The Egyptian Fatwa House announced that tomorrow, Friday, is the first day of Eid al-Fitr, after the sighting of the crescent moon of Shawwal was confirmed.
The Grand Mufti of the Republic, Nazir Ayad, read the statement of Dar al-Ifta on air, confirming the sighting of the crescent of Shawwal through the Sharia committees of the Dar, and the integration of the sighting with astronomical calculations.
The Egyptian Dar al-Ifta observed the crescent moon of Shawwal on Thursday evening, at sunset on the 29th of Ramadan, through its Sharia committees spread across several regions of the country.
Egypt agrees with this view with many Arab countries that announced yesterday that the crescent moon could not be sighted, so Ramadan will be 30 days long and Friday will be the first day of Eid al-Fitr, given that they are ahead of Egypt by one day at the beginning of Ramadan, most notably the Arab Gulf countries.
