Egypt’s Dar Al-Iftaa announced that on Tuesday February 21, is the first day of the month of Sha’ban for the 1444 Hijri year.
In a statement on Monday 20/2/2023, Dar Al-Iftaa said its affiliated committees sighted the crescent that marks the end of Rajab and start of Sha’ban.
Mufti Shawqi Allam extended his greetings to President Abdel Fattah El -Sisi, the Egyptian people, the heads of Arab and Muslim states, as well as all Muslim peoples on the occasion.
Sha’ban is the eighth month of the Islamic calendar. It is the last lunar month before the holy fasting month of Ramadan.
Source: State Information Service Egypt