Moon sighted: Pakistan to celebrate Eid, August 31
The announcement came after members of the committee received 21 reports of the sighting of the Shawwal moon. The official announcement was made by Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman.
Market places across the country have been flooded by shoppers making last minute purchases and enjoying the sights and sounds of Chaand raat.
Controvesry did however surround this Eid's moon sighting, as Eid was celebrated in most parts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday.
Mufti Shahabuddin Popolzai, the chief cleric at Peshawar’s historic Masjid Qasim Ali Khan, told the media after a meeting of his own unofficial moon-sighting committee that they have received ‘testimonies’ about moon-sighting from 10 persons from different parts of the province.
Mufti Popolzai’s ‘decree’ coincided with an official announcement from the Saudi religious authorities that the Shawwal moon has been sighted and Eidul Fitr will be celebrated in the kingdom on Tuesday, August 30.
Other Middle Eastern and Gulf states – including Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Iran and Iraq – also celebrated Eid on Tuesday.
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Assalamualaikum Eid Mubarak from me to all muslim world!!!!!!!
Eid Mubarak to all the Muslims of Asia, Africa and Europe who are celebrating Eidulfitr today Wednesday Aug. 31, 2011. It is true day of Eidulfitr in all these continents by the Will and permission of Allah. The luminous and visble Helaal brings the permission of Allah. This essential pre-requisite today is most unfortunately being ignored by so many people in the world who recite the Kalimah of allegience to Allah but unfortunately fail to show it in their deeds. Eid Mubarak also to those who celebrated Eid in the Americas yesterday and to those who will join us today.
Muslims always have two or three different Eids in North America. Big deal. Eid Mubarak to one and all!
Eid Mubarak to All Muslim Brothers and Sister
Eid Mubarak.
Eid Mubarak Pakistan...
EID MUBARIK TO ALL MUSLIMS SPECIALLY IN PAKISTAN ... ALLAH SAVE PAKISTAN INSHALLAH ..
PAKISTAN ZINDABAD
Eid Mubarak! all... don't mean to spoil it for you people but lets just keep the volume of celebration low and for a moment realize how many innocent lives have been lost, how much blood is on our streets, to be honest I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, and not at all is sprites of Eid
Eid Mubarak!
Id Mubarak to all my homies in Pakistan.
This shouldn't be a surprise. Mathematically, it was impossible to see the moon all over Pakistan, and today, it should be mathematically impossible to NOT see the moon in Karachi, barring the cloud issue of course.
On this auspicious occasion, my prayer to Al-Mighty Allah is that may this Eid-ul-Fitr bring peace and prosperity for Pakistan. Ameen
Eid mubarak fellow countrymen. I hope for better times and pray that God gives strength to thousands of mourning famlies who will surely miss their loved ones, lost to insecurity prevalent in our country.
Chand Raat And Eid Mubarak Ho All Pkistan And I nidia KO Biiiiiiiiiiii