Zil Hajj moon sighted in Pakistan, Eid ul Adha to be celebrated on may 27

Karachi: The moon of Zil Hajj has been sighted in Pakistan, and Eid ul Adha will be celebrated on May 27. Saudi Arabia has also confirmed the sighting of the Zil Hajj moon, where Eid ul Adha will likewise be observed on May 27.

According to details, the meeting of the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee for Zil Hajj moon sighting was held in Karachi under the chairmanship of Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad.

The meeting, held at the Met Office, was attended by members of the central and zonal Ruet-e-Hilal committees, along with experts from the Pakistan Meteorological Department and SUPARCO.

According to the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee, testimonies of moon sighting were received from Rawalpindi, Peshawar, and Mardan.

Zonal committee meetings were also held in Islamabad and provincial capitals across the country.

Following the meeting, Chairman Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad officially announced that the moon had been sighted and confirmed that Eid ul Adha would be celebrated on Wednesday, May 27.

Earlier, Saudi Arabia also announced that Eid ul Adha would fall on May 27, while the first day of Zil Hajj will be observed on May 18 and Wuquf-e-Arafat on May 26.

In Indonesia, the Zil Hajj moon has also been sighted, and authorities confirmed that Eid ul Adha will be celebrated on Wednesday, May 27. Indonesia’s Ministry of Religious Affairs officially announced the beginning of Zil Hajj.

Meanwhile, Tunisia and Türkiye have also confirmed the sighting of the Islamic month of Zil Hajj and officially declared Monday, May 18, as the first of Zil Hajj and Wednesday, May 27, as Eid ul Adha.

Türkiye, however, follows a pre-calculated Islamic calendar based on astronomical calculations rather than the traditional moon-sighting method to determine Islamic dates.