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The crescent moon, which marks the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan, was sighted on Sunday (10 March) evening in Saudi Arabia.
Therefore, today, March 10, is the last day of the month of Sha'ban, and the holy month will begin on Monday, March 11, reports Khaleej Times.
Earlier, Saudi Arabia had called on Muslims to sight the crescent of the holy month of Ramadan. The Supreme Court called on whoever sights the crescent - either by the naked eye or through binoculars - to report to the nearest court and register their observation.
Several other countries have already announced March 12 as the beginning of Ramadan, including Australia, Malaysia, Philippines and Brunei.
Oman, too, has announced that it will observe the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan on March 12, Tuesday, as there was no sighting of the crescent moon on Sunday evening.
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