Eid 2024: Due to non-sighting of moon, Eid ul-Fitr in most parts of India to be celebrated on THIS date
Muslims will observe another day of fast today, April 10 since the crescent Moon wasn't sighted. Key mosques in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Karnataka confirmed this. Consequently, Eid al-Fitr will be observed in much of the country on April 11.
Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday as the crescent for the Islamic month of Shawwal was sighted here, the Union Territory's grand Mufti Nasir-Ul-Islam announced on Tuesday. "Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday as the moon has been sighted," the J-K's Grand Mufti said. Eid-ul-Fitr will also be celebrated in Ladakh on Wednesday.
"Crescent has been sighted in Kargil, Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated tomorrow on April 10, 2024 in Kargil, Ladakh," Jammiat-ul-Ulama Isna Ashria, Kargil-Ladakh, said in a statement. Clerics in Kerala confirmed the sighting of the moon on Tuesday. Following this, the Eid celebration date for the state was announced by prominent clerics such as Sayyid Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal, Jifri Muthukkoya Thangal, and Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musliyar.
It is noteworthy that numerous Islamic nations in West Asia are observing the festival on April 10. The Shawwal Moon was sighted in Saudi Arabia, UAE, and other nations on April 9. Eid will be celebrated on April 10 in Pakistan.
Former Imam of Shahi Jama Masjid Delhi, Syed Ahmed Bukhari, stated that there's no sighting of the Shawwal moon. "Eid will be celebrated on Thursday, April 11," announced Bukhari. Likewise, Lucknow's Markazi Chand Committee confirmed the Eid celebration on April 11 due to the absence of moon sighting this evening.
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