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Moon-sighting for Ramadan 2018 today

Dubai - The committee will meet after the Maghrib prayer.

Published: Tue 15 May 2018, 1:27 PM

Updated: Tue 15 May 2018, 10:03 PM

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The UAE's committee for moon-sighting will meet today after the Maghrib prayer to announce the date for the commencement of Ramadan.
Sultan bin Saeed Al Badi, Minister of Justice, had issued a decision for setting up the moon-sighting committee for the holy month of Ramadan for the Hijri year, 1439. 
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According to different media sources, the committee, chaired by the minister of Justice, includes different representatives and officials from courts and judicial entities.
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The decision called on all Shariah courts in the country to look out for the moon and inform the committee. 



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