Nigeria, March 29 -- Saudi Arabia has announced that the crescent for the Islamic month of Shawwal has been sighted, marking an end to the month of Ramadan and that the Eid Al-Fitr festival will be observed on Sunday, 30 March.

This disclosure was made on Haramin's official Facebook page, an official platform for the Muslim community in Saudi Arabia.

This aligns with Islamic tradition, which dictates that the sighting of the Shawwal moon marks the end of Ramadan and the beginning of the new month. However, the Islamic law also allows for localisation, which means countries, or in some cases, communities, wait to sight the new moon in their areas before announcing the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.

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