The central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee has sight the Ramadan moon, making the first fasting day to fall on 23rd Aug 2009, Sunday.

Muslims in Qatar, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen, Algeria, Indonesia, Malaysia, Lebanon, Egypt, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Palestine as well as France will also celebrate the beginning of Ramadan on Saturday. During the month of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, Muslims abstain from eating, drinking and smoking from dawn to dusk.