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Caucasian Muslims Office declares the start of holy Ramadan

21 September 2006 [14:03] - TODAY.AZ
The Office of Caucasian Muslims (OCM) headquartered in Baku announced the start of holy Muslim month-Ramadan.

As APA reports, the moon of holy Ramadan can come out on 24-25 September, and therefore, fasting starts on 24 September.

The OCM appealed to President Ilham Aliyev for celebration of holy Ramadan holiday for two days. The Cabinet of Ministers decided to declare 23-24 October holiday by the head of state's order.

The OCM is going to publish booklet for fasting Muslim. The booklet contains information on the holy Ramadan, daily prayers, timetable, rules of fasting and other useful information.

The booklets will be distributed free of charge.

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