The crescent moon, which marks the beginning of the holy month of Ramazan, was sighted on Sunday evening in Saudi Arabia, according to local media. Therefore, today, March 10, is the last day of the month of Sha’ban, and the holy month will begin today (Monday), March 11.
Ramazan, determined by the lunar Islamic calendar in which months span either 29 or 30 days, commences and concludes based on the sighting of the crescent moon. Hence, Ramazan is not set on any specific days annually.
Earlier, Saudi Arabia had called on Muslims to sight the crescent of the holy month of Ramazan. The Supreme Court called on whoever sights the crescent – either by the naked eye or through binoculars – to report to the nearest court and register their observation.
Several other countries have already announced March 12 as the beginning of Ramazan, including Australia, Malaysia, Philippines and Brunei.
Meanwhile, a meeting of the central and zonal Ruet-e-Hilal committees for sighting Ramazan-moon sighting will be held in Peshawar today Monday.
The meeting of the central Ruet-e-Hilal committee will be chaired by Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad at the Auqaf Hall in Peshawar, while the zonal moon-sighting committee will also meet at the same venue.
Meetings of other zonal and district Ruet-e-Hilal Committees will be held simultaneously at their respective places on Shaban 29 after Asr prayers.
