We will perform Eid al-Fitr prayers tomorrow morning."Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The government decided in an Isbat meeting that the first Syawal (the month after Ramadan) or Eid al-Fitr falls on Friday, July 17.
During the Isbat meeting, which was held at the office of the Ministry of Religious Affairs, it was decided that Ramadan will end on Thursday, July 16.
"We received four reports on sightings of the crescent moon in four places. As the crescent moon was visible, we will enter the first day of Syawal tonight. We will perform Eid al-Fitr prayers tomorrow morning," Minister of Religious Affairs Lukman Hakim Saifuddin said at a press conference at the office of his ministry here on Thursday evening.
Of the several places from where the moon is observed, the crescent moon was sighted in four. It was on the basis of this that the government came to a decision on celebrating Eid al-Fitr on Friday, July 17.
The sightings of the crescent moon met the criteria to decide when Eid al-Fitr would be celebrated, the minister explained.
(Uu.A014/INE/KR-BSR)
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