The Colombo Grand Mosque has announced that the crescent (new moon) for the month of Ramadan has not been sighted, and that Muslims in Sri Lanka will begin the month of fasting on Sunday, (March 02).
Muslims all over the world will observe a month of fasting and prayers during Ramadan to commemorate the time when the Quran was revealed to Prophet Mohammed on the night of “Laylat Al Qadr”.