Ramazan moon sighted in Pakistan, holy month to begin tomorrow, PESHAWAR The Central Ruet- i- Hilal Committee on Wednesday announced that the Ramazan moon had been observed as the holy month will begin in Pakistan henceforth( March 23), ARY News reported.
The announcement was made after the moon sighting commission met in Peshawar with its head Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad in chairman while meetings of other zonal and quarter panels were also arranged simultaneously.
Addressing a press conference, Maulana Azad said that the commission entered moon sighting testaments from various places in the country, including Bahawalpur, Rahim Yar Khan, Swabi, Qila Saifullah and Mardan.
“ It was unanimously decided that the first of Ramazan would be on March 23, ” the commission chairman announced.
Muslims follow a lunar schedule conforming of 12 months in a time of 354 or 355 days, and observing a crescent moon marks the launch of Ramazan, the ninth month of the Islamic schedule. Ramazan is the month in which the Holy Quran was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad( Peace Be Upon Him), and the faithful observe this month of the Islamic schedule with prayers and fasting.
Fasting from daylight to evening during the holy month is obligatory to all healthy Muslims, although immature children, sick individualities, travelers , and women who are pregnant, nursing, or menstruating are exempted. before in the day, it was reported that Pakistan Meteorological Department( PMD) predicted that there is a strong possibility of Ramazan moon observing moment.
According to the Met Department, there is a strong possibility of Ramazan crescent sighting in Karachi if the murk are cleared. It said the new moon of Ramazan 1444 AH was anticipated to be born on the crossing convergence point at 22- 23 PST on March 21.
A day ahead, the Ramazan moon was not observed in Saudi Arabia and the first day of fasting will fall on March 23( Thursday). According to details, March 22( Wednesday) would be the last day of the month of Sha’ban, and the holy month would begin on Thursday, March 23.
