The Egyptian Dar Al Iftaa announced that next Friday is the first day of the holy month of Ramadan, and that tomorrow, Thursday, will be the completion of the month of Shaaban
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She said in a statement: "The Egyptian Ifta House polled the crescent of the holy month of Ramadan for the year one thousand four hundred and forty one AH after sunset on the twenty-ninth Wednesday of Sha`ban for the year one thousand four hundred and forty one AH corresponding to the twenty-second of April of the year two thousand and twenty AD by the legitimate and scientific committees Throughout the Republic.
He added: "We have verified in Islamic law the results of this correct, legitimate and visual vision. The sighting of the crescent of Ramadan for the year one thousand four hundred and forty-one AH in the naked eye has not been proven, and that astronomical calculation has also agreed. Therefore, the Egyptian Ifta House announces that Friday, the twenty-fourth of the month. April of the year two thousand and twenty AD is the first day of Ramadan for the year one thousand four hundred and forty one AH.