LAHORE – Zil-Hajj moon has been sighted in Pakistan whereas Eid-ul -Adhawill be celebrated on August 22.
Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee met in Karachi this evening to sight theZil-Hajj moon. Chairman of the Committee Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman presidedover the meeting.
Zonal Ruet-e-Hilal Committees also held separate meetings to collectevidence of sighting of the moon.
Eid-ul-Adha commemorates Prophet Ibraheem’s willingness to sacrifice hisson as an act of obedience to Allah, before Allah replaced the son with aram to be sacrificed instead.
Muslims celebrate Eid ul-Adha on the 10th of Zil-Hajj, the last month ofIslamic calendar.