Ramazan moon expected to be sighted on May 27: Met office
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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has approaching that a Ramazan moon is approaching to be sighted on May 27 (Saturday) and a initial day of a holy month will start on May 28 (Sunday).
The Central Reut–e-Hilal Committee assembly is scheduled to be hold on May 26 (Friday) in Islamabad for sighting a crescent. But according to a Met office, there are few chances that a new moon will be manifest on May 26.
While articulate to The Express Tribune, an central who is operative closely with a moon-sighting cabinet pronounced PMD has 37 observatories opposite a nation for collecting moon-sighting data.
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“Based on systematic observations, a PMD simply predicts a accurate date of moon-sighting,” a central said, adding, “In this epoch of complicated record it is easy to investigate a moon and find out good forward of time when a new moon is expected.”
He also pronounced that a authority of a Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee creates a central proclamation of a Ramazan moon sighting on interest of a supervision on a basement of a PMD’s regard results, members of a committee, and a ubiquitous public.
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According to officials of a Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony, like a prior year, Ramazan will also start on a same day national this year, followed by Eidul Fitr on a same day opposite a country, in line with a Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee announcement.
Moreover, a method has also taken Mufti Shahabuddin Popalzai of Masjid Qasim Ali Khan into confidence.
An central of a Ministry of Religious Affairs, who asked not to be named, told The Express Tribune that a method had a minute contention with Popalzai per moon sighting.“He concluded that a start of Ramazan and Eidul Fitr should be on a same dates opposite a country.”
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