Live from the Grand Mosque in Mecca where Muslims gather for prayers observing the holy month of Ramadan..
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MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA – Muslims pray the first Friday prayers at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on the first Friday of Ramadan.
Source: AP People praying in Mecca ahead of holy month of Ramadan.
Many of the more than 1.8 billion Muslims across the world have begun fasting for the holy month of Ramadan.
Saudi Arabia and most other Middle Eastern states welcomed the start of Ramadan late on Friday after the crescent moon was sighted in the kingdom, which is home to Islam’s two holiest sites.
“The Supreme Court has decided that tomorrow, Saturday, is the first day of the month of [Ramadan],” the official Saudi Press Agency posted on X on Friday.
Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Sudan and Tunisia announced they too would begin the daytime fast on Saturday as well as in the Palestinian territory of war-torn Gaza and the occupied West Bank. Sunni Muslims in Lebanon also began fasting on Saturday.
Watch live from Mecca as the Islamic holy fasting month of Ramadan begins. Officials saw the crescent moon on Sunday night in Saudi Arabia, home to the holiest sites in Islam, marking the start of Ramadan for many of the world’s 1.8 billion Muslims.
The crescent moon marking the start of Ramadan 2025 (1446H) has been sighted in Saudi Arabia, confirming that the first day of fasting will be Saturday, March 1, 2025.
The announcement, made by the Kingdom’s Supreme Court on Friday evening, February 28, 2025.
After extensive observations across the Kingdom, Saudi Arabia’s moon-sighting committee confirmed the Ramadan crescent’s visibility. Abdullah Al-Khudairi, spokesperson for the committee, stated,
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