Fasting to begin in J&K on Tuesday: Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam
PTK News Desk
Srinagar, March 11: The holy month of Ramadhan will begin tomorrow
(March 12) to in J&K as the Crecent moon has been sighted tonight.
This was announced by the Grand Mufti Nasir-ul Islam today.
“The first day of the fasting month of Ramadhan will be on Tuesday in J&K. The Crecent moon has been sighted and there is enough evidence,” Mufti Nasir told Press Trust of Kashmir. “With the thorough consultations with the 10-member committee having Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Moulana Rehmatullah and other Islamic scholars as its members, it has been unanimously decided that the first day of the fasting month will be Tuesday in J&K,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Grand Mufti extended his greetings to the people of J&K on the occasion of the beginning of fasting month stating that people should pray and read the Quran in this month and seek repentance from the Almighty.
