UAE sets up moon-sighting committee for Ramadan

Abu Dhabi - Sultan bin Saeed Al Badi, Minister of Justice, has issued a decision to set up the Moon-sighting committee for the Holy Month of Ramadan in Hijri 1436, corresponding to 2015.

The committee, chaired by the Minister of Justice, includes Sultan Saeed Al Badi, the Under-Secretary of Abu Dhabi Judicial Department, along with a number of officials.

The decision called on all the Sharia Courts nationwide to detect the crescent moon and inform the committee.

The committee will hold a meeting after Maghrib Prayer on Tuesday, 29th of Shaaban, Hijri 1436, corresponding to June 16, 2015, at the Judiciary Department in Abu Dhabi.