Muslims urged to look out for the moon on Monday
May 30, 2019
The month of Ramadhan in which Muslims fast from dawn up to sunset a on daily basis lasts between 29 or 30 days.
RELIGION
Muslims have been urged to look out for the moon on Monday evening because if sighted that would mean that this year's Idd el- Fitir will be celebrated on Tuesday.
Addressing journalists on Thursday, Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) Director of Sharia Sheikh Yahaya Ibrahim Kakungulu said Monday will be the 29th day of the holy month of Ramadhan.
The month of Ramadhan in which Muslims fast from dawn up to sunset on a daily basis lasts between 29 or 30 days.
"Should the moon appear in the evening of Monday, Idd will be celebrated on Tuesday but if not sighted, it will automatically be marked on Wednesday," Kakungulu said.
The Fasting month of Ramadhan is considered a special month of the Islamic religion in which the Quran was revealed to Prophet Muhammad and it is observed annually.
Kakungulu appealed to those who would sight the moon to contact UMSC immediately on the following numbers: 0702/0772-525-171 or 0772588316.
"Someone giving the information about the sighting the moon must be a sane person preferably a Muslim. Information from subsequent liars is not accepted," Kakungulu noted.