Lucknow(Uttar Pradesh):The Holy month of Ramadan is drawing to a close and Muslims are gearing up for Eid which will be on the first day of Shawwal when the crescent moon is sighted. With this Eid ul Fitr, the biggest festival for Muslims to see the moon of Eid will be confirmed Sunday evening.
Maulana Khalid Rashid Farangi Mahli from Lucknow Idgah, Mufti Abul Irfan Mian from Chowk's Taksal and Maulana Saif Abbas, President of Shia Chand Committee, will perform the rituals of watching the moon from their homes.
In Hyderabad, the Markazi Ruet-e-Hilal Committee (Moon Sighting Committee) is going to hold its monthly meeting at 6 pm on Sunday to decide the date of Eid-ul-Fitr in India based on the sighting of the crescent. The meeting will be held under the supervision of Maulana Syed Qubool Pasha Quadri Shuttari, President of Majlis Ulama-e-Deccan on Sunday at Dabeerpura, Hyderabad.