Eid crescent not sighted in Saudi Arabia, UAE

The crescent to mark the beginning of Shawwal was not signed in Saudi Arabia on Saturday and the country announced that it would celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr 2022 on Monday, May 2.

Haramain Sharifain authority announced in a tweet that the crescent was not sighted and the month of Ramadan 1443 will complete 30 days on Monday.

Eidul Fitr is marked on the first day of Shawwal, the month followed by Ramazan in the Islamic lunar calendar. Shawwal translation means “festival of breaking of the fast”.

BREAKING NEWS | The Crescent for the month of Shawwal 1443 was NOT SEEN today, subsequently:

Monday, 2nd May 2022 will be the day of Eid Al Fitr

The momth of Ramadan 1443 will complete 30 days tomorrow pic.twitter.com/USnzEbFsCV

— Haramain Sharifain (@hsharifain) April 30, 2022

Eid in UAE

Meanwhile, in the United Arab of Emirates (UAE), too, the Shawwal crescent was not sighted. Therefore, Sunday, May 1, will be the last day of the Ramazan, According to the UAE Moon Sighting Committee, May 2 will be the first day of Eid-ul-Fitr.

Pakistan

The moon-sighting bodies in Pakistan, on the other hand, will meet on Sunday to sight the Shawwal crescent at the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony’s office.

The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee will meet in Islamabad with chairperson Maulana Syed Abdul Khabir Azad in the chair who will announce the final decision about the sighting of the crescent or otherwise subsequently based on information received to that end.

The zonal and district Ruet-e-Hilal Committees’ meetings will be held at their respective headquarters.

The local community moon sighter headed by Mufti Shahabuddin Popalzai will meet in Peshawar’s Qasim Ali Khan mosque.

Eid in Turkey

As per the latest announcements in Turkey, Egypt and Iraq, Sunday will be the last day of Ramazan and Monday May 2 will be the first day of Shawwal and Eid-ul-Fitr.

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