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A conception of Shias successful Kashmir has decided to observe Id-ul-Azha, an Islamic festival successful honour of the willingness of Prophet Abraham to sacrifice his son, connected May 28 alternatively of May 27, erstwhile Sunnis and different conception of Shias volition observe the festival successful Jammu and Kashmir.
The satellite sighting grouping, Ruet-e-Hilal Committee, of the All J&K Shia Association (AJKSA) said it carried retired “a careful reflection and recovered that the crescent satellite of Zul Hijjah was not sighted (on May 18) either by the AJKSA Ruet-e-Hilal Committee oregon by different satellite sighting committees crossed India”.
“No reliable oregon authenticated Sharai witnesser regarding the sighting of the satellite was received from immoderate portion of the country,” said the association’s spokesperson.
Clerics’ decision
The satellite sighting delegation of the relation was attended by Molvi Sheikh Zakri, Molvi Syed Mohammed, Syed Gazanfer Rizvi and Molvi Firoz Ali. The relation has decided to observe Id connected May 28. The crescent of Id-ul-Azha is spotted 10 days up of the festival arsenic per the Islamic calendar.
The determination came conscionable a time aft different Shia group, Anjuman Sharia Shian J&K, headed by Aga Syed Hassan Mosavi Al Safavi said the crescent was sighted connected May 17. The radical decided to observe Id connected May 27.
Kashmir’s expansive priest Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam Farooqi, who heads the satellite sighting committee of Sunni Muslims, besides announced the sighting of the crescent connected May 17. “The grounds regarding the sighting of the satellite was received from Kargil and parts of J&K. As a result, the caller Islamic period of Dhul Hijjah volition commence from Monday, May 18, 2026 and Id-ul-Adha volition beryllium observed connected May 27,” said Mr. Farooqi.
This year, Id successful the portion of Kashmir and Kargil volition coincide with the festival being celebrated successful Pakistan and Afghanistan connected May 27. However, India volition observe the festival connected May 28.
