KABUL: The Taliban-led Afghan government has announced the sighting of Shawwal moon. The country will celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr today.
According to Maulvi Abdul Hakim, head of the Supreme Court of Afghanistan, evidence of the moon has been received in the country and Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated in the country on Sunday.
According to the Afghan Interior Ministry, evidence of the moon has been received from Farah, Ghazni, Kandahar and Ghor.
Taliban spokesman and Deputy Information Minister Zabihullah Mujahid also announced Eid al-Fitr and congratulated all Afghans on Eid.
Meanwhile, the moon of Shawwal has not been seen in Saudi Arabia, after which Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated there on Monday.
Meetings were held in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to sight the Shawwal moon, but no evidence of moon sighting was received.
A royal proclamation has also been issued regarding the Shawwal moon, stating that according to the decision of the Supreme Court, today, Sunday, May 1, will be the 30th day of Ramazan.
According to the royal proclamation, Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated in the kingdom on Monday, May 2.
The Saudi Supreme Court had appealed to the citizens to try to see the moon of Shawwal on their own yesterday, the evening of the 29th of Ramazan.
Shawwal moon has not been seen in the UAE and Eid-ul-Fitr will be on Monday, May 2.
Remember that 29th Ramazan in Pakistan is on Sunday and the meeting of Ruet-e-Hilal Committee will be held on the same day.
Earlier in Pakistan, astronomers have predicted that the moon of Shawwal will appear on May 2, in view of which Eid-ul-Fitr will be on Tuesday, May 3.
