Eid ul Adha will be performed on the upcoming Monday that is the 17 June because the Zilhaj moon sighted in Pakistan announced the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Chairman Maulana Abdul Khabeer Azad on Friday.
It came after a meeting of the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee following crescent sighting at the Pakistan Meteorological Department in Karachi. Those present included SUPARCO representatives and Pakistan’s Chief Meteorologist Sardar Sarfraz, who shared their knowledge with other participants to monitor the observation process.
Similarly their zonal committees met in its headquarters situated in Islamabad, Lahore, Quetta and Peshawar.
In a news conference Maulana Azad also announced that it was agreed with a one voice that Eid ul Adha should be observed on June 17. Some of the key events envisioned in the prior include; The Climate Data Processing Centre had forecasted that the Zilhaj moon would be sighted on Friday June 7 thereby making the Eid ul Adha celebration to occur on Monday June 17.
Chief Meteorologist Sardar Sarfaraz mentioned that the new moon, marking the start of the Islamic month of Zilhaj, would be born precisely at 5:At exactly 3. 38 pm of June 6, it was in the evening for some parts while other parts were still under afternoon, with the sun expected to set at 7. 20 pm in the evening. Thus, it is probable that the moon would be visible for approximately 72 minutes after the time of the sunset.
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He pointed out that using the calendar method, there were good prospects for the moon to be sighted on June 7 because it would be one and quarter day or more old.
The Festival of Sacrifice or Eid ul Adha is one of the two Eids which are of vital importance in the Islamic calendar and it marks the readiness of Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to god.
Slaughtering is the biggest activity associated with the festival, the meat being distributed by the family to those in the neighborhood, relatives and friends, and the poor. The act of sacrificing animals as a form of union with Allah, emulating the behavior of Prophet Ibrahim, is in place for the three days of Eid.
Dhu’l Hijjah, the twelfth month of the Muslim calendar is one of the holiest months of the entire Islamic year.
