AMMAN — Grand Mufti Ahmed Hasanat on Tuesday called on the public to look for the crescent moon (hilal) at sunset on Friday, March 28, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. The crescent marks the ...

If the sighting is confirmed, Muslims in Jordan will start fasting on Thursday; otherwise, the month will begin on Friday. In accordance with Islam, the sighting of the crescent moon at dusk on the ...