On 29 Dhul Hijjah 1447 Hijri, corresponding to 16 June 2026 (Tuesday), a consultative meeting of the Ru’yat-e-Hilal Committee, Jamiat Ulema-e-Madaria Al-Hind, was held. After the Maghrib prayer, arrangements were made for the sighting of the moon. By the grace of Almighty Allah, the moon of Muharram al-Haram was sighted. Reports confirming the moon sighting were also received from the responsible members of Ru’yat-e-Hilal Committees in different parts of the country.
Therefore, the Ru’yat-e-Hilal Committee, Jamiat Ulema-e-Madaria Al-Hind, particularly Hazrat Allama Mufti Muhammad Israfeel Haidari Madari, Mufti Syed Nisar Hussain Madari, Maulana Muhammad Syed Tausiq Munsif Jafri, Maulana Mufti Syed Munawwar Ali Husaini, Maulana Mufti Habibur Rahman Alvi Manzari, Maulana Mufti Syed Muhammad Intisab Hussain Qadri Ashrafi Madari, Maulana Mufti Khushnood Khan Madari, Maulana Saddam Madari, Maulana Farid Ahmad Madari, Mufti Kashif Saeed Madari, Syed Meraj Miyan Sahib Qibla, along with the entire Jamiat Ulema-e-Madaria Al-Hind, hereby announce that Wednesday, 17 June 2026, shall be the first (1st) day of Muharram al-Haram 1448 Hijri.
All devotees and lovers of Ahl al-Bayt are requested to observe the days of Muharram with reverence and devotion by fulfilling the practices and traditions associated with the mourning of Sayyid al-Shuhada, Hazrat Imam Hussain (Alayhis Salam). Special arrangements should be made for Majalis-e-Aza, the remembrance of Karbala, and the narration of the virtues of Ahl al-Bayt. May we derive lessons of truthfulness, steadfastness in faith, and sacrifice from the great sacrifices of the martyrs of Karbala.
