The Central Sighting of the Crescent Committee has announced the sighting of the Zil Hajj moon in Pakistan, which means Eid-ul-Adha will be celebrated on June 29 (Thursday) across the country.
This decision was taken after the meeting of Rawit Hilal Committee under the chairmanship of Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad.
The Chairman of Royat Hilal Committee said that evidences of moon sighting were received from various cities including Karachi and Lahore.
Representatives of Ministry of Religious Affairs, SPARCO, Department of Meteorology and Ministry of Science and Technology also participated in the meeting.
The decision was also announced after taking input from the zonal committees of Rawit Hilal, which met in their respective cities.
The first Zil Hajj will be on June 20 (tomorrow) and Eid-ul-Adha will be celebrated in the country on June 29 (Thursday).
The Meteorological Department had earlier said that the moon was expected to rise on June 18 at 9:37 pm which could be seen on June 19.
The central Sighting of the Crescent Committee meets on the 29th of every Islamic month and declares after the sighting of the moon.
A day ago, the Zil-Hajj moon was sighted in Saudi Arabia and today the first fast of the month (June 19) is being celebrated.The Day of Arafah – considered the holiest in Islam – will take place on Tuesday (June 27) while the Kingdom will mark the first day of Eid al-Adha on Wednesday (June 28).
