Eid Al Fitr!

The Shawwal crescent (The Month after Ramadan) was not sighted on Wednesday evening. 

The first half of our Muslim Communities in Australia have announced that the first day of Eid Al Fitr will be on Thursday, while the Iraqi and Afghani and other Communities in Australia have announced that the first day of Eid Al Fitr will be on Friday 14 May, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan. 

The announcement was made by The Iraqi and Afghani moon-sighting committee on Wednesday after it held a virtual meeting following Maghreb prayer. The committee said the Shawwal crescent was not sighted on Wednesday, hence Thursday 13 May, 2021 will be observed as the last day of Ramadan. 

Earlier, Iraq and Afghanistan and other countries have also confirmed that Friday will be the first day of Eid Al Fitr, since the crescent moon was not seen on Wednesday. 

The sighting of the moon signals the end of the holy month of Ramadan – when Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset – and the start of the month of Shawwal (The Month after Ramadan).  In Iraq and Afghanistan, both public and private sector workers holiday for three days, from Friday May 14 until Sunday May 16. 

The first day of Eid Al Fitr will be on Friday.

Muslims around the world celebrate the end of Ramadan with Eid-al-Fitr, but what exactly is the Islamic holiday? Learn about it here:

Hussam Saraf 

Education Support Multicultural Aid (Arabic) 

Greater Shepparton Secondary College 

Mooroopna Campus