul Karim Al-Khasawneh announced Tuesday that Wednesday will be the 30th of Ramadan, followed Thursday by Eid Al-Fitr, when Muslims break the month-long fasting.
 


The decision is made upon the sighting of the new moon, according to Islamic law. Khasawneh said in a televised message that it was not possible at sunset to see the crescent of Shawwal, the 10th month of the Islamic lunar calendar.

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