The Islamic month will begin on September 6 (Friday), and Eid-i-Miladun Nabi is scheduled to fall on September 17. The Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee reported on Wednesday that the Rabiul Awwal moon was not sighted.
Following a committee meeting in Islamabad chaired by Chairman Abdul Khabeer Azad, the statement was made. Weather specialists and religious professors from all schools of thought attended the meeting.
“[Reports of the moon sighting] were not received, so it was unanimously decided that the 1st of Rabiul Awwal will fall on Sept. 6, Friday, and the 12th of Rabiul Awwal will fall on Sept. 17, Tuesday,” Chairman Abdul Khabeer Azad stated during a press conference.
He noted that the committee worked hard to make sure that choices were made based on reaching an agreement based on both Islamic law and visual testimony. But he claimed that when it was foggy, it was harder to see the moon.
The Islamic lunar calendar’s third month, Rabiul Awwal, is when Muslims worldwide commemorate the birth of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him), also known as the Mawlid al-Nabawi holiday.
