Ramadan will start on Thursday across the UK

• The start of the Taraweeh prayers in UK mosques on Wednesday night has been verified by religious authorities.
• Prior to Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar that Muslims observe to renew their spiritual selves, mosques have already been adorned.
• Religious experts anticipate that Eidul Fitr will be celebrated on the same day across the nation.

According to the statement made by mosques in the United Kingdom after Saudi Arabia, the holy month of fasting, Ramadan, is scheduled to begin on Thursday, March 23.

The majority of the Gulf nations, including Saudi Arabia, will begin Ramadan on Thursday, according to regional media on Tuesday.

The start of the Taraweeh prayers in UK mosques on Wednesday night has been verified by religious authorities. Prior to Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar that Muslims observe to renew their spiritual selves, mosques have already been adorned.

Religious experts anticipate that Eidul Fitr, which celebrates the end of the fasting month, will be celebrated on the same day across the nation because Ramadan began on the same day in the UK this year.

On Thursday, the Central Jamaat Ahl-e-Sunnah Britain and Overseas Trust also declared the beginning of Ramadan. According to Allama Qazi Abdul Aziz Chishti, starting the holy month on a single day will foster community cohesion and peace.

The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee of Pakistan, led by its head Maulana Abdul Khabir, will convene this evening at the Auqaf Department’s Peshawar offices to observe the sighting of the crescent of Ramadan ul Mubarak 1444 A.H.

Nisab zakat

The minimum Zakat Nisab for the current year was declared by the government on Tuesday.

According to a notification released by the Ministry of Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety, zakat will be deducted from savings accounts, profit and loss sharing accounts, and other similar accounts with a minimal balance of Rs103,159 or above, on the first of Ramadan.

It should be mentioned that the Nisab’s price was set last year at Rs88,927.

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