This year’s Eid al-Fitr (small festival) in Qatar will be celebrated on Friday, March 20. The Moon-Sighting Committee, which met at the headquarters of the Ministry of Awqaf on Wednesday evening, officially announced this. The committee stated in a statement that the Shawwal moon was not sighted on the evening of Wednesday (March 18), which is the 29th of Ramadan according to the Hijri calendar, so Ramadan 30 will be completed on Thursday, March 19, and Eid al-Fitr will be celebrated on Friday.
Key information:
- Moon-Sighting: Wednesday evening, March 18.
- Ramadan 30: Thursday, March 19.
- Eid al-Fitr: Friday, March 20.
The committee extended Eid greetings to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, his father, His Highness the Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, and His Highness the Deputy Amir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani, as well as to the government and people of Qatar and Muslims around the world. As previously announced by the Qatar Central Bank, banks and financial institutions will be closed from Thursday, March 19.
