Bahrain will celebrate the first day of Eid A Fitr on Friday corresponding to April 21, the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (SCIA) has announced.
In a statement, the Ramadan moon-sighting committee, which convened on Thursday at the SCIA headquarters to receive news and testimonies, confirmed the birth of the Shawwal crescent.
The panel, which comprised scholars Shaikh Adnan bin Abdulla Al Qattan, Dr. Shaikh Fareed Yacoub Al Meftah, Dr. Shaikh Ibrahim Al-Merrikhi and Shaikh Rashid bin Hassan Al-Buainain, said that Friday, April 21 would be the first day of Eid Al-Fitr in Bahrain, based on testimonies from Saudi Arabia, wishing Muslims all over the world many happy returns of the occasion.
Eid Al Fitr in Bahrain
The SCIA extended deepest congratulations to King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, as well as the Royal Family, the people of Bahrain and the Islamic World on Eid Al Fitr.
Bahrain has announced a three-day holiday for workers in the Kingdom.
Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, this week issued a circular on the Eid Al-Fitr holidays.
The circular stipulates that the Kingdom’s ministries and public institutions will close on the day of Eid Al Fitr and the two days that follow.
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