Ramadan in Pakistan: Moon sighting committee meets today
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Members of the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee use a telescope to sight the moon. Photo: Reuters/file
A meeting of the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee for the moon sighting of the month of Ramadan will be held today.
The meeting will be held in Peshawar to sight the Ramadan crescent.
According to the Met department, the moon will be visible for over 35 hours after sunset.
PESHAWAR: A meeting of the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee for the moon sighting of the month of Ramadan will be held today.
The meeting will be held in Peshawar to sight the Ramadan crescent. Chairman of Ruet-e-Hilal Committee, Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad, has earlier said that people will observe first Roza and Eid together on the same day across the country.
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Ramadan in Pakistan: Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee to meet tomorrow
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The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee will meet tomorrow (Tuesday) to sight the Ramadan moon, the committee s chairman Maulana Azad confirmed on Monday.
Speaking to
Geo News, Maulana Azad said the committee had also extended an invitation to Mufti Popalzai to attend the meeting. I pray to God, may we develop a consensus with Mufti Popalzai, he said. If Allah wants, our decision and Mufti Popalzai s about the beginning of Ramadan will be the same, added Maulana Azad.
He reiterated his position that Shariah principles and witness testimonies will determine whether the moon has been sighted or not.