Zilhajj moon not sighted, Eid Ul Azha on 21st

KARACHI: The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee announced on Saturday that the Zilhajj moon was not sighted and thus Eid Ul Azha will fall on July 21.

The first of Zilhajj will fall on Monday, July 12, 2021, while Eid Ul Azha will be observed on Wednesday, July 21.

The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee met Saturday for sighting of the crescent of Zilhajj 1442 AH at the Met complex of the Pakistan Meteorological Department in Karachi.

Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Chairperson Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad arrived in Karachi from Islamabad to preside over the meeting.

Meanwhile, the provincial and district Ruet-e-Hilal Committees met simultaneously at their respective headquarters. The meetings that convened in Lahore, Islamabad and Peshawar all reported that no testimonies of the moon having been sighted were received.

Maulana Azad said that while the sky in most areas of the country was clear, it was clouded in a few.

He said that no testimonies of the moon having been sighted were received and so it was decided with consensus that the first of Zilhajj will be observed on Monday, July 12 and Eid Ul Azha will be observed on Wednesday, July 21.