Month of Ramadan to commence on Sunday

The Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG) has confirmed that the Holy Month of Ramadan will commence on Sunday, April 3, 2022.
A release issued by the Organisation stated that the moon was not sighted on Friday evening and as such, Taraweeh will commence on Saturday evening followed by the commencement of fasting to observe the month of Ramadan.
President of the CIOG, Shahabudeen Ahmad in a message stated that the Holy Month of Ramadan should be received with deep respect, love and gratitude. “This month was gifted to us, so that we can purify our bodies, minds and hearts in order to cultivate Taqwa and come closer to Allah, our Creator.”
“Ramadan is a time to reset and align our actions and habits to our spiritual purpose; Ramadan is the training ground. Ramadan is a time of stock-taking, a time of evaluation of all of the God-given abilities and resources we were endowed with,” he added.
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting, prayer, reflection and community.
A commemoration of Muhammad’s first revelation, the annual observance of Ramadan is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam and lasts twenty-nine to thirty days, from one sighting of the crescent moon to the next.