ISLAMABAD, Mar 22 (Alliance News): The Central Sawing of the Crescent Committee has announced the sighting of the moon of Ramadan and the first fast will be on Thursday, April 23.
The Central Sighting Hilal Committee meeting was held at Awqaf Hall Peshawar under the chairmanship of Chairman Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad, while the meetings of the Zonal Committees were also held at the respective headquarters in Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad and Quetta.
After the meeting, Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad, Chairman of the Central Sawing of the Crescent Committee, announced the sighting of the moon during a press conference.
Chairman Central Sighting of the Crescent Committee of Pakistan said that the forecast was cloudy in most places of Pakistan and the forecast was clear in some places.
He said that testimonies of the sighting of the moon of the month of Ramadan were received from various places in Pakistan, including Bahawalpur, Rahim Yar Khan, Swabi, Qila Saifullah, Mardan and other areas and the moon was seen.
Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad said that it was decided by consensus that the 1st of Ramadan 1444 Hijri will be held on Thursday, March 23, 2023.
It should be noted that the meeting of the central Sighting of the Crescent Committee continued for about five hours and during this time testimonies were received from different parts of the country and after reviewing all these testimonies, the sighting of the moon was announced after 10 pm.
It is also worth mentioning here that the first fast will be held on Thursday in most countries of the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia.
Before the press conference, Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad while talking to the media said that there is an effort to have fasting and Eid on one day, the purpose of holding the meeting in Peshawar is to try to fast on one day. The members of the concerned institutions are participating, the announcement will be made whenever the testimonies are received.
He said that a meeting has been called in Peshawar to see the moon of Ramadan, they will receive testimonies from all over the country. has gone
Deputy Director of Meteorological Department Alam Zeib said that the moon of Ramadan can be seen in Peshawar for about 24 minutes, the moon sighting time is from 6:53 to 7:13, the moon of Ramadan in Peshawar due to clouds. There are difficulties in seeing.
On the other hand, according to experts, the age of the moon will be 21 hours at the time of sunset, if the moon is clear, it will be easy to see.
Experts say that at this time, it is cloudy all over Pakistan due to which it will be difficult to see the moon, however, if the sky clears in a few places, there may be a possibility of seeing the moon.
Meanwhile, Hindustan Times reported that the moon was not sighted in India, so Ramadan will begin on Friday, March 24.
It should be noted that yesterday the Saudi Supreme Court appealed to the citizens to see the moon of Ramadan, but the evidence of the sighting of the moon was not received in the kingdom.
In Saudi Arabia, Thursday, March 23, will be the 1st of Ramadan 1444 Hijri, the Isha Taraweeh prayer will be offered later today in the two holy places (Masjid al-Haram and Masjid an-Nabawi).
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Justice announced that an automated electronic system for moon sighting has been introduced.
According to the Saudi Gazette, on Tuesday evening, Saudi Arabia’s meeting on the sighting of the crescent moon was held in which no one testified to seeing the moon, so Wednesday will be the 30th of Sha’ban and the first fast of Ramadan will be observed on Thursday.
In addition, the committee in the United Arab Emirates also announced that the moon of Ramadan was not sighted on Tuesday, March 21, after which the first fast will be on Thursday, March 23.