Eid 2024 in India, Bangladesh Thursday; Pakistan to go with Saudi Arabia
Muslims in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar and other Arab states, and also in North America have confirmed to celebrate Eid al Fitr on Wednesday April 10, 2024.
Eid al Fitr 2024 Date (Live Updates): Pakistan has decided to celebrate Eid al Fitr on Wednesday April 10, 2024 along with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries.
The announcement was made by the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Chairman Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad following its meeting in Islamabad.
Addressing a presser in Islamabad on Tuesday, the committee chief said the decision was taken based on the testimonies received from the different parts of the country.
India and Bangladesh have announced to celebrate Eid on Thursday April 11, 2024.
However, in some parts of India, including Jammu & Kashmir and Kerala, Eid will be celebrated on Wednesday April 10, 2024.
08:30 PM: Wednesday April 09, 2024 will be the 30th day of Ramadan and Thursday April 11, 2024 will be the first day of Eid al Fitr, Markazi Ruyat e Hilal New Delhi has officially announced.
"There is no report of moon sighting from any part of Delhi and India. It is hence announced that Eid al Fitr will be celebrated in India on Thursday April 11, 2024", the Ruyat e Hilal Committee, Imarat e Sharaiyah Hind under the Jamiat Ulama Hind said.
Bangladesh has also announced to celebrate Eid on Thursday April 11, 2024.
Markazi Ruyat e Hilal Committee in Pakistan is in a session, and an announcement from Pakistan is expected very soon.
Indonesia and Malaysia have earlier in the day announced sighting of Eid Moon Tuesday and first day of Eid on Wednesday April 10, 2024.
Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Palestine and other Arab states along with North America, Canada, UK and Australia have announced first day of Eid on Wednesday April 10, 2024.
07:00 PM: Bangladesh confirmed the first day of Eid al Fitr Thursday April 11, 2024 and Wednesday April 10, 2024 as 30th day of Ramadan.
"Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest religious festival of Muslims, will be celebrated in the country on Thursday as the Shawwal moon was not sighted in Bangladesh this evening", National Moon Sighting Committee of Bangladesh said.
India and Pakistan will confirm soon when Eid will be celebrated in the two countries.
As of now there is no report of moon sighting from any part of India. A formal announcement however is expected soon.
05:00 PM: The Moon sighting committees in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh will sit today after Maghrib Salah to confirm moon sighting in the three countries.
Bangladesh will be the first of the three countries to make the Eid moon announcement followed by India and Pakistan.
07:00 AM: The Moon (Hilal) Sighting Committees and religious authorities in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and also in the United Kingdom (UK) have issued appeals to Muslims in the respective countries to sight the crescent, Eid Moon or Eid Chand, Tuesday 29th Ramadan 1445 AH corresponding to April 09, 2024.
The Central Moon Sighting Committees, also known as Markazi Ruet-e-Hilal Committees, have made special arrangements to sight the new moon and decide the first day of Eid al Fitr 2024 in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and other South Asian countries, and the United Kingdom (UK).
Moon sighting committee to meet today evening
The moon sighting committees in South Asia and UK will hold special meeting today after Salate Maghrib and analyse, if any, the reports of Eid moon sighting.
Appeals to sight moon have also been issued by Hilal Committees in Mumbai, Delhi, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Patna, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Chennai, Islamabad, Karachi, KP, Lahore, Dhaka, and other cities in the three countries.
Wifaqul Ulema UK has also appealed Muslims in London and other parts of the Kingdom to spot the moon of the month of Shawwal on Tuesday.
The official announcement by Religious Affairs Ministry Dhaka and Central Moon Sighting Committee New Delhi and Karachi is expected soon after Salate Maghreb Tuesday evening.
Sighting of Moon in Islam
A new month in the Islamic Calendar begins with sighting of the crescent – the new moon, on the 29th day of an on-going month. If the moon is sighted on 29th, the new month begins the next day. Otherwise, the next day is counted as the 30th and last day of the on-going month and the next day is the first day of the new month.
This process is followed as per the tradition of Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him). The beginning and end of the holy month of Ramadan has traditionally been based on “hilal” sightings, which is the traditional method mentioned in the Quran and followed by the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
Muslims in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Morocco, Egypt, Iraq, Syria, Palestine, Yemen, Sudan, Tunisia, Oman and other GCC nations have confirmed to celebrate Eid al Fitr on Wednesday April 10, 2024.
Australia, Singapore, Canada and the Fiqh Council of North America have also announced that Muslims in these countries will celebrate Eid al Fitr on Wednesday April 10, 2024.
New Zealand is a special case where Tuesday is the 28th of Ramadan, and moon sighting here will be on Wednesday April 10, 2024.
Rare Occasion
In a rarest of rare case Muslims in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh could celebrate Eid al Fitr with fellow Muslims in the Gulf and other parts of the world if the new moon is sighted today i.e. Tuesday April 09, 2024.
Normally there is a delay of at least one day between the two regions.
Eid al Fitr marks the end of Ramadan - the month of fasting in which Muslims across the world refrained from eating and drinking during day time.
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