The Zilhaj moon was signed on Friday and Eidul Azha would now be celebrated across the country on August 12 (Monday), Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Chairman Mufti Muneebur Rehman announced. The decision was made following a meeting of the committee, held in Karachi to sight the crescent. Similarly, the provincial committees held meetings in Lahore, Peshawar and Quetta to facilitate the central body in Karachi. Experts had predicted that there were fair chances of Zilhaj moon being sighted tonight and consequently Eidul Azha falling August 12 as predicted in the Ministry of Science and Technology’s lunar calendar. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and other Gulf states will celebrate the Eid on August 11 (Sunday) after Zilhaj moon was sighted in the region on Thursday night. Citizens are seen to be visiting different localities for buying sacrificial animals and the traders have also started roaming in streets with their animals to attract buyers. In a tweet, he confirmed that Eidul Azha will fall on August 12, a Monday, while the first month of the Islamic calendar, Muharram, will begin on September 1, a Sunday.
Eidul Azha on August 12 as Zilhaj moon sighted
The Zilhaj moon was signed on Friday and Eidul Azha would now be celebrated across the country on August 12 (Monday), Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Chairman Mufti Muneebur Rehman announced. The decision was made following a meeting of the committee, held in Karachi to sight the crescent. Similarly, the provincial committees held meetings in Lahore, Peshawar […]
