The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Saturday announced that the moon of Muharram-ul-Haram has been sighted and the Youm-e-Ashur will fall on September 10 (Tuesday).
The first of Muharram-ul-Haram – the first day of the Hijri year 1441 according to the Islamic calendar – will be observed on September 1 (today) and Youm-e-Ashur on September 10 (Tuesday).
Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman presided over the meeting for sighting of the moon of Muharram-ul-Haram, which was held at the Meteorological Complex in Karachi on Saturday. Meeting of zonal committees were held in major cities of the country to moon sighting collect evidence.
Muharram is a month of mourning, observed in particular by Shia Muslims worldwide. It commemorates the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD, wherein amongst many, the grandson of Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him), Imam Hussain (AS), was martyred.
Keeping in view the need for extra security due to the spike in religious activities during the first 10 days of Muharram, provincial governments have started making arrangements accordingly.
The Sindh government has imposed a ban on pillion riding on Muharram 9 and 10 to avoid any untoward incident and maintain law and order in the province. In addition, carrying arms and ammunition except for uniformed personnel of police, Rangers and other law enforcement agencies will also be banned from Muharram 1 to 10.
Similarly, the Islamabad administration and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government have imposed a ban on pillion riding in several parts of their regions, while the Punjab government has been considering ordering the same.
