Moon not sighted, Rajab to begin on Sunday
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The month of Rajab would commence from Sunday February 14.
KARACHI (Dunya News) – Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee (RHC) Chairman Maulana Abdul Kabir Azad on Friday announced that the crescent moon for the month of Rajab has not been sighted.
He said the month of Rajab would commence from Sunday February 14.
The meeting of Zonal Committee Islamabad was presided over by Maulana Abdul Kabir Azad and attended by Allama Sajjad Naqvi, Pir Muhammad Mumtaz Ahmed Zia Nizami, Maulana Muhammad Iqbal Naeemi, Mufti Abdul Salam Jalali, Maulana Haroon-ur-Rashid and Maulana Abu Bakar.
Rajab
Rajab is the seventh month of the Islamic calendar. The lexical definition of Rajab denotes its importance, honor, and glory. This month was invariably called by several names. It was called Rajab al-`Asam (the silent month) because during this month, the Arabs would lay down their arms in respect of its inviolability and there would be no sound