New Year Announcement
As the sun set today at Maghrib, we welcome the blessed month of Muharram and the beginning of a new Islamic year.
Muharram is one of the sacred months and a beautiful opportunity to renew our intentions, increase in worship, and draw closer to Allah.
Among the great opportunities in this month are:
- Fasting on the Day of ‘Ashura (10th Muharram) - a means for expiation of the previous year’s sins.
- Fasting the Ayaamul Beedh (13th, 14th & 15th of the lunar month) from the beloved Sunnahs of our Prophet.
May Allah grant us a year filled with barakah, guidance, forgiveness, and steadfastness upon His obedience.
#HaramainInfo #Muharram #1448H
🇸🇦 A remarkable archaeological discovery by the Saudi Heritage Commission has revealed a rare early Islamic inscription reading:
"Allah is the guardian of Umar ibn al-Khattab in this world and the Hereafter, and there is no god but Allah. Muhammad ﷺ is the Messenger of Allah."
Written in the ancient Hijazi script—one of the earliest known Arabic scripts used in the Islamic era—the inscription was found in Al Mahd, where every stone preserves a chapter of history.
The discovery provides valuable new evidence documenting the earliest stages of Islamic civilization and the foundations of the Islamic state.
Saudi Arabia's Heritage Commission says a rock inscription mentioning Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab was discovered during archaeological surveys in Medina province
https://t.co/CwsSVKd9jy
يدعو صندوق الوطن أفراد المجتمع للمشاركة في المبادرة المجتمعية والوطنية "عهد ووعد" للتعبير عن الوفاء والانتماء لصاحب السمو رئيس الدولة
https://t.co/W9x4JeSLPg
MoHRE announces Monday, 15 June 2026, as a paid public holiday for UAE private sector employees to mark the Hijri New Year. Official working hours resume on Tuesday, 16 June.
Wishing you a blessed New Year!
#MOHRE#UAE#HijriNewYear
🔸 ஈதுல் அழ்ஹா உடைய தினத்தில் செய்ய வேண்டிய சுன்னத்தான அமல்கள்
🔸 ඊදුල් අල්හා දිනයේ දී ඉටු කළ යුතූ නබි පිළිවෙත්
🔸 ACTS WHICH ARE SUNNĀN ON THE DAY OF EID
📌 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐂𝐉𝐔 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐀𝐩𝐩 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥:
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#muslim#srilanka#Hajj2026
كل عام وشعب الإمارات بخير .. كل عام ورئيس الإمارات وحكام الإمارات بخير .. كل عام والأمة الإسلامية في خير وسلام ورخاء واستقرار .. وعيد أضحى مبارك .. أعاده الله علينا وعليكم باليمن والخير والبركات.
I congratulate my brothers, the Rulers of the Emirates, all those who call the UAE home, and Muslims around the world on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha. We pray that God bestows his blessings on our nation and grants peace, stability, and prosperity to all.
Full statement from the Supreme Court regarding the sighting of the Dhul Hijjah crescent today.
The Supreme Court has called upon all Muslims across the Kingdom to look out for the sighting of the crescent moon of the month of Dhul Hijjah on the evening of Sunday, the 30th of Dhu al-Qa‘dah according to the Umm al-Qura calendar — corresponding to the 29th of Dhu al-Qa‘dah 1447 AH according to the Supreme Court’s ruling — which falls on 17 May 2026.
The statement issued by the Supreme Court reads as follows:
> “All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and all his companions.
In light of the Supreme Court’s ruling no. (206/H) dated 29/10/1447 AH, which stated that Saturday, 1/11/1447 AH according to the Umm al-Qura calendar, corresponding to 18/4/2026, completed the month of Shawwal as thirty days, and that Sunday, 2/11/1447 AH according to the Umm al-Qura calendar, corresponding to 19/4/2026, was the first day of Dhu al-Qa‘dah 1447 AH;
The Supreme Court calls upon all Muslims across the Kingdom to look out for the sighting of the crescent moon of Dhul Hijjah on the evening of Sunday, the 30th of Dhu al-Qa‘dah according to the Umm al-Qura calendar — corresponding to the 29th of Dhu al-Qa‘dah 1447 AH according to the Supreme Court’s ruling — which falls on 17/5/2026.
The Supreme Court requests that anyone who sights the crescent with the naked eye or through binoculars report to the nearest court and register their testimony there, or contact the nearest centre for assistance in reaching the nearest court.
The Supreme Court also encourages those who are able to participate in moon sighting to give this matter due attention, join the committees established in the various regions for this purpose, and seek reward and blessing through their participation, as it is part of cooperating upon righteousness and piety and serves the benefit of all Muslims.
And Allah is the Granter of success. May Allah send peace and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and all his companions.”
BREAKING NEWS | The crescent moon for Dhul Hijjah 1447 has been sighted in Saudi Arabia. Subsequently, the blessed month of Dhul Hijjah will commence tonight, and ‘Eid al-Adha will be observed on Wednesday 27th May 2026, in shā Allāh.
May Allāh ﷻ grant the hujjāj a safe, accepted and spiritually uplifting Hajj, ease every stage of their journey, and return them home forgiven like the day they were born. Aameen.
May Allah ﷻ also allow us all to maximise the blessed first ten days of Dhul Hijjah through dhikr, fasting, du‘ā, charity and righteous deeds, and may He accept all of our worship and efforts. Aameen.
Good News 🇱🇰💳
PayPal is set to officially launch its services in Sri Lanka from May 15, according to Sri Lanka’s national broadcaster, Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation.
The move is expected to expand digital payment access and support freelancers, businesses, and online transactions in the country.
I am hosting a media briefing on #hantavirus today at 15:00h CEST. You can join and watch via @WHO and my social media channels across X, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.
What is Hantavirus?
Hantaviruses are zoonotic viruses that naturally infect rodents and can occasionally spread to people. Here’s what you need to know: what they are, how they spread, the symptoms, and how to prevent infection.
Read more: 🔗https://t.co/jahCSFhTbI @WHO
So far, eight cases of #hantavirus have been reported, including three deaths.
While this is a serious incident, @WHO assesses the public health risk as low.
WHO will continue to work with all relevant governments and partners to provide care for those who are affected, protect the safety and dignity of passengers, and prevent onward spread of the virus.
After my absolute refusal to accept postponement of the summons, the Secretary to Treasury and senior officials attended the COPF meeting along w @CBSL. All members of the Commitee were present and participated in the meeting in a most professional manner immaterial of political affiliations.
It was revealed that 10 payments totalling USD 2.5m had been robbed from the treasury from Oct 25 through Jan 26.
Notwithstanding red flags being raised the process had continued and officials had made payments upon approvals being obtained from multiple reporting layers. We were astonished to find the massive gaps in procedure which had been manipulated to commit this crime over four months. Serious questions remain as to why audits did not pick up the tell tale discrepancies.
While it is the duty of law enforcement to track down criminals our responsibility is to continue oversight on public finance in general and in this case debt repayment in particular. On that count, I took the strong position that it was the duty of the Treasury to inform us and not be told by outsiders. Their excuse of sensitive nature of the matter etc was not accepted.
ST had obligations under several Acts and FRs to inform the FIU within 48 hours, to get an initial report within 7 days and have the complete report submitted to Auditor General and Parliament within 3 months etc. While there is discrepancy on when exactly the Treasury found out about the crime, they informed us that they had initiated all such action, evidence for which we directed the officials to submit to us along with all relevant details.
Next session on the matter will be held in four weeks at which point we will decide on further action.
#SriLanka #cybercrime