Eid-ul-Azha to fall on Aug 12, Muharram to start from Sept 1: Fawad Ch
In a tweet, the minister said that this year, Eid-ul-Azha will fall on Monday, Aug 12.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry on Thursday took to twitter and announced this year s dates for Eid-ul-Azha and the beginning of the Islamic month of Muharram, according to Hijri Calendar.
In a tweet, the minister said that this year, Eid-ul-Azha will fall on Monday, Aug 12, while the month of Muharram, which marks the start of the Islamic year, will commence on Sunday, Sept 1.
"Now that the argument about this Eid has ended, what are the [dates] for the next two most important Islamic days, i.e., Eid-ul-Azha and Muharram: According to the Hijri calendar, Eid-ul-Azha will fall on Monday, Aug 12 while Muharram will start from Sunday, Sept 1," Chaudhry tweeted.
