THE SUPREME JUDICIARY COUNCIL OF THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA HAS CALLED ON MUSLIMS IN SAUDI ARABIA TO SIGHT CRESCENT OF SHAWAL MONTH AT SUNSET TIME ON SATURDAY CORRESPONDING TO 28THE OF RAMADAN 1427 AH, TO DETERMINE WHETHER RAMADAN SHOULD COME TO AN END OR CONTINUE TO COMPLETE ITS 30 DAYS, ACCORDING TO A STATEMENT OF THE COUNCIL. THE STATEMENT SAID ANYONE WHO HAPPENS TO SIGHT THE MOON CAN REPORT TO THE NEAREST JUDGE OR GOVERNORATE. ACCORDING TO TEACHINGS OF PROPHET MOHAMMED (PEACE BE UPON HIM), SHAWAL MOON SHOULD BE EYE-SPOTTED AT THE END OF THE 29TH DAY OF RAMADAN TO STOP FASTING, OTHERWISE IT WILL BE CONTINUED FOR ONE ADDITIONAL DAY, MAKING RAMADAN A 30-DAY MONTH. A MONTH IN THE 12-MONTH LUNAR YEAR IS EITHER 29 OR 30 DAYS. RAMADAN, THE NINTH MONTH OF THE LUNAR YEAR, IS FOLLOWED BY SHAWAL.
