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Every year, the sighting of the Ramzan moon brings great cheer for Muslims as they scamper to make preparations for fasting and head to mosques to begin special ‘Taraweeh’ prayers.
Fatehpuri Masjid Imam Mufti Mukarram Ahmad said the moon was sighted in various parts of the country and Muslims would begin fasting from Sunday.
”As the holy month begins, we pray for the welfare of all the people in the country. We pray for peace and development in the country,” he told PTI.
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Maulana Asaduddin Qasmi Convenor of Ruyat-e-Hilal Committee, Imarat-e-Sharaiyah-Hind, has, therefore, declared that 1st Ramzan falls on Sunday, it said.
Various Muslim bodies in states such as Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal also declared that the fasting month would begin on Sunday.
Muslims have been observing the fasting month for the past two years in the shadow of the Covid pandemic. This year, many of the Covid curbs have been lifted following a dip in cases and vaccination of people.