LAHORE: The Muharramul Haram crescent has been sighted and Youm-e-Ashur will be observed on August 19 (Thursday), the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee announced on Thursday.
The first of Muharram, which is also the first day of Hijri year 1443 according to the Islamic calendar, will be observed on August 10 (Tuesday).
Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Chairman Moulana Syed Muhammad Abdul Khabir Azad presided over the meeting for the moon sighting committee, which was held in Quetta.
Muharram is the month of mourning for the seventh-century martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
