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Tunisian and Saudi Muftis apologize for mistake in announcing Eid

however, admitted later that he had been wrong as Eid fell on Saturday, not Friday

 

Tunisia’s Mufti Sheikh Hamda Saied apologized to the people of the North African country for making a mistake in announcing Eid al-Fitr.

According to reports, he had announced in an official address to the Tunisian nation that Friday, July 17, would mark Eid al-Fitr.

Saied, however, admitted later that he had been wrong as Eid fell on Saturday, not Friday.

Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah al-Sheikh also apologized for making a mistake in announcing Eid al-Fitr.

The Jeddah Astronomy Society’s mistake in sighting of the new moon in Saudi Arabia has angered the many Muslim nations who followed suit and pronounced Tuesday as Eid al-Fitr wrongly.
Saudi government officials have paid one billion and six million Riyal as Kaffarah for the entire Saudi nation.

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