Shawwal moon sighting: Ruet-e-Hilal Committee meeting on June 4
Last updated on: 21 May,2019 04:55 pm
A four-member committee headed by Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman has been constituted.
KARACHI (Dunya News) – Ministry of Religious Affairs has called a meeting of the Central Ruiat-i-Hilal Committee on June 4 in Karachi for the sighting of the Shawwal moon.
A four member committee headed by Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman has been constituted by Ministry of Religious Affairs to sight Shawwal moon.
The committee includes chairman Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman, Sayed Mushahid Hussain, Hafiz Abdul Qudoos and a member from metrological department.
A notification in this regard has been issued by Ministry of Religious Affairs. The zonal committees would also hold meetings on 4 June to sight Shawwal moon.
Earlier, Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhary on Monday, while appreciating Dunya Media Group for publishing lunar (qamri) calendar, said that Eidul Fitr will be celebrated on June 5 (Wednesday) according to the lunar calendar prepared by Ministry of Science.
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