ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony on Friday announced that the crescent of Jamad-ul-Awwal, 1444 AH, has been sighted.
In pursuance of the decision of the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee, the first Jamad-ul-Awwal shall commence on Saturday, November 26.
Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Announces Crescent Sighting
The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee’s Chairman, Maulana Syed Muhammad Abdul Khabir Azad, chaired the Zonal Ruet-e-Hilal Committee’s meeting with other Lahore members.
Announcing the crescent of Jamad-ul-Awwal, he said the weather condition was clear in most of the areas of the country.
Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Receives Several Testimonies of Crescent Sighting
He said that due to clear weather conditions, the committee received several testimonies of crescent sightings from Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Sargodha, Sahiwal, Jhang, Bahawalpur, Faisalabad, Karak, Quetta, Peshawar, and Azad Kashmir’s Kotli and Rawalakot and other areas of the country.
In the end, Maulana Azad prayed for the prosperity and stability of the country besides the liberation of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, and Palestine. – APPK
