Saudi Arabia : Eid to be celebrated on Thursday.
Saudi Arabia confirmed that the first day of Eid-ul-Fitr would be on Thursday (May 13) as the Shawwal moon has not been sighted in Saudi Arabia and other countries.
Therefore, Wednesday (May 12) will be the last and 30th day of Ramadan. Saudi Arabia and many other parts of the World, will celebrate Eid on Thursday (May 13).
#BREAKING: The Shawwal crescent moon has not been sighted in #SaudiArabia on Tuesday, meaning that #Ramadan will last 30 days this year and Eid Al-Fitr will fall on Thursday, May 13 pic.twitter.com/JqipwOwVCp
— Saudi Gazette (@Saudi_Gazette) May 11, 2021
The Shawwal crescent did not sight in the UAE as well. The country will celebrate the first day of Eid on May 13. The other neighboring countries will follow the same
Eid in Pakistan
Meanwhile, in Pakistan, the Central Royet-e-Hilal Committee will hold its meeting tomorrow (Wednesday, May 12) to sight the Shawwal moon.
Eid will be celebrated on Friday, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhary predicts. According to the Ruet application, no chances are there to sight the moon.
However, he clarified in a tweet that the final decision would be announced by the Royet-E-Hilal committee.
The Pakistan Meteorological Department said that the chances of sighting the Shawwal moon on May 12 are close to zero. As this time in Ramadan 30 fasts are likely to be observed and Eid-ul-Fitr would probably fall on May 14.
The department further predicted: “On the day of the meeting the sky will remain clear in most parts of the country, while it will be partly cloudy at some other places.” Therefore, most probably, Pakistan will celebrate on 14 May, Friday.
The new moon of Shawwal,1442 AH will be born on crossing conjunction point at 00-01PST on 12-05-2021
According to astronomical parameters, there is No Chance of sighting the new moon of Shawwal,1442 AH on the evening of 12-05-2021 i.e. on 29th of Ramzan, 1442 AH#Moonsighting pic.twitter.com/VbEXHK5vy3
— Pak Met Department محکمہ موسمیات (@pmdgov) May 11, 2021
In previous years, Pakistan has observed ‘Eid on two different days’ across the country. Pakistan struggles to observe Eid on the same day all across Pakistan.
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