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Business Recorder
27-05-2025
- General
- 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
26-05-2025
- General
- Express Tribune
Moon-sighting panel convenes today
The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee is scheduled to meet in Islamabad today (Tuesday) for the sighting of the Zilhaj moon. According to the announcement, the birth of the new moon for Zilhaj is expected to occur on May 27. Based on this, Eid-ul-Azha is likely to be celebrated across Pakistan on June 7. The moon-sighting meeting will be chaired by Maulana Syed Muhammad Abdul Khabeer Azad, chairman of the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee. In addition to the central meeting in Islamabad, zonal Ruet-e-Hilal committees will also convene simultaneously at their respective regional headquarters to observe the crescent for Eid-ul-Azha.
