Riyadh: Eid al-Fitr will begin on Monday, May 2 as the Shawwal moon was not sighted on Saturday, Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court said according to the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
In a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency, the Royal Court said: "The Supreme court said that following reports received from courts based on testimonies of those who are experts in the field that the moon of Shawal was not seen. Therefore, it has been decided that Sunday 30/9/1443AH, according to Umm Al-Qura calendar, corresponding to May 1 is the last day of the holy month of Ramadan and that Monday 1/10/1443AH, according to Umm Al-Qura calendar, corresponding to May 2 is the first day of Eid Al-Fitr."
Meanwhile, in Oman, the main committee to survey the sighting of the crescent of the month of Shawwal will meet on Sunday evening, corresponding to Ramadhan 29, at the Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs, to investigate the sighting of the crescent of the month.
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