28-02-2025
Ramadan 2025 announcement issued by leading Birmingham mosque behind Eid events
A leading Birmingham mosque has made an announcement for Ramadan 2025.
Green Lane Masjid and Community Centre (GLMCC), which organises the city's huge public events for Eid, has made its annual Ramadan announcement.
The mosque, based in Small Heath, said in a statement: "The moon has been sighted, which means that Ramadan will commence on Saturday, March 1st, 2025.
"Taraweeh will begin tonight (Friday 28th February). Isha salah jamat time is 8pm and taraweeh will commence straight after, please arrive early to secure your place. Please park considerately and do not block entrances.
"We urge our congregation to uphold the best character and remain within religious practices during Ramadan."
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GLMCC has traditionally followed declarations from Saudi Arabia rather than awaiting news of moonsightings within the UK.
More announcements will follow as people try to spot the moon in British skies.
It means dates could vary within Birmingham and across the UK as worshippers face Ramadan on two different dates - either March 1 or 2.
Some in the UK base their calendars on local sightings of the crescent or, if that's not possible because of cloud cover, confer with officials in Morocco where the time zone (Western European Time) is currently in alignment with the UK's Greenwich Mean Time.
Others in the UK follow Saudi Arabia, which declares its dates earlier in the day due to the time difference. It's currently three hours ahead of the UK.
Experts say it is now likely the moon will not be sighted in Morocco, which bases decisions only on naked-eye sightings. That would mean Ramadan will start on Sunday, March 2.
Moonsighting experts had already predicted we may get a "split Ramadan" again this year.
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