ON Monday, May 6, Muslim Filipinos will join the more than 1 billion Muslims all over the world in the observance of the Holy Month of Ramadan.
The start of Ramadan depends upon the appearance of the new moon as seen by man’s naked eyes. If the new moon is sighted on the 29th day of Rajab, the eighth month of the Islamic Hijrah, Ramadan begins on Sunday; if not, it would begin on Tuesday. But it is presumed that the crescent would not be seen in the Philippines on Saturday, therefore, Ramadan will start on Monday.
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