The crescent moon was sighted across various parts of India on Wednesday late evening, after which Muslim religious leaders announced that Eid-ul-Adha is going to be celebrated on June 7 in the country.
Shahi Imam of ChandniChowk’s Fatehpuri Masjid, Mufti Mukarram Ahmed, told reporters that the moon marking the start of ZilHijja, the last month of the Islamic calendar, was clearly seen from the mosque in the evening.
He said, besides Delhi, sightings of the moon have also been confirmed from different states of the country, including Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, and Haryana. “Therefore, the festival of Eid-ul-Azha will be celebrated on June 7,” Ahmed added.
The Eid-ul-Adha or Bakr-Eid is celebrated exactly two months and 10 days after the Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid Syed Shaban Bukhari said in a statement that after the sighting of the moon in different states of the country, the moon committee of the mosque announced the celebration of the festival of Bakr-Eid on June 7 (Saturday).
According to Bukhari, May 29 is the first date of ZilHijja, the last month of the Islamic calendar.
Muslim organisation Imarat-e-Sharia Hind also said the sighting of the moon has been confirmed from different parts of the country and the festival of sacrifice will be celebrated on June 7.
Eid al-Adha, or the "Festival of Sacrifice," is a significant Islamic festival commemorating the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son, Ismail, as an act of obedience to God.
The festival also coincides with the Hajj pilgrimage, making it a time of both spiritual reflection and community celebration.
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