On Tuesday night, a meeting of the Central Committee of Ruet-I-Hilal (RHC) was ongoing in Islamabad to see the Zilhaj moon and determine the dates of Eidul Azha in Pakistan this year.
The committee meeting is held on a roof in the Kohsar block of Islamabad, where the Ministry of Religious Affairs has its position. The president of RHC, Maulana Abdul Khabeer Azad, presides over the meeting, with officials and experts from other departments also present.
The simultaneous zonal meetings of the RHC are also being held at its respective headquarters in the provincial capitals to see the Zilhaj moon.
Earlier this week, the Space Research Commission and the upper atmosphere (Supparco) predicted that Eidul Azha’s festive occasion would probably be held throughout Pakistan on June 7.
According to Supparco, while the birth of a new moon for Zilhaj 1446 Ah would occur on May 27, the possibility that the moon is seen throughout the country today would be extremely low even in optimal climatic conditions. The clouded climate informed in the Federal Capital has further reduced the probability of sighting.
Celebrated on Zilhaj, Eidul Azha marks the culmination of Haj, one of the five pillars of Islam.
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