Ramadan 2020 Dates: The Curious Case of the Umm al Qurra Calendar and the Phantom Crescent in the Night-time.
When is Ramadan 2020 / 1441 in the UK? or The Curious Case of the Umm al Qurra Calendar and the Phantom Crescent in the Night-time. Imad Ahmed It’s at this time of year that the New Crescent Society begins to get flooded with the following two questions: When will Ramadan begin? Will we commence Ramadan together on the same date? Unfortunately, it does not appear that we will commence Ramadan together this year, and we’ll have another year of confusion. This blog will explain State the dates for Ramadan this year; Explain why we have these different dates; Update you on some curious developments in how Saudi Arabia conduct their calendar; and Offer a proposed solution to UK Muslims for the future. 1. Dates for Fasting. In the UK, we can say there are two main positions with regards to calculating the calendar in the UK (this is an oversimplification). This is as follows: Local Moonsighting: First Fast will be Saturday 25 April , insha allah, ba...