ISLAMABAD – Islamic month of Jumada ul Awwal 1448 AH will start on Tuesday, October 13, as Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee confirmed the sighting of the new moon on Monday.
Committee Chairman Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad announced the decision following the moon-sighting meeting held on October 12, clearing the way for the fifth month of the Islamic lunar calendar to begin.
Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony subsequently issued an official notification confirming Tuesday as the first day of Jumada ul Awwal.
Jumada ul Awwal is the fifth month of the Hijri calendar, whose months begin according to the lunar cycle and the sighting of the new moon.