KARACHI: Chairman Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman has announced that the Muharram-ul-Haram crescent has been sighted and Youm-e-Ashur would fall on August 30.
Mufti Muneeb made the announcement said after chairing the meeting for the moon sighting committee in Karachi begun after Asr prayers.
The first of Muharram, which is also the first day of Hijri year 1442 according to the Islamic calendar, will be observed on August 1 (Friday).
Pakistan Meteorological Department had already said that there is a good chance of moon sighting of Muharram-ul-Haram on August 20 (Thursday).
The PMD had said that the new moon of Muharram, 1442 AH will be born on crossing conjunction point at 07:42 PST on August 19.
Muharram is the month of mourning for the seventh-century martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
Security has been beefed up across the country for the Muharram processions while standard operating procedures (SOPs) have also been issued due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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