Echoing the message from the Vatican by the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue the SACBC wishes our Muslim brothers and sisters, especially in Southern Africa, a prayerful and fruitful month of Ramadan. In South Africa Ramadan started on Wednesday 14 April 2021.

In a message talking about Christians and Muslims being witnesses of hope, The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue issued a message on 29 March 2021 to offer a fraternal good wishes for a month of Ramadan, rich in divine blessings and spiritual advancement. The PCID said “The divine assistance that we need and seek, especially in circumstances like those of the current pandemic, is manifold: God’s mercy, pardon, providence and other spiritual and material gifts.”

It concludes by saying, “As a sign of our spiritual fraternity, we assure you of our prayer, and we send best wishes for a peaceful and fruitful Ramadan, and for a joyful ‘Id al-Fitr.”

Read the full message here https://www.pcinterreligious.org/message-ramadan-2021