Rabi-ul-Awal moon

The moon of Rabi-ul-Awal, 1433 Hijri, was sighted on Tuesday evening and 1^st Rabi-ul-Awal would fall on Wednesday.

The Ruyat-e-Hilal (moon sighting) committee, which met here under the chairmanship of committee’s head Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman for sighting the Rabi-ul-Awal moon, made the announcement.

After receiving many evidences from different areas of the country, Mufit Muneeb announced that Rabi-ul-Awal moon was sighted and 1^st Rabi-ul-Awal would be Wednesday January 25.

 He said that 12^th Rabi-ul-Awal, the birthday of Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), would fall on February 5.