Ramadan fasting in Sri Lanka to commence on Tuesday

The new Crescent moon of the month of Ramadan has been sighted in Sri Lanka this evening (11), according to the Colombo Grand Mosque.

Hence, the Muslims in Sri Lanka will begin the month of Ramadan fasting from dawn on Tuesday (March 12), the Colombo Grand Mosque said.

Ramadan is the most sacred month of the year for Muslims — the Prophet Mohammed reportedly said, “When the month of Ramadan starts, the gates of heaven are opened and the gates of hell are closed and the devils are chained.”

Muslims believe it was during this month that God revealed the first verses of the Quran, Islam’s sacred text, to Mohammed, on a night known as “The Night of Power” (or Laylat al-Qadr in Arabic).