Moon was sighted in major cities of Pakistan on Sunday. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB
Ruet-e-Hilal committee chairman Mufti Muneebur Rehman presided over the session of the central committee in Karachi while sessions of Zonal Ruet-e-Hilal committee continued in other cities.
The central committee makes the final decision on the basis of moon sighting testimonies from across the country and makes the final announcement of moon sighting.
"The decision of the moon sighting will be taken after reaching a unanimous agreement with zonal committees," said Rehman.
Quetta was the first city in which the moon was sighted. For Lahore, it was expected that the moon would be visible at 6:33 PM.
Officials from the meteorological department were present in the sessions convened to sight the moon.
In the Islamic calendar, Eidul Azha falls on the 10th day of Zil Haj and lasts for three days. In the Gregorian calendar, the dates vary from year to year, drifting approximately 11 days earlier each year.
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@Indian: No need to be sorry bro, u spoke out ur mind n i did mine..and even i din't have any intention to insult others' religions..but when u say "so many committees for a festival" i believe its an insult in itself..and as far as others' comments are concerned u urself decide the 'purity' in the comments when they associate aggression, taunting, etc with me and just an 'innocent REMARK' with you..!!
@ Indian
What're you apologizing for ? That holier-than-thou,believer was being obnoxious to you.
@Muslim: i'm really sorry,,,,if u witnessed anything derogatory in my comment ,,,,i really dont know anything about festivals,,even Hindu festivals,,,i'm learning about festivals and cultural aspects of India in my college,,,,,being Indian,,,i never commented and will never comment anything bad about another religions!!! ,I had a strong belief in secular and democratic India!!,,and once again i'm sorry if u hurted with my comment!!!
@Muslim: sorry,,,if there is any mistake in my comment,,,I really dont know about festivals,,,even Hindu festivals,,,i'm learning about festivals and other cultural aspects in my college!!!,,but please dont insult others festivals and other's beliefs!!!!,,,i'm once again sorry,,if u witnessed any derogatory thing in my comment!!!!
@Muslim - "with most of the festivals that fall on every day of every year in one or the other parts of India, " Well life is big celebration for us Hindus and happiness is not frowned upon as in your country/religion. Additionally our religion also promotess diversity & tolerance, hence the no of festivals in "one of other parts of India".
15, 16 17 & 18 th october should be the Eid Holidays declared by the Government
@ Muslim
Brother,what a 'sweet' and 'peaceful' reply to an innocent remark by @Indian. Way to go with the aggression & taunting another religions festivals.(There are a few surviving hindus in pakistan too) Self righteousness & stiff necked much ?
Has the govt. announced Holidays yet?
I wrote yesterday that Eid-ul-Azha will be celebrated in Pakistan on October 16, 2013.
God knows howTalibans are going to spoil this eid for Muslims.
Att: Ch. Allah Daad
For your information: http://www.islamiccentre.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=643&Itemid=42
its not a festival first of all and even if it is its not based on 'NOTHING' as is the case with most of the festivals that fall on every day of every year in one or the other parts of India, since it is a very significant part of our religion, unlike other FESTIVALS, that's why the exact date needs to be identified and thus a committee @Indian:
these many committees for a festival,,,,really surprising!!!!,,happy bakrid!!!
Eid-ul-Adha is a day after Hajj and Hajj is on 14th of Oct, therefore it should be on 15th of Oct.
Eid Mubarak :)