Eid on Thursday or Friday: Moon sighting in UAE on Wednesday

Dr. Hadef bin Jowan Al Dhahiri, Minister of Justice, has issued a decision setting up the moon-sighting committee for the month of Shawwal, Hijri 1434.

The committee, chaired by the Minister of Justice, includes Sultan Saeed Al Badi, the Under-Secretary of Abu Dhabi Judicial Department, along with a number of officials.

The decision called on all the Sharia courts in the UAE to detect the crescent moon and inform the committee.

The committee will hold the meeting after Maghreb prayer on Wednesday, 29th of Ramadan, Hijri 1434, corresponding to August 7 at the Judiciary Department in Abu Dhabi.