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Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court Calls on Muslims to Sight Shawwal Crescent on Friday

Mahmoud Elassal1

Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court has called on all Muslims throughout the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to sight the crescent of the month of Shawwal on Friday evening, 29 Ramadan, 1441 H, corresponding to 22 May, 2020.

In its announcement, the Supreme Court called on whoever sights the crescent by naked eyes or through binoculars to report to a nearest court and register his testimony, or report to an authority of a region's center in his area to facilitate his reaching to the nearest court.