Eidul Azha on Oct 6

E-Paper | May 09, 2026

KARACHI: The first day of Eidul Azha will be celebrated across Pakistan on October 6, Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee chairman Mufti Muneebur Rehman announced after no reports were received of credible sighting of the Zilhaj moon on Thursday.

The announcement followed a meeting of the central moon-sighting committee and other zonal committees in all provincial capitals of the country.

No credible sighting of the moon was reported from anywhere in the country, it said.

The Islamic month of Zilhaj will now commence on Sept 27 whereas Eidul Azha will be celebrated across Pakistan on October 6.

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Sep 25, 2014 09:06pm

Eid-al-Adha 1435 mabrook to the Muslim Ummah.

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Aurang

Sep 25, 2014 09:18pm

Why do we need Molvee to find a moon - shouldn't be a scientist!

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Sunny

Sep 25, 2014 09:31pm

Eid mubarak to all fellow Pakistani friends and all muslims across the world. Thanx God, holiday is on monday, now we will have 4 holidays in a row.

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Sunil

Sep 25, 2014 09:44pm

Happy Eid to all Pakistani friends.

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Ahmed USA

Sep 25, 2014 09:50pm

Eid Mubarak Pakistanion !!!

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Ahmed USA

Sep 25, 2014 09:50pm

Eid Mubarak Musalmaanon!!!

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Aamir

Sep 25, 2014 10:06pm

Eid in the Arab states would be on Saturday and in Pakistan on Monday. Therefore, there is a gap of two days in between. We don't need maulvees to look for the crescent. As per the scientific calculations, the crescent will appear but only for a short while and therefore, could not be seen. The two day gap is does not make sense.

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Saeed

Sep 25, 2014 10:15pm

How in the world could you possibly chage or move the date or day of Haj? And when was the last time you saw the moon for Ramazan Or Eid?

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ash_insafians

Sep 25, 2014 10:21pm

i dont beleive mufti monib. two days gap is not compromisable. one day gap has turned into two days gap. its very difficult to accept. well...Eid mubarik to all muslims

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Rashid

Sep 25, 2014 10:40pm

And everywhere in the world Eid-ul-Adha is on October 4th.

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Mamoon

Sep 25, 2014 10:55pm

Just wondering why mufti Popalzai of Qasim Ali mosque never sees Zilhaj moon in advance like ramadan/shawal.

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Hafeez Imran

Sep 25, 2014 11:02pm

Using scientific calucations to decide Eid is not Islamic... however using scietific calucations to decide prayer timings is Islamic....... :) and it is Islamic to use scietfic tools.... telescope etc... to decide Eid. Pathetic Mulla rule.

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janan

Sep 25, 2014 11:17pm

Saudis are celebrating Eid Al Adha on Saturday Oct 4 as well UAE and Kuwait, do not understand why Oct 6 in Pakistan? Time difference Pakistan is in UTC+04 Saudi Arabia UTC+03 UAE UTC+04 Kuwait UTC+03 So we don't have BIG time difference with those countries which are celebrating Eid on Oct 4. Oct 5 might make sense but Oct 6? Let KPK announce EID on Oct 5

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asif sayen

Sep 25, 2014 11:20pm

@Rashid Pease leave us alone with our Azha and you keep your Adha was with you in some Gulf country. And we'll continue calling Ramzan. @Scientist Yes we need a molvi to see the moon as first night moon is only visible to a Alam Fadhal and not to ordinary gunah gaar dunyawi scientists.

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Tariq

Sep 25, 2014 11:28pm

@Aamir does Munib-ur-Rehman knows the meaning o crescent. This is complete non-sense, Hajj is on Friday, and EID on Monday in Pakistan. Eid-ul-Adha is related to Hajj, no argument. Khallas...end of story.

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Harmony

Sep 25, 2014 11:41pm

@Aurang - Absolutely, right. Also, we should move away from spotting it with naked eyes. There are scientific methods, so that we all have Eid on a same day.

