Usually, the crescent moon of Ramadan and Eid-ul-Fitr is first sighted in Saudi Arabia, UAE and some parts of India along with UK, USA, Australia and some other Western and Gulf countries and then usually a day later in the rest of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and other South Asian countries and after sighting no new moon yesterday, it has been declared that Muslims in Arab states will celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr on Monday May 2. However, sentiments are running high as Muslims across India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and other South Asian countries are gearing up to look for the Shawwal crescent – the new moon to mark the end of Ramadan, tonight i.e. May 1.
If the moon is sighted on May 1 evening, Muslims in India and Saudi Arabia will witness the rarest of rare case i.e. celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr on the same date. If the Shawwal crescent moon is not sighted India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and other South Asian countries tonight, May 2 will be observed as the last day of Ramadan 2022 and Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated in these countries on Tuesday May 3.
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Hyderabad moon sighting committee to meet at 6pm
The Markazi Ruet-e-Hilal Committee (Moon Sighting Committee) has requested the Muslims to contact them if they sight the crescent moon for Shawwal. The committee is going to hold meeting at 6 pm on Sunday, under the supervision of Maulana Syed Qubool Pasha Quadri Shuttari, President of Majlis Ulama-e-Deccan at Dabeerpura in Hyderabad to decide the date of Eid-ul-Fitr in India based on the sighting of the crescent moon tonight. All members of the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee are requested to attend the same and the committee can be contacted on 24603597 till 8pm or 24576832, 24513246, 24521088 after 8pm or on cell phone numbers 9391964951, 9866112393, 9000008138 or 9885151354.
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