Shawwal moon not sighted as Saudi Arabia to observe Eid today

ISLAMABAD, May 1: Eid-ul-Fitr in Saudi Arabia will be observed on Monday, May 2 as the Shawwal moon was not sighted in the Kingdom on Saturday evening. The Saudi Supreme Court has said Muslims will observe 30 days of Ramazan and will observe Eid-ul-Fitr on Monday. The announcement came through twitter account of HarmainSharifain. “The Crescent for the month of Shawwal 1443 was NOT SEEN today, subsequently: Monday, 2nd May 2022 will be the day of Eid Al Fitr. The month of Ramadan 1443 will complete 30 days tomorrow,” read the statement. Meahwhile, the Pakistan Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee will meet on Sunday for sighting the crescent of Shawal 1443 AH in the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony. The zonal and district Ruet-e-Hilal Committees’ meetings would be held at their respective headquarters in the meantime, said a ministry press release on Saturday. Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Chairman Maulana Syed Abdul Khabir Azad would announce the final decision about crescent sighting or otherwise subsequently on the basis of information received to that end.- NNI