Eid ul fitr in India on May 03

Eid ul fitr in India on May 03

Press Trust of Kashmir | Srinagar :- The crescent moon for the Islamic month of Shawwal was not sighted on Sunday evening, after which prominent clerics announced that the festival of Eid al-Fitr will be celebrated in India on May 3.

Lucknow’s Markazi Chand Committee said that the Shawwal crescent was not sighted on Sunday evening hence, May 2 will be observed as the last day of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr will be celebrated on Tuesday, May 3.

“The crescent moon of the Islamic Month of Shawwal could not be spotted today,” announced Maulana Khalid Rasheed Farangi Mahali.

In Delhi, Markazi Royat E Hilal Committee announced that crescent moon was not sighted, hence Eid al-Fitr to be celebrated on May 3.

Shawwal crescent moon was also not sighted in Andaman and Nicobar Islands today on May 1. It means Muslims across the Island will observe the last day of Ramadan on May 2 and Eid al-Fitr will be celebrated on Tuesday, May 3.:-PTK.