New Delhi/Islamabad/Dhaka: The moon of Shawal has been sighted in India and Bangladesh, bearing the news of the largest religious festival for Muslims - Eid-ul-Fitr - tomorrow i.e. Monday June 26, 2017.
The Eid moon has been sighted in different parts of India and Bangladesh. A formal announcement by Moon Sighting Committees is expected any moment.
Meanwhile, the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee in Lahore, Pakistan will also hold meeting shortly after the Maghrib prayers today and take a call on Eid al Fitr 2017 exact date.
Eid al Fitr in Pakistan will also be celebrated on Monday June 26, 2017 if the new moon of the month of Shawwal is sighted today. Else, Monday will be counted as 30th day of Ramadan and Tuesday June 27 will mark the end of the fasting month and first day of Eid.
Live Update:
07:00 pm The moon of Shawwal has been sighted on the sky of Bangladesh, bearing the news of the largest religious festival for Muslims - Eid-ul-Fitr - tomorrow, The Daily Star reported a short while ago.
The National Moon Sighting Committee, Bangladesh is still in a meeting at the conference room of the Islamic Foundation to decide the first day of Eid al Fitr and a formal announcement is expteced any moment.
The Rooyat-e-Hilal Committee New Delhi and Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Lahore will also hold meeting shortly after the Maghrib prayers today and take a call on Eid al Fitr 2017 exact date.
06:25 pm Eid moon sighting announcement from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh is now a matter of minutes, not hours as the National Moon Sighting Committee of Bangladesh is set for a meeting shortly followed by India and Pakistan.
This will be followed by Hilal Committee meetings in India and Pakistan.
According to local media reports, the National Moon Sighting Committee Bangladesh will sit soon after Maghrib prayers at the conference room of the Islamic Foundation to decide on the matter.
06:04 pm The Rooyat-e-Hilal Committee New Delhi, Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Lahore and National Moon-Sighting Committee Bangladesh will hold meetings shortly after Maghrib prayers today i.e. Sunday June 25 corresponding to 29th Ramadan.
The meeting will decide when Eid al Fitr will be celebrated in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
The first announcement will come from Bangladesh followed by India and Pakistan.
03:07 pm The Rooyat-e-Hilal Committee New Delhi, Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Lahore and National Moon-Sighting Committee Bangladesh have appealed Muslims to sight for the crescent moon of the month of Shawwal today evening corresponding to 29th of Ramadan 1438H.
Similar appeals have also been issued by the regional moon sighting committees in the three countries in South Asia which host a sizeable population of Muslims.
The Rooyat-e-Hilal Committee New Delhi, Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Lahore and National Moon-Sighting Committee Bangladesh will meet after Maghrib prayers today evening and collect moon sighting reports if any from different parts.
Eid al Fitr in the three countries will be celebrated on Monday June 26, 2017 if the new moon of the month of Shawwal is sighted today. Else, Monday will be counted as 30th day of Ramadan and Tuesday June 27 will mark the end of the fasting month and first day of Eid.
The official announcment by moon sighting committees and religious authorities in the three countries is expected by 08:00 pm today evening. Bangladesh will take a call first followed by India and Pakistan based on Sun set timing in the respective regions..
The sighting of the crescent will mark the end of the month of Ramadan during which Muslims observed fast. Fasting is one of the five pillars of Islam.
The beginning and end of Ramadan, and a month in the Islamic Calendar, has traditionally been based on “hilal” sightings, which is the method mentioned in the Holy Quran and followed by the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
As per this tradition, a new month is sighted on 29th of the prevailing month. If the new moon, Crescent, is sighted, the next day is counted as first day of the next month. If not, the next day is counted as 30th day of the prevailing month and the new month begins thereafter.
Varying geographical and weather conditions meant that people in different locations cannot see the appearance of the crescent the same day, making Muslims around the world fast on different days.
Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar and other Arab States except Oman declared Sunday as the first day of Eid al Fitr. Shawwal 1st in these countries is today and Muslims in these countries are celebrating Eid after the moon was sighted on Saturday 29th of Ramadan in the region.
In a statement issued yesterday religious authorities in Oman said the Sahawwal moon could not be sighted in the country. Hence today is 30th Ramadan in Oman and Eid celebration will begin from Monday.
Moon Sighting Committees and religious authorities in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunie, Japan, Australia and New Zealand have also declared Sunday June 25 as the first day of Eid. The decision was taken after the new moon was sighted Saturday.
Muslims in the United States and Canada rely on moon sighting reports from Saudi Arabia and hence they are celebrating Eid al Fitr today.
Reports from London said new moon could not be sighted anywhere in UK on Saturday. Hence Muslims here will complete the 30 days of Ramadan and celebrate Eid on Monday June 26, 2017.
As for Kerala, Bhatkal, Udupi, Mangalore and parts of Coastal Karnataka, Muslims in this part of India started observing Ramadan a day before, and are celebrating Eid today i.e. Sunday June 25. The decision to celebrate Eid today in this part of India is taken after moon was sighted on Saturday, local moon sighting committees announced yesterday.
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