Monday marks 1st day of Ramadan: Egypt’s Grand Mufti

CAIRO – 10 March 2024: Egypt’s Grand Mufti Shawki Allam announced that Monday, 11 March 2024, is the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan of the Hijri year 1445.

Dar Al-Iftaa sighted the Ramadan crescent moon, which means that Today, on Sunday, is the last day of Shaaban month, the eighth month of the Islamic calendar.

Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia and UAE, also announced Monday the starting date of the holy month.

On this occasion, Dar Al-Iftaa congratulated President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and the Egyptian people as well as people in all Arab and Islamic countries.

Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, is one of the five pillars of Islam where Muslims fast by refraining from eating or drinking throughout the morning hours (from dawn to sunset) of the 29-30 day month.

It's noteworthy that Ramadan typically begins approximately 10 to 14 days earlier each Gregorian calendar year compared to the previous year.