KARACHI: The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee announced Wednesday that the Zil-Hajj moon has not been sighted in Pakistan, adding that Eid ul Adha in Pakistan will be observed on July 10 (Sunday).
Chairman Maulana Syed Abdul Khabir Azad announced the decision following a meeting of the committee, held in Karachi after Maghrib prayers to sight the crescent moon. The first day of Zil hajj would fall on July 1 (Friday), he added.
Officials of the ministry of religious affairs, SUPARCO, Met Office, and Ministry of Science and Technology also attended the meeting.
Zonal committees held meetings at their respective headquarters in Lahore, Islamabad, Quetta, and Peshawar.
Earlier, astronomers predicted that Eid al-Adha will fall on July 10 as there are lesser chances of Zilhaj crescent sighting on June 29.
Eid-ul-Azha is also known as ‘Feast of Sacrifice’ is celebrated on the 10th of Zul Hijj whereas Youme Arafat – the standing on the Plains of Arafat, is observed on the 9th of Zill Hajj.
Zil Hajj moon was not sighted in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. The month of Zill Hajj will start on June 30 and Eidul Azha will be celebrated across the kingdom on July 9, 2022. The Hajj ritual – known as the Day of Arafat – will fall on July 8.
