Eid Al-Fitr begins on Friday in UAE, Saudi

JEDDAH: The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia declared Thursday as the last day of Ramadan 2015 and Friday as the start of the Eid al-Fitr holidays. In a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the Royal Court said a number of adult witnesses in a number of provinces across the kingdom have testified to have seen with the naked the new moon of the month of Shawwal 1436 in the Islamic calendar. Eid al-Fitr celebration begins after the fasting month of Ramadan ends. During Ramadan, Muslims abstain from food, drinks and sexual intercourse from dawn to dusk, which is an exercise in self-restraint, intended to bring the faithful closer to God. Bhatkallys.com wishes its readers in UAE, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states a happy and blessed Eid-ul-Fitr!