RAMADAN 2022. The date of the end of Ramadan celebration of Eid el-Fitr 2022 was confirmed as corresponding to this Monday, May 2, during the lunar observation and the consultation of the night of doubt on Saturday at the Grande Mosque in Paris. This is the date initially identified by astronomical calculations. Questions / answers on the end of Ramadan…
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- With Ramadan over, it’s the month of Chawwal (tenth month of the Muslim calendar) which begins this Monday, May 2, with the feast of Eid El Fitr.
- The fasting month of Ramadan 2022 ended for observant Muslims on Sunday May 1, 2022. The Grand Mosque of Paris confirmed this in a statement Saturday, April 30, around 7 p.m.
- The Great Mosque of Paris organized a night of doubt last Saturday, to decide on the end date of Ramadan in France and on the date of Eid el-Fitr based on both the observation of the sky and on astronomical calculations. The CFCM (French Council of Muslim Worship, the main representative body of Islam in France), which relies exclusively on astronomical calculations to determine the dates of Ramadan, had already indicated in mid-March that the festivities of Eid-el Fitr was set for Monday, May 2.
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What do devout Muslims do during Eid?
Muslims celebrating Eid al-Fitr visit the elderly, sometimes decorating the graves of the deceased. Purifying one’s soul is part of the process, and this applies in particular to believers through prayer. The festivities also make it possible to rejoice in the progress made with fasting, to give alms to the needy… and to celebrate forgiveness and generosity. The faithful often invite families and friends, but also neighbors to share a big meal.
Eid al-Fitr 2022: how long does the celebration of the end of the fast last?
If the first day of Eid al-Fitr, this Monday, May 2, is of particular importance for practicing believers of Islam, Eid can last up to 3 days in total. A period that may be necessary to “ask forgiveness”.
End of Ramadan 2022: Why is Eid al-Fitr taking place this Monday?
To officially confirm the date of Eid al-Fitr, the feast of the end of the fast of Ramadan 2022 / 1443, a religious commission ruled on the decision to the Great Paris Mosque April 30. If the date of Eid al-Fitr is indeed set for this Monday, May 2, it is because it was validated by the two complementary methods used by the aforementioned theological commission: the scientific method of astronomical calculations and that , traditional, of the observation of the lunar crescent.
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The Great Mosque of Paris, which is associated with the Coordination made up of the four Muslim Federations (FFAIACA, GMP, MF and RMF), removed the doubt on Saturday April 30, with the organization of a “night of doubt”. She followed the CFCM, which had already indicated that the end of the month of Ramadan was for Sunday May 1. The Great Mosque of Paris had indicated exactly the same thing in a press release published in March, writing that Eid al-Fitr, the end of Ramadan celebration, takes place on May 2. But the said Coordination wanted to follow the tradition of observing the Moon to confirm this position.
Eid al-Fitr is one of the most important holidays for observant Muslims. As every year, the breaking of the fast is celebrated on this occasion by Muslims, between friends, families and relatives and marked by an important prayer in the morning. For Eid 2022, it has been recommended by the Mosque of Paris that the Zakat, ie alms for breaking the fast, be 7 euros.
Two methods coexist in France to determine the beginning of the month of Ramadan: traditional lunar observation and astronomical calculations. In its statement of March 15, the Coordination of National Muslim Federations (FFAICA, GMP, MF and RMF) meeting at the Great Mosque of Paris, specified that these two methods are “complementary”. She adds on this point that during the “Night of Doubt”, the “Theological Commission of the Coordination (…) takes into consideration the results of the work on the adoption of scientific calculation and universal astronomical data for the determination of the beginning and end of the blessed month of Ramadan”.
Regarding the representation of Muslims in France, an important change took place in March 2021, with the split between the French Council for Muslim Worship, the institution representing the Muslim faith in France and four of its former Muslim federations (the famous FFAIACA, GMP, MF and RMF). Since this thunderclap in the sky of Islam in France, the CFCM has once again relied on scientific data to formalize the dates of Ramadan, several weeks in advance. It is also the modus operandi followed by the Muslim Theological Council of France (CTMF, a body of imams particularly close to the Muslim Brotherhood, but who do not replace the representative bodies).