For Muslims in Saudi Arabia and most Sunni-ruled Middle Eastern states Ramadan will begin on Saturday, but in Shiite-majority Iran and Iraq it will start the following day, authorities announced.

For Muslims in Saudi Arabia and most Sunni-ruled Middle Eastern states Ramadan will begin on Saturday, but in Shiite-majority Iran and Iraq it will start the following day, authorities announced.

Live from the Grand Mosque in Mecca where Muslims gather for prayers as Saudi Arabia began observing the holy month of Ramadan on Saturday along with many other countries in

Live from the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, as Muslims gather for prayers during the holy month of Ramadan. The Grand Mosque houses the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site. See

Deep in the Saudi Arabian desert, a group of robed men are peering into the sky, trying to spot the crescent moon that signifies the start of Ramadan.Their work is significant: an official sighting of the moon begins a month of fasting and prayer for millions of Muslims in Saudi Arabia,

Muslims believe that Ramadan is the month when the first verses of the Quran were revealed to the Prophet Muhammad more than 1,400 years ago. Fasting is one of the five pillars of Islam, along with the Muslim declaration of faith,

For most countries, the first day of fasting is likely to be March 2, depending on the sighting of the new moon.

As Muslim adherents throughout the world look forward to Ramadan 2025, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has set the date for the crescent moon sighting.

Saudi Arabia has officially announced that Ramadan will begin on Saturday, March 1, with the sighting of the crescent moon. Muslims throughout the Kingdom and beyond will fast from dawn to dusk, devoting the month to spiritual development,

Get the accurate Ramadan 2025 date for Saudi Arabia, India, UAE, Pakistan, and global timings. Know the start and end dates of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting, prayer, and reflection.

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Saudi Arabia and the UAE on Friday announced sighting the crescent of holy month of Ramadan.The people in the Gulf countries will observe their first fast today . Saudi Arabia is usually the