*ISLAMABAD – **Ruet e Hilal Committee announces the decision over theRamzan Moon 2020.*
*Ramazan will start on April 25 (Saturday) in Pakistan. The Ruet-e-HilalCommittee has confirmed that the Ramazan crescent was not sighted onThursday.*
The committee’s chairperson Mufti Muneebur Rehman made the announcementafter reviewing evidence collected from across the country.
During the month of Ramazan, Muslims don’t eat or drink between dawn andsunset. This is called fasting. Fasting is important during Ramazan as itallows Muslims to devote themselves to their faith and come closer to God.It is one of the five pillars of Islam.
Federal Science and Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhry had said earliertoday that there’s no chance of the moon being sighted.
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This is the first time a member of the ministry was present for the moonsighting and has been included in the committee.
The Pakistan Meteorological Department refused to comment on whether themoon can be seen but Chaudhry said if people want to start Ramazan withSaudi Arabia or Afghanistan it is their wish but don’t talk about the moonbeing sighted in Pakistan.
According to the science ministry, the moon will only be 12 hours old atsunset today and will not be visible.
