The UAE News report: The first day of Ramadan will be observed on April 13, Tuesday, UAE’s moon-sighting committee announced on Monday. Accordingly, April 12 [Monday] is the last day of Shaban 1442 Hijri.
Abu Dhabi Judicial Department officials met after prayers on Monday to sight the holy month’s moon crescent under orders from the minister of justice.
Both public and private sector staff will work shorter days during Ramadan as many employees are fasting. The UAE’s Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation said yesterday that private sector establishments, institutions and companies would have to reduce normal work by two hours for the holy month.
The Dubai Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management announced a number of guidelines to be followed during Ramadan, including the fact that Taraweeh, Isha prayers in mosques would only be for 30 minutes.
Earlier, the crescent moon, which marks the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan, had been sighted in Saudi Arabia, authorities had announced.
Therefore, today, April 12, was the last day of the month of Shaaban, and the holy month will begin on Tuesday, April 13.
The Taraweeh prayers this Ramadan at the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah will be shortened to 10 raka’ts from 20.Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al Sudais, head of the Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques, confirmed that this was in accordance with the Covid safety measures put in place to protect worshippers from infection during the Holy Month.
