The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) is pleased to announce that the holy fasting month of Ramadan will start in North America on Tuesday, July 9, 2013. ISNA’s Majlis Ash-Shura has resolved to follow the position of the Fiqh Council of North America, which is to use the methodology of calculations for determining the Islamic lunar months for North America.
On the basis of this method, the dates of Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr for the year 1434 AH are established as follows:
- 1st of Ramadan will be on Tuesday, July 9, 2013
- 1st of Shawwal will be on Thursday, August 8, 2013
For further details, please click here or go to http://www.fiqhcouncil.org/. May you, your family and community have a blessed Ramadan (Zakat ul Fitr is $8 per person).
