India marks Feb 19 as the beginning of Ramadan after moon sighting
Maulana Khalid Rasheed Farangi Mahali, Qazi-e-Shahr and President of the Markazi Chand Committee, Farangi Mahal, Lucknow, has announced that the moon was sighted, reported ANI.
Which means the first day of Ramadan would be Feb 19, Thursday, in India.
Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, is the holiest month of the year.
It commemorates the revelation of the Quran to Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) on the Night of Decree, Laylat Al Qadr, observed during the last ten nights of Ramadan.