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Eid Al Fitr: UAE panel convenes to sight Shawwal moon

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Eid Al Fitr: UAE panel convenes to sight Shawwal moon

Abu Dhabi - The committee is holding a meeting after Maghrib prayer today.

Published: Mon 3 Jun 2019, 2:32 PM

Updated: Mon 3 Jun 2019, 10:53 PM

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Sultan bin Saeed Al Badi Al Dhaheri, Minister of Justice, has issued a decision setting up a moon-sighting committee to detect the beginning of the month of Shawwal, which will mark the end of Ramadan and start of Eid Al-Fitr.
The committee will hold a meeting under the chairmanship of the Justice Minister along with a number of senior officials, after Maghrib prayer on Monday, 3rd of June (29th Ramadan) at the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department.
The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department urged residents to not publish any false information as the meeting was still underway, and an official announcement will be made.

The decision also calls on all Sharia courts across the country to look out for the crescent moon and inform the committee of any sightings.



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