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Business Recorder
27-05-2025
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- Business Recorder
Eid-ul-Adha 2025: Ruet-e-Hilal committee meeting underway for Zil Hajj moon sighting
The Ruet-i-Hilal Committee will meet on Tuesday in Islamabad to sight the Zil haj moon. Chairman of the Committee Maulana Syed Muhammad Abdul Khabeer Azad will preside over the meeting. The Zonal Ruet-e-Hilal Committees will also meet separately at their respective headquarters for sighting of the Eid-ul-Adha Moon. If the moon is sighted on May 27, the first day of Eid-ul-Adha will fall on June 6 (Friday). If Dhu al-Hijjah moon is sighted on Wednesday, the first day of Eid will then fall on June 7 (Saturday). As per the Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco), Eid-ul- Azha is likely to be celebrated across Pakistan on June 7, 2025. In a statement, the commission said that according to astronomical models, the birth of the new moon for Zilhaj will occur on May 27, 2025, at 8:02pm PST. The Hajj pilgrimage begins on the 8th day of Zil Hajj and lasts until the 13th of the month. Hajj is expected to take place between June 4 to June 9 this year.
Business Recorder
27-05-2025
- General
- Business Recorder
Eid-ul-Adha 2025: Ruet-e-Hilal Committee to meet today
The Ruet-i-Hilal Committee will meet on Wednesday in Islamabad to sight the Zil haj moon. Chairman of the Committee Maulana Syed Muhammad Abdul Khabeer Azad will preside over the meeting. The Zonal Ruet-e-Hilal Committees will also meet separately at their respective headquarters for sighting of the Eid-ul-Adha Moon. If the moon is sighted on May 27, the first day of Eid-ul-Adha will fall on June 6 (Friday). If Dhu al-Hijjah moon is sighted on Wednesday, the first day of Eid will then fall on June 7 (Saturday). As per the Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco), Eid-ul- Azha is likely to be celebrated across Pakistan on June 7, 2025. In a statement, the commission said that according to astronomical models, the birth of the new moon for Zilhaj will occur on May 27, 2025, at 8:02pm PST. The Hajj pilgrimage begins on the 8th day of Zil Hajj and lasts until the 13th of the month. Hajj is expected to take place between June 4 to June 9 this year.
Express Tribune
01-03-2025
- General
- Express Tribune
Moon not sighted, Ramazan to begin tomorrow
Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Chairman Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad scans the skies for the Ramazan crescent at Auqaf Hall. PHOTO: APP The Ruet-i-Hilal Committee announced that the moon for the month of Ramazan was not sighted on Friday, and that the holy month will begin from Sunday. The committee made the announcement following its meeting in Peshawar. "No acceptable and Shariah-compliant testimonies of moon sighting were received from any part of Pakistan," said Committee Chairman Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad, adding that after reaching a consensus, it was decided that the first day of the holy month will land on Sunday. The Ramazan crescent was sighted in Saudi Arabia, however, where the fasting month will begin on March 1, Saturday, Arab News reported. It was also sighted in the UAE, according to The National daily.
