KARACHI: The Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee announced on Sunday that the Zilhaj moon had been sighted and Eidul Azha would be celebrated on Aug 22 (Wednesday).
Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman, who heads the committee, made the announcement after a meeting at the Meteorological Department’s office in Karachi.
In Riyadh, the Saudi government announced that since the Zilhaj moon had been sighted on Saturday, Waqoof-i-Arafat, the most important Haj rite, would be observed on Aug 20.
Eid will be celebrated in Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan on Aug 21.
The Saudi government declared an 11-day holiday, which will begin on Aug 16.
India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei will celebrate Eidul Azha on Aug 22.
Published in Dawn, August 13th, 2018
Read more
On DawnNews
Dear visitor, the comments section is undergoing an overhaul and will return soon.