Amman: Ahmad Al-Hassanat, the Kingdom’s Grand Mufti, has issued a nationwide call for citizens and residents to participate in the Ramadan crescent observation next Friday evening. Iftaa directorates nationwide will receive crescent sighting testimonies, with the official observation committee gathering at the late King Hussein bin Talal Mosque in Dabouq, Al-Hassanat announced Monday.
According to Jordan News Agency, the astronomical event determines the start of the holy month, when Muslims begin their dawn-to-dusk fast.