The United Arab Emirates (UAE) declared Monday (Mar 11) as the first day of Ramadan this year. According to a report by the Khaleej Times, the UAE’s Moon-sighting committee said on Sunday that the crescent Moon — which signals the start of a month in the Islamic Hijri calendar — was spotted on Sunday evening.
Temperatures have come down in the country due to heavy rainfall over the weekend. The report said that this Ramadan would be pleasant with the weather in the UAE from March-April being warm to hot.
Islamic months last 29 or 30 days depending on when the Moon is sighted. The report added that since the Moon was spotted on Sunday evening, the month that precedes Ramadan in the Hijri calendar — Sha’ban — ended at 29 days. Ramadan 1, therefore, is on March 11.
