The sighting of the crescent moon will signal the beginning of Syawal, the tenth month of the Islamic calendar, the end of the fasting period of Ramadan and the beginning of the Muslim feshtival of Eid al-Fitr. Islamic religious official perform the sighting of new moon at Kuala Lumpur Tower August 7, 2013. The Malaysian Insider/Afif Abd Halim

Malaysian Islamic official perform the sighting of the moon at Kuala Lumpur Tower August 7, 2013. The Malaysian Insider/Afif Abd Halim.

People are rowed to an overcrowded passenger boat at Sadarghat boat terminal in Dhaka August 7, 2013. Millions of residents in Dhaka have started the exodus home from the capital city ahead of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. REUTERS/Andrew Biraj

Passengers spill out from the train door as they travel aboard an overcrowded train at a railway station in Dhaka August 8, 2013. Millions of residents in Dhaka are travelling home from the capital city to celebrate the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. REUTERS/Andrew Biraj

A Bangladeshi passenger (R) climbs on top of a train as other passengers (R) look on from a compartment window as they rush home to their respective villages to be with their families ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr, in Dhaka on August 8, 2013. The Eid al-Fitr, the biggest festive Muslim event, marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. AFP PHOTO/Muniruz ZAMAN

A man prays during Eid al-Fitr at Lakemba mosque in Sydney August 8, 2013. The Eid al-Fitr festival marks the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz

With the backdrop of Petronas Twin Towers, a family is seen playing with fireworks August 7, 2013. The Malaysian Insider/Afif Abd Halim

Palestinian children hold balloons as they walk outside Jerusalem's Old City on the first day of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan August 8, 2013. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

Muslims attend a massive prayer session at Dongguan Great Mosque during Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan, in Xining, Qinghai province August 8, 2013. REUTERS/Simon Zo

A Muslim family rides a wooden boat as they head for Eid al-Fitr prayers at Sunda Kelapa port in Jakarta August 8, 2013. Indonesia with the largest Muslim population in the world celebrates Eid al-Fitr with mass prayers and family visits to mark the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. REUTERS/Beawiharta

A Saudi young boy looks up during the morning Eid al-Fitr prayer at Turki bin Abdullah grand mosque in Riyadh, on August 8, 2013. Muslims worldwide observe the Eid al-Fitr prayer to mark the end of the fasting month of Ramadan and the beginning of the new month of blessing Shawwal 1434 Hijriah. AFP PHOTO/FAYEZ NURELDINE

Indonesian Muslims attend early morning Eid al-Fitr prayers near the coast in Bantul, Yogyakarta in central Java island on August 8, 2013. Tens of millions of Muslims in Indonesia celebrated the Eid al-Fitr holiday on August 8 following the end of Ramadan. AFP PHOTO / SURYO WIBOWO

Muslims performing their prayers at the Tengku Ampuan Jemaah Mosque on the first day of Eid al-Fitr prayers in Shah Alam on August 8, 2013. The Malaysian Insider/Najjua Zulkefli

Malaysian Muslim women attend a special prayer at a mosque on the first day of Eid al-Fitr celebrations in Shah Alam on August 8, 2013. The Malaysian Insider/Najjua Zulkefli

Thousands of believers take part in morning prayers to celebrate the first day of Eid-al-Fitr in Moscow August 8, 2013. The Eid al-Fitr festival marks the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin

People attend Eid al-Fitr prayers at Parang Kusumo beach, near the ancient city of Yogyakarta August 8, 2013. Indonesia, which has the world's largest Muslim population, celebrates Eid al-Fitr with mass prayers and family visits to mark the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. REUTERS/Ignatius Eswe

A boy lights up his house in Muar, Johor to celebrates the Eid al-Fitr on August 7, 2013. The Malaysian Insider/Nazir Sufari

A child is carried by his mother at a market on the eve of Eid al-Fitr festival in Srinagar August 8, 2013. The Eid al-Fitr festival marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Palestinians walk amongst graves at a Muslim cemetery just outside Jerusalem's Old City on the first day of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan August 8, 2013. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

A Malaysian Muslim boy plays at a mosque after a special prayer on the first day of Eid al-Fitr celebrations in Shah Alam on August 8, 2013. The Malaysian Insider/Najjua Zulkefli

Muslim women attend a prayer session to celebrate Eid al-Fitr at Luneta park, metro Manila August 8, 2013. Thousands of Filipino Muslims celebrated the Eid al-Fitir festival with morning prayers in the park to mark the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco