Muslims in Turkey, Oman, Singapore and Australia will begin their Ramadan fast on Thursday, after authorities in the four countries confirmed the start of the holy month based on astronomical calculations, Anadolu reports.

The head of the Turkish Presidency of Religious Affairs, Safi Arpagus, said the first tarawiya (special night prayers during Ramadan) will be held on Wednesday evening while the first day of fasting will be on Thursday.

Oman also confirmed that Muslims in the country will begin their Ramadan fast on Thursday. Authorities in the Gulf country said Wednesday will be the last day of the month of Sha’ban, the eighth month in the Islamic lunar calendar, without requiring a public sighting of the moon.

Assistant Grand Mufti Kahlan bin Nabhan al-Kharousi said the decision is based on long-established religious and scientific principles.

Muslims in Singapore will also begin fasting for the holy month of Ramadan on February 19, according to a statement from the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS).

Mufti Nazirudin Mohd Nasir said astronomical calculations showed that the new Ramadan moon will not be seen at sunset on February 17, meaning the last day of the month of Sha’ban will be on February 18 and the start of Ramadan on February 19.

Australia also confirmed that the fasting month will begin on on Thursday, based on astronomical calculations, a decision approved by the Australian Council of Fatwas after consultations led by Grand Mufti Ibrahim Abu Mohamad.

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar and begins with the sighting of the crescent moon.

While some countries rely on local sightings of the moon, others increasingly use astronomical calculations to determine the start of the month, especially when scientific data confirms the impossibility. of visual observation.

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