Moon sighted; Eid on 17th
ISLAMABAD – The Zilhaj moon has been sighted, therefore Eid-ul-Azha will be celebrated with religious fervor across the country on November 17.
Chairman Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman made the announcement of Zilhaj moon sighting while talking to media men at the conclusion of the committee’s meeting held here on Sunday.
The committee’s meeting was attended by noted Ulema as well as religious scholars.
Zonal Ruet-e-Hilal Committees’ meetings were also held in the capitals of four provinces.
Announcing the sighting of the Moon after meeting of the Central Roet-e-Hilal Committee here at the building of Ministry of Religious Affairs, Chairman Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman said, “It has been decided unanimously that 1st of Zil-Hajj will fall on tomorrow (Monday) and consequently Eid-ul-Azha, 10th of Zil-Hajj 1431 Hijri will be celebrated on November 17 ( Wednesday) ”.
Meetings of Provincial and Zonal Committees were also held at Provincial headquarters presided over by the Zonal Chairmen of the Committees.
It is pertinent to mention that the Metrological Office had predicted that moon would be visible in most parts of the country in the evening of Sunday. At the end of the meeting, Chairman Central Roet-e-Hilal Committee and other members of the Committee offered prayers for the stability, prosperity, peace and tranquility in the country.
(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) – The Zilhaj moon was sighted in Saudi Arabia on Saturday evening and, today (Sunday) would be the first day of the holy month in the Kingdom.
The Haj will begin on November 14.
After official astronomers confirmed the moon sighting, that decides the start of the month of Zilhaj, the Supreme Court declared today (Sunday) to be the first day of the month, the official SPA news agency reported.
The ruling means the Haj will now start on November 14.
More than 1.5 million Muslims from all over the world have already converged on the holy cities of Mecca and Madina in Saudi Arabia for the Haj, the world’s largest annual gathering.
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