Qatar Awqaf Calls for Shawwal Moon Sighting Announcement

  • 28/03/2025

Doha: The Crescent Sighting Committee under the Ministry of Islamic Religious Affairs (Awqaf) has urged all Muslims in Qatar to observe the sighting of the Shawwal moon on the evening of Saturday, March 29, 2025 (Ramadan 29, Hijri 1446). Those who spot the crescent are requested to notify the public and report their sighting in person to the committee.

The committee stated that individuals who sight the moon should visit the Crescent Sighting Committee at the Auqaf head office in the Westbay Towers area of Dafna to confirm their presence. This announcement is part of efforts to determine the start of Eid al-Fitr based on lunar observations.

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