(Live Updates) Ramadan Moon Sighting in Pakistan 1443 Hijri 2022. Is it Ramadan tomorrow? Is Ramadan moon sighted in Pakistan? Countries across the globe have started announcing the beginning of Ramadan 2022 after spotting the crescent moon. Here’s the latest list of countries that have made the announcement:
The date for Ramadan, also known as Ramazan or Ramzan, changes yearly because the Islamic calendar is based on the lunar cycle hence, its starting and end date depends upon the sighting of the crescent moon. This year, Ramadan may begin in India from the evening of April 2 or 1 Ramadan 1443 AH with the first fast being observed on April 3, 2022, depending upon the sighting of the crescent moon.
Moon sighted in Saudi Arabia
The crescent moon, which marks the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan, has been sighted in Saudi Arabia, The moon sighting committee announced.
Therefore, today, April 1, was the last day of the month of Shaaban, and the holy month will begin on Saturday, April 2.
Ramadan Moon Sighting in Pakistan 1443 Hijri 2022
The Sultanate of Oman announces that Sunday, April 3, is the first day of the blessed month of Ramadan.
The Central Reut-e-Hilal Committee meeting to sight the Ramadan moon will be held tomorrow (Saturday).
The committee’s meeting will be held in Peshawar under the chairmanship of Chairman Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee Maulana Abdul Khabeer Azad.
Azad said that the meeting will be attended by Peshawar’s zonal committee members and officials of the Ministry of Religious Affairs, Ministry of Science and Technology, Met Department, and SUPARCO.
Meanwhile, the other zonal committees will also meet in respective cities including Karachi, Lahore, Quetta, and Islamabad, he added.
The Ruet-e-Hilal Research Council had said that the holy month of Ramadan is expected to begin in Pakistan on April 3 (Sunday) this year while Eid-ul-Fitr is expected on May 3.
Ruet-e-Hilal’s Secretary-General Khalid Ejaz Mufti said: “The birth of the new moon of Ramadan is expected on April 1 at 11:24 am. On 29 Shaban (April 2), the age of the Ramadan Moon Sighting in Pakistan should be at least 19 hours. In some parts of Pakistan, it would exceed 31 hours.”