Ramadan Crescent Sighting Committee of the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs (Awqaf) announced that today, May 27, will be the first day of Ramadan.
This came in a statement released by the committee after a meeting it held earlier last night.
The committee’s statement said that they have confirmed the viewing of the Ramadan Crescent on Friday night, May 26.
The committee then expressed greetings on the arrival of the month to HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, HH the Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, HH the Deputy Emir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani, and to the wise government, the Qatari people and all Muslims.


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