Saudi Arabia to celebrate Eid-ul-Adha on July 31
Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court announced on Monday that the Day of Arafat will fall on Thursday, July 30, and the Eid Al-Adha will be celebrated on Friday, July 31.
The announcement follows a confirmation by the moonsighting committees formed to determine the beginning of the 12th month of the Islamic calendar.
The committees confirmed that the crescent of Dhu Al Hijja was not visible today (Monday) and will be clearly visible after the sunset of tomorrow (Tuesday).
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This means that Wednesday, July 22, will be the first of Dhu Al Hijja that marks the start of this year's Hajj season, which will be limited to only 10,000 pilgrims from within the Kingdom due to the coronavirus pandemic.
