Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Chairman Maulana Muhammad Abdul Khabir Azad has summoned a meeting to sight the Ramadan crescent tomorrow evening (Monday) in Peshawar.
Peshwar: Ruet-e-Hilal Committee to sight Ramazan moon on Mar 11 in Peshawar. The committee will convene for the Ramadan moon sighting of Hijri year 1445.
Meanwhile, Maulana Khabir expressed hopes that the holy month begins on the same day throughout the country.
He also called on Pakistanis to look for the Ramadan moon tomorrow evening. The meetings of other zonal and district Ruet-e-Hilal Committees will be held simultaneously at their respective places on March 11.
The crescent moon for the holy month is likely to be sighted today (Sunday) in most Islamic countries.
Quoting the International Astronomical Center, Gulf News reported that the central conjunction is set to occur on March 10 at 9:00am GMT, as the moon is likely to set after sunset across nearly all regions of the Islamic world.
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Ramadan also spelled Ramazan, Ramzan, Ramadhan, or Ramathan) is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting (sawm), prayer (salah), reflection, and community. A commemoration of Muhammad’s first revelation, the annual observance of Ramadan is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam[11] and lasts twenty-nine to thirty days, from one sighting of the crescent moon to the next.
Fasting from dawn to sunset is obligatory (fard) for all adult Muslims who are not acutely or chronically ill, travelling, elderly, breastfeeding, diabetic, pregnant, or menstruating.[14] The predawn meal is referred to as suhur, and the nightly feast that breaks the fast is called iftar. Although rulings (fatawa) have been issued declaring that Muslims who live in regions with a midnight sun or polar night should follow the timetable of Mecca, it is common practice to follow the timetable of the closest country in which night can be distinguished from day.
The spiritual rewards (thawab) of fasting are believed to be multiplied during Ramadan. Accordingly, during the hours of fasting, Muslims refrain not only from food and drink, but also tobacco products, sexual relations, and sinful behavior, devoting themselves instead to prayer and study of the Quran.
Ruet-e-Hilal Committee to sight Ramazan moon on Mar 11 in Peshawar
