Several Arab and Islamic countries , led by Saudi Arabia, announced that tomorrow, Friday, is the first day of Eid Al-Fitr , while some countries announced that it falls on the day after tomorrow, Saturday.

Thus, the month of Ramadan, which began on Thursday, March 23, will be 29 days for the countries that announced the start of Eid al-Fitr on Friday, and 30 days for those who approved it on Saturday.

And the Saudi Press Agency reported that the Supreme Court announced that “tomorrow, Friday, is the first day of Eid Al-Fitr for this year 1444 AH, after the sighting of the crescent of the month of Shawwal was confirmed,” and thus the month of Ramadan will end on its 29th day.

In a related context, the UAE, Qatar, the Sultanate of Oman, Iraq, Yemen, Palestine, Jordan, Syria and Sudan announced Friday, the first day of Eid, after the crescent of the month of Shawwal was established as well, according to separate official statements by the Qatari and Emirati Crescent Investigation Committees, the Iraqi Sunni Court and the Yemeni Endowments.

Bahrain and Kuwait also announced the same position, according to two separate statements by the Sharia Vision Authority in the two countries. In turn, the Egyptian Dar Al Iftaa announced that tomorrow, Friday, is the first day of Eid Al-Fitr.

On the other hand, the Omani Endowment stated in a statement that Saturday is the first day of Eid Al-Fitr, after the crescent of Shawwal could not be seen, and Friday, which completes the month of Ramadan, will be 30 days.

Religious authorities in some Shiite-majority countries said that Friday is the completion of Ramadan, and therefore Saturday is the first day of Eid.

The office of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the highest Shiite authority in Iraq, Sayyid Ali al-Sistani, said that due to the lack of sighting of the crescent on Friday evening, "Saturday will be the day of Eid al-Fitr."

In Lebanon, Sunni Muslims celebrate the holiday on Friday, and so do the Shiites who imitate the late religious authority, Sayyid Muhammad Hussein Fadlallah, while the rest of the Shiites celebrate the holiday on Saturday.

The blessed month of Ramadan began on Thursday, March 23, in 27 Arab and Islamic countries, including Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Palestine, and Muslim communities in France, Austria and the Australian continent.