Shia, Ahle Hadees and Deobandi sects will observe fasts in Mumbai and Maharashtra region from tomorrow. However, no decision in this regard has been finalised by the Barelvi and Deobandi groups.
Here is the statement of confirmation issued by Subai Jamiat Ahle Hadees, Mumbai:
The Ramzan moon has also been sighted in Lucknow. Muslims in Uttar Pradesh will begin fasting from tomorrow. Read full report.
The Ramzan moon has been sighted in Delhi, according to reports. However, the confirmation from Shahi Imam, Jama Masjid, is awaited. Earlier, the crescent sighting was confirmed in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Telangana.
While most of the southern India will observe Ramzan fasts from tomorrow, no confirmation has been made from Karnataka. Messages were also circulating about the Ramzan moon being sighted in Gujarat. However, the Hilal Committee is yet to confirm.
The Ruet-e-Hilal Committee of Hyderabad has confirmed the beginning of Ramadan ul-kareem (Ramzan) from tomorrow in Telangana region. Earlier, the designated authorities in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry also confirmed the same. In Kerala, local media reports claim the moon has been sighted, which marks the observance of Ramzan from tomorrow.
The Jamiat Ahle-Hadees in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry have confirmed the sighting of the moon. The two states will begin fasting from tomorrow.
No updates yet on moon sighting from North India, Jammu & Kashmir, West Bengal and other states. The Hilal Committees in the respective regions are expected to issue an announcement shortly.
The Ramzan moon has been sighted in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Kerala. The holy month of fasting would begin in the three states from tomorrow. No updates on moon sighting were available yet from other Indian states.
The respective Hilal Committees from various parts of the nation will make an announcement post Namaz-e-Maghrib. Stay tuned here for the live updates. In case the crescent being spotted, Muslims will observe the special Taraweeh prayers from today, post Namaz-e-Isha'a.
New Delhi, May 16: Muslims across India will await the announcement from Delhi Jama Masjid and the respective Hilal Committees in Hyderabad, Mumbai, Patna and other regions of India to know whether the holy month of Ramadan ul-kareem, also referred as Ramzan in the Subcontinent, has begun. If the crescent moon is sighted today, believing Muslims will begin the fasting from tomorrow. Stay tuned here for the live news and updates related to the Ramzan moon.
Since India has a vast geographical territory, moon sighting in one part of the nation does not generally imply that it has been seen in other regions as well. For example, the coastal state of Kerala has, over the years, sighted the crescent moon of Ramzan and Eid-ul-Fitr a day before the rest of the nation.
According to Islamic scholars, the possibility of moon being sighted in the subcontinent is unlikely, as the crescent could not be spotted in Saudi Arabia and other Middle East nations on Tuesday.
Since the lunar calendar in Middle East is running a day ahead of the eastern part of the world, the region witnesses the crescent moon of Ramadan and Eid-al-Fitr a day before the Indian subcontinent and other parts of South and South-East Asia.
"Yesterday, the moon could not be spotted in the Middle East. This means they will begin Ramzan from Thursday by default. The pattern over the past several decades shows that crescent moon in the Indian subcontinent is always spotted a day after the Middle East. This means Ramzan would most probably begin in India from Friday," said Maulana Sarfaraz Khan, a Nagpur unit member of Dawat-e-Islami, while speaking to this reporter.
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