Sighting of Ramadan moon on May 26


  • Nation
  • Sunday, 21 May 2017

A file photo of an officer of the Federal Territories Mufti Office looking through a telescope as he performs "rukyah", the sighting of the new moon for Ramadan

KUALA LUMPUR: The sighting of the moon for the commencement of fasting for Muslims in Malaysia will take place next Friday.

The Office of the Keeper of the Rulers' Seal said the Rulers' Council had agreed that the date for the beginning of fasting will be based on sighting and calculation (rukyah and hisap).

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