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Saudi Arabia, which is home to the most sacred places in Islam, declared that Sunday would mark the start of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the conclusion of the Ramadan fast.
In a statement released on Saturday, March 29, 2025, by the official Saudi Press Agency on X, the Royal Court declared, “The Supreme Court has decided that tomorrow, Sunday, March 30, 2025, is the first day of Eid al-Fitr.”
According to the Muslim lunar calendar, Eid al-Fitr is celebrated when the crescent moon is sighted.
It was also stated by Qatar and the United Arab Emirates that the holiday will begin on Sunday.
Shiite-majority Iran and Oman announced that Eid al-Fitr would begin on Monday.
Devout Muslims abstain from eating and drinking from sunrise to sunset throughout Ramadan, and they customarily get together with loved ones to break their fast in the evening.
Fasting is common in Saudi Arabia, the country that is home to the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina and the Grand Mosque in Mecca.
Across the Muslim world, Ramadan festivities this year were overshadowed by Israel’s resumption of hostilities in Gaza, where its military campaign to eradicate Hamas has killed tens of thousands of people, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory.
