ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee will meet today, on Monday, for the sighting of the crescent for the Islamic month of Dhul Hijjah, the Pakistani religious affairs ministry said.
The 10th day of Dhul Hijjah is marked by Eid Al-Adha, the second major religious festival of Islam, also known as the “festival of sacrifice.”
Dhul Hijjah is the last month of the Islamic calendar during which the Hajj pilgrimage takes place.
“The meeting of the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee (CRHC) for sighting the crescent of ZulHajj, 1444 AH will be held in the evening of Monday, the 19th June... at Pakistan Meteorological Department, Karachi,” the religious affairs ministry said in a notification.
The meetings of zonal and district committees will be held at their respective headquarters at the same time, according to the notification.
The chairman of the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee will announce a decision about the sighting of the crescent on the basis of testimonies received from different corners of the country.
On Sunday, Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court announced the crescent for Dhul Hijjah had been sighted.
It meant the Hajj pilgrimage, which all healthy and able Muslims are required to undertake once in a lifetime, would start on June 26 and the day of Arafah would fall on June 27.
