Saudi Arabia: Eid Al-Adha Crescent Sighted

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has officially announced that the crescent Moon for the Dhul Hijjah 1446 AH has been sighted on Tuesday evening, consequentially the last month of the Islamic calendar will begin in the region on Wednesday (May 28).

According to the Islamic calendar Eid al-Adha or Bakrid will be celebrated in the kingdom on Friday (June 6).

Also known as Bakra Eid, Bakrid, Bakhreid, Eid al-Adha, Eid Qurban, Qurban Bayarami or the Feast of Sacrifice, the festival commemorates the sacrifice of Prophet Ibrahim’s (Abraham) son as an act of respect to the divine.