Eid Al Adha 2025: UAE residents urged to sight Dhul Hijjah crescent on May 27
The UAE's Fatwa Council has called on specialists, experts, and moon sighting observers, as well residents in the country to look out for the crescent of Dhul Hijjah on Tuesday evening, May 27.
Anyone who spots the crescent is encouraged to report it to the Crescent Sighting Committee by calling 027774647 or submitting the sighting via the online form at this link: https://forms.office.com/r/2NMuJDytiU.
As the Islamic calendar is based on the lunar cycle, dates of holidays and other Islamic events depend on the sighting of the Moon. However, Ibrahim Al Jarwan, an astronomy expert, has predicted the day the festival will fall on, based on astronomical calculations.
Al Jarwan, who is the Chairman of the Emirates Astronomical Society and member of the Arab Union for Astronomy and Space Sciences, has said that the first day of Dhul Hijjah is likely to fall on Wednesday, May 28.
This means that, on the basis of astronomical calculations, Friday, June 6, 2025, will be Eid Al Adha.
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