Ramadan Will Start Thursday in Belgium

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The sacred month of Ramadan will begin Thursday in Belgium, announced the Council of the theologians of the Muslims of Belgium at the end of its meeting, Tuesday afternoon, devoted to the determination of the beginning of this blessed month. The necessary conditions for the observation of the lunar crescent were not met Tuesday evening, said the Council which concluded, on the basis of established astronomical data and recognized scientific crit…

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The month of Ramadan will begin Thursday in Belgium, announced the Muslim Council of Belgium (CMB) Tuesday afternoon. Traditionally made at the beginning of the evening on the eve or the eve of the month of fasting, the announcement was this year advanced by a few hours for reasons of astronomical observation. Ramadan is the 9th of the 12 months of the Islamic calendar, which is based on the cycles of the moon. Each month of the year starts not …