Pakistan’s Ramadan: Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee to meet tomorrow

On Tuesday, The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee will meet to sight the moon; the Ramadan moon. This news was confirmed by committee’s chairman Maulana Azad.

Comittee’s chairman Maulana Azad said the committee had also extended an invitation to Mufti Popalzai to attend the meeting.

“I pray to God, may we develop a consensus with Mufti Popalzai,” he said. “If Allah wants, our decision and Mufti Popalzai’s about the beginning of Ramadan will be the same,” added Maulana Azad.

He reiterated his position that Shariah principles and witness testimonies will determine whether the moon has been sighted or not.

Earlier, Maulana Azad had summoned a session of the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee for April 13. And that a meeting of the zonal and district committees would take place at their respective headquarters.

Meanwhile, A statement given from them the comittee was that; Zonal Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Islamabad’s session would take place at the Ministry for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony.

Moulana Azad, who was appointed as new chairman by the federal government in December last year. This would be the first Ramadan moon sighting under the new chairman. He replaced Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman.

The new chairman in January had earlier said he would try his best to bring harmony in observing Ramazan and celebrating Eid in the country in the years to come.

He also added that The entire nation will observe fasting on the same days and also celebrate Eid on one day.