Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, March 21) — The Muslim holy month of Ramadan will begin this Thursday, March 23.
Groups assigned to perform moonsighting “have performed what they were assigned to do, and then finally, the result of the moonsighting is that the moon crescent has not been sighted,” the Bangsamoro Darul Ifta said Tuesday.
“Based on this, the Bangsamoro Darul Ifta has decided that the beginning of Ramadan will be on Thursday 23rd of March, 2023 In sha Allah.”
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar – observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of prayer and fasting.
The start date varies by country and depends on the sighting of the new moon.
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