SRINAGAR: The crescent for the month of Shawwal was sighted in Jammu and Kashmir, therefore Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated on Wednesday, Grand Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam said on Tuesday evening. 

Talking to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), he said that enough evidences were received from various parts of J&K about sighting of the crescent, 

He said that the consultative committee headed by him (Grand Mufti) with members Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Moulana Rehmatullah Qasimi, Moulana Abdul Lateef Alqandi, Ghulam Rasool Hami and ulemas from Jammu and Chenab valley have concluded that Eid-ul-Fitr will be observed on Wednesday. 
 
He also extended his Eid greetings to the Muslim Ummah, especially to the people of Jammu and Kashmir. “May this auspicious occasion bring with it a lot of joy, happiness, peace and prosperity to all of us”, he said. (KNO)

SRINAGAR: The Local Meteorological Department Tuesday said that sky in Kashmir is expected to remain clear, thereby increasing chances of crescent sighting for the Shawwal month.

A MeT official said that the sky is expected to remain clear till 9 pm tonight, significantly increasing chances of Shawwal crescent sightings today.

He said that after 9 pm, the sky is expected to be remain cloudy.

If the crescent is sighted today, marking 29 days of Ramadan and Eid-ul-Fitr would be celebrated tomorrow on the first day of Shawwal month.

Notably, Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated tomorrow in Saudi Arabia, Australia, the United Kingdom (UK), and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the Shawwal moon was not sighted in these countries last evening. (KNS)