HIBAPRESS
The Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs announced that the first day of Dhu al-Qa'dah for the year 1447 AH will be the day after tomorrow, Sunday, April 19, 2026.
The ministry stated in a statement that it had monitored the crescent moon of Dhu al-Qa'dah for the year 1447 AH on the evening of Friday, Shawwal 29, 1447 AH, corresponding to April 17, 2026 AD, and confirmed that the sighting was not confirmed.
The text of the ministry's statement is as follows:
"The Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs announces to citizens that it has monitored the crescent moon of Dhu al-Qa'dah for the year 1447 AH on the evening of Friday, Shawwal 29, 1447 AH, corresponding to April 17, 2026 AD.
It contacted all the representatives of Islamic Affairs in the Kingdom, and the units of the Royal Armed Forces contributing to the monitoring of the crescent moon, and they all confirmed that its sighting was not confirmed.
Therefore, the month of Shawwal has completed thirty days, and the first day of Dhu al-Qa'dah will be Sunday, April 19, 2026 AD.
May Allah bless this blessed month for our Lord, the Commander of the Faithful, and protector of the homeland and religion, His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may Allah grant him victory with happiness, goodness, and blessings, and for his Crown Prince, His Royal Highness Prince Moulay El Hassan, and his happy brother, His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid, and all members of the Sharifian Royal Family with happiness and prosperity, and for the Moroccan people and the Islamic nation as a whole with progress and prosperity. He is the All-Hearing, the Responder."