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Harmony

Sep 25, 2014 11:43pm

@Sunil - Thanks for the good wishes!

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RRao

Sep 26, 2014 12:00am

To Sight a moon, why do u guys need telescope ...

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Tarik

Sep 26, 2014 12:20am

@Aurang , Well said. Why is he looking into the machine to find the moon.

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Saad Haq

Sep 26, 2014 12:40am

@Aurang Please, before you slate anyone know your deen. Its the sunnah to look for the moon AND its the sunnah that the news of the sighting come from a person of piety. A Molvee looking for the moon is good...not saying a scientist cant be pious but its their thing. Thanks.

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Ebrahim

Sep 26, 2014 12:42am

@Aurang pl let people their own jobs, we do not want Maulvis to be involved in scientific affairs and divide in scientific issues like what they have done for Eid Al Adha moon sighting.

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Sunny

Sep 26, 2014 01:45am

@Mamoon @janan . Mr. Popalzai of Peshawar did announced eid on 5 oct 2014 a day earlier. I don't know why dawn didn't published it.

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deendyal lulla

Sep 26, 2014 02:02am

bakre ki target killing..

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Sep 26, 2014 02:07am

Who says we don't have a lunar mission?

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imran

Sep 26, 2014 02:24am

@Aurang Why do you need molvi for janaza and nikah either? it should also be done by a common Muslim. Who is a molvee? It's just that we as Muslim did not put effort to learn Quraan and hadith as a result we need to go to these molvees.

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Gaz

Sep 26, 2014 04:54am

Those having a go at scientific methods, read up your history. The downfall of the Islamic empire started after the defeat in Austria the clergy blamed the scientists and the state turned in the scientists and science.

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Mian

Sep 26, 2014 05:32am

Whole world celebrate Eid on 4th October except Pakistan,India & Bangladesh.Superstitious country, Superstitious people.

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Urooj Saifi

Sep 26, 2014 07:44am

Why is Eid on October 6 in Pakistan? In Mecca it is on October 4 - this committee is a joke, they are racists (always going against our brothers in KP/FATA on the sighting of the moon) and nackwards. Let's move into the 21st century Pakistan and beyond Pakistanis.

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zainab

Sep 26, 2014 08:37am

@janan Eid is on 10th of Zilhajj, not on October x, whenever is your 10th Zilhajj make your Eid.

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zainab

Sep 26, 2014 08:39am

@Tariq Hajj is on 9th of zilhajj and Eid is on 10th of zilhajj. I hope you understand the point.

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zainab

Sep 26, 2014 08:40am

@Harmony please educate yourself what scientific methods are already being used by the mufties.

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zainab

Sep 26, 2014 08:43am

@RRao No we do not, but no harm in using better means - like prescription glasses - and also scientific calculations ARE used to determine the possibility of sighing, or othewise.

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zainab

Sep 26, 2014 08:48am

@Mian No sir, whole world is not celebrating Eid on 4th of October. For a lot of people in many countries 10th of Zilhajj coincides to 5 or 6th of October.

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S juman shah

Sep 26, 2014 08:48am

@Urooj Saifi Cool down

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zainab

Sep 26, 2014 08:49am

@Urooj Saifi Please educate yourself and do some research before making big claims.

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Umar

Sep 26, 2014 11:57am

Eid in KSA is on the 4th. Two day difference in lunar date between Pak and KSA is scientifically not possible.

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Harmony

Sep 26, 2014 12:12pm

@Saad Haq - Its is also sunnah to travel to Hajj by camel. Would like you see you do that?

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Harmony

Sep 26, 2014 12:17pm

@Saad Haq - Do you think you have the right to decide who is more "pious"? Only He knows!

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Shakeel Ahmed

Sep 26, 2014 12:18pm

I sighted the moon yesterday from Gilgit.

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Harmony

Sep 26, 2014 12:25pm

@zainab - You are doing a good job educating all here. Never knew professional mullahs have become scientists too. Is teaching your profession?

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