The Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee on Tuesday announced that the Muharram moon has not been sighted in the country; hence the first of Muharram will fall on July 20 (Thursday).
The first of Muharram – which is also the first day of Hijri year 1445, according to the Islamic calendar – will commence on Thursday, July 20.
The announcement was made following a meeting for the moon sighting, chaired by Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Chairman Maulana Muhammad Abdul Khabir Azad, in Quetta.
Members of Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee, Ministry of Religious Affairs, Department of Meteorology, SUPARCO and representatives of the Ministry of Science and Technology attended the meeting.
The provincial and district moon sighting committees also held their meetings simultaneously at their respective headquarters.
Muharram is the month of mourning for the seventh-century martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA), the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), during the battle of Karbala.
