TEHRAN — The Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan will begin Wednesday in Iran, the office of the Islamic republic’s supreme leader announced as the country fights the region’s deadliest coronavirus outbreak.
“The Ramadan month’s crescent was not viewed at dusk on Monday,” state news agency IRNA reported on Tuesday, referring to the search for a crescent moon that heralds the start of the holy month.
Therefore “Wednesday, the 25th of Farvardin, will be the first day of the blessed month of Ramadan,” it added, quoting a statement from Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s office.
The start of Ramadan is set by both lunar calculations and physical sightings that…
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