THIS year’s Ramadan will start on Wednesday, August 11 if the new moon is sighted on Tuesday, August 10.
However, if the new moon is not sighted on August 10, then Thursday, August 12 shall be the automatic day for the commencement of the Ramadan.
These were contained in a communiqué issued at the 16th National Ramadan conference held at the Eastern Regional capital, Koforidua, on Saturday.
The conference, which was attended by all the regional chief imams, a representative of the National Chief Imam, as well as some Muslim chiefs, was addressed by the Catholic Bishop of the Koforidua Diocese, Most Rev. Joseph Afrifa-Agyekum, and Baba Jamal, the Deputy Eastern Regional Minister, who represented the Vice-President, Mr John Dramani Mahama.
It said: “That by consensus Tuesday, August 10 2010, shall be the first sighting day for the new moon of the month of Ramadan and if sighted on this day, Wednesday August 11, 2010 shall be the first day of Ramadan but if not sighted on the said day, Wednesday, August 11, 2010, shall complete the month of by calculation and Thursday, August 12, 2010, shall be an automatic day for the commencement of the fast,” the communiqué stated.
The communiqué asked all Muslims to educate their youth, do away with their differences and unite for a common goal for the betterment of Islam and the nation.
It also asked Muslims to be concerned about national issues and come in their numbers to be counted in the forthcoming national population census scheduled to take place in September, this year.
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