The Office of the Supreme Religious Authority, Ayatollah Sayyid Ali al-Sistani, announced today, Saturday, (May 23, 2020) that tomorrow, Sunday, will be the...
May, 2020
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23 May
Sunday Is Eid al-Fitr in the UK: Ayatollah Khamenei
According to fatwas of Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei and based on experts’ opinions of the moon sighting committee of the Office of his eminence Sunday the 24th of May 2020 is...
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21 May
Sunday to Be Eid al-Fitr in North America
According to astronomical data, the crescent moon of the month of Shawwal can easily be sighted with the naked eye, during the sunset of Saturday, the twenty-ninth of the month of...
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20 May
Sunday Declares Eid al-Fitr by Ayatollah Fadlullah’s Office
The Juristic Office of the Institution of His Eminence, the late Religious Authority, Sayyid Muhammad Hussein Fadlullah (ra), issued a statement concerning the...
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19 May
The Value of Zakat al-Fitrah in the United Kingdom
With the excitement of the joyous completion of the holy month of Ramadan, it is easy to forget about the needs of those in poverty and our..
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19 May
Frequently Asked Questions on Zakat Al-Fitrah
Frequently Asked Questions on Zakat Al-Fitrah according to the Fatwas of Ayatollahs Khamenei, Sistani, Makarem Shirazi and Hakeem....
June, 2019
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3 June
The Value of Zakat al-Fitrah in the US
With the excitement of the joyous completion of the holy month of Ramadan, it is easy to forget about the needs of those in poverty and our obligation to provide charity to...
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2 June
Predicting the Eid al-Fitr according to Shia Maraji’
Certain factors are at play for sighting the crescent on the first night of the month. These factors include “the time when the sun and the moon sets”, “the interval between the setting of the two”, “the coordinates of the sun and the moon and also the difference between the angles of them which is down to the latitudinal as well as the directional difference of the moon and the sun”, “the percentage of...
June, 2018
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14 June
Ayatollah Sistani: Firday to be the Last Day of Ramadan in Australia and the Entire Europe
The office of Grand Ayatollah Sistani announced that after sunset on Thursday 14 June, the sighting of the crescent of Shawwal with the naked eye for the month of Shawwal, in Australia and the entire Europe, has not been...
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13 June
Ayatollah Sistani’s Office Invites to Ascertain the Crescent of Shawwal Month
The office of His Eminence Ayatollah Sayyid Ali al-Sistani (long may he live) in the holy city of Najaf invites Momineen in Iraq and neighbouring countries to ascertain the crescent of the...
