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Relatively speaking, the UAE is a small country. However, Muslim prayer times vary across the country as they are directly related to the position of the sun in the sky. During the holy month of Ramadan, which begins on Thursday, March 23, Muslims begin their fast with the call to Fajr (dawn) prayers and end their fast with the call to Maghrib (dusk) prayers.
Residents at one end of the country started Ramadan 19 minutes sooner than those at the other end because of the varying timing of Fajr prayers.
According to the website of the Ministry of Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities (IACAD), the call for the morning prayer on the 1st of Ramadan was issued at 5 a.m. in Khor Fakkan on the UAE’s east coast. Heading west, in Shiraz, it’s 5:19 AM. This means that the residents of Khor Fakkan start fasting 19 minutes earlier than the residents of Sila.
Likewise, the time to end your fast varies. In Khor Fakkan, Maghreb time on 1st of Ramadan is 6.30pm. In Shiraz, it was 6:47 p.m. This means that the residents of Khor Fakkan will end their fast 17 minutes earlier than the residents of Sila.
The overall fasting time will remain the same, a few minutes before and after.
time difference between emirates
Prayer times – and hence the fasting times – also vary between Emirates. For example, on Ramadan 2, residents of the city of Abu Dhabi will begin fasting at 5:06 am, while residents of Dubai and Sharjah will begin their fast five minutes before 5 am.
The UAE entered spring on Tuesday. This means shorter fasts for those who fast from dusk to dawn during the holy month.
At the beginning of the month, the fasting time was 13 hours and 43 minutes. It will be more than 14 hours around the 15th of Ramadan. By the end of Ramadan, the fast will increase to almost 14 and a half hours.
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