Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday that Eidul Fitr will begin on Sunday, marking the end of the month of Ramazan.
“The Supreme Court has decided that tomorrow, Sunday March 30, 2025, it is the first day of Eid al-Fitr,” said the Royal Court in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency In X.
The moment of Eidul Fitr is determined by the mid -moon sighting, according to the Muslim lunar calendar.
The United Arab Emirates and Qatar also announced that Sunday would be the first day of the holidays.
Meanwhile, Oman and Iran said Eidul Fitr would begin on Monday.
In Pakistan, the space investigation commission and the upper atmosphere (Supparco) said earlier this week that Eidul Fitr would probably fall on March 31.
In a statement, the commission had said that, given the scientific parameters, the probability of a moon sighting on Sunday in Pakistan was high.
At the entire Muslim world, Ramazan’s festivities were eclipsed by Israel’s resumption of hostilities in Gaza, where his military campaign has killed more than 50,000 people, mostly women and children, according to the Ministry of Health in the besieged territory.
The fight was caused by the attack of October 7, 2023 against Israel by Hamas that resulted in the death of 1,170 people, mostly civilians, according to Israeli figures. Several countries and international unions criticized Israel’s response to attack as “disproportionate.”
