Srinagar, June 29 (KDC): Eid-ul-Adha, the festival of sacrifice, will be observed on July 10 as the moon of Zil Hajj was not sighted on Wednesday evening, J&K Grand Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam has announced.
Grand Mufti J&K told KDC, that Zil Hijjah moon in Jammu and Kashmir was not sighted today.
“There was not a single testament of Zil Hajj moon. Therefore Eid-ul-Adha would be celebrated on 10 July,” the Grand Mufti said.
The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee announced Wednesday that the Zil-Hajj moon has not been sighted in Pakistan, adding that Eid ul Adha in Pakistan will be observed on July 10 (Sunday).
Chairman Maulana Syed Abdul Khabir Azad announced the decision following a meeting of the committee, held in Karachi after Maghrib prayers to sight the crescent moon.
The first day of Zil hajj would fall on July 1 (Friday), he added. (KDC)
