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May 12, 2021
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NNS News! ISLAMABAD: The Ruwit-e-Hilal Committee is trying to ensure that Eid-ul-Fitr can be celebrated all over the country together this year and for this purpose, the members of the committee have started approaching the ulema who have visited Shawwal in the past. There was public opposition to the announcement of the sighting of the moon.
According to the Dawn newspaper, some members of the committee have also expressed concern over the premature announcement of Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry about the expected date of Eid.
In front of Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad, chairman of the Ruwit-e-Hilal Committee, several members expressed concern that such statements by the Information Minister would encourage clerics like Mufti Popalzai of the Qasim Khan Mosque in Peshawar to relinquish power to the committee this year. Will not bring
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Replying to a question on the issue, Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad said that it was necessary to turn away from the past when four Eids were celebrated in the country.
"We are involved in this process with scholars of all schools of thought and different sects," said the chairman of the Ruwit Hilal Committee.
"I am sure that just as they celebrated Ramadan with the entire nation, they will respect the decision of the Ruwit-e-Hilal Committee on the month of Shawwal," he said, quoting the Qasim Khan Mosque administration.
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Interestingly, the chairman had recently requested Mufti Popalzai to send his representative to the Central Route Hilal Committee meeting but the Qasim Khan Masjid administration not only rejected the offer but also called a meeting of its Route Hilal. Was announced.
Meanwhile, a senior official of the committee said that discussions have been held with the Ulema in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to ensure that they respect the decision of the committee and they have given assurances in this regard.
However, the official said that the recent statement of the cabinet member was a new challenge for the committee.
The main meeting of the Ruwit-e-Hilal Committee has been convened in Islamabad on Wednesday (May 12) to observe the Shawwal moon.
The meeting will be chaired by Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad and will be attended by members of the Central Route Hilal Committee, Ministry of Religious Affairs, Ministry of Science and Technology, SPARCO and Meteorological Department.
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