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Pakistan holidays are celebrated according to the Islamic or local Pakistani calendars for religious and civil purposes, respectively. Religious holidays such as Eid are celebrated according to the Islamic calendar whereas other national holidays such as Labour Day, [1] Pakistan Day, Independence Day, and Quaid-e-Azam Day are celebrated according to the Gregorian calendar.
Ramadan: Laylat al-Qadr: The night when first verses of Quran were received by Muhammad 29/30: Ramadan: Chaand Raat: The last night of Ramadan celebrated on 29th or 30th depending on when the new moon is sighted 1: Shawal: Eid ul Fitr: The celebration at the end of the fasting month (Ramadan) 9 Dhu al-Hijjah: Day of Arafah: It is celebrated by ...
The Ruet-e-Hilal Committee (Urdu: مرکزی رویتِ ہلال کمیٹی) is the official body in Pakistan responsible for announcing the sighting of the new moon, which determines the Islamic calendar. Currently chaired by Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad, the committee is supported by 150 observatories from the Pakistan Meteorological Department. [1]
Ramadan (Islamic calendar) Ramadan is the time of fasting that continues throughout the ninth month. [6] On this day, after a month of fasting, Muslims express their joy and happiness by offering a congregational prayer in the mosques. Special celebration meals are served. [7] Eid-e-Milad-un- Nabi: Rabi'al-Awal (Islamic calendar)
The Islamic calendar is a lunar one, where each month begins when the first crescent of a new moon is sighted. The Islamic year consists of 12 lunar cycles, and consequently it is 10 to 11 days shorter than the solar year, and as it contains no intercalation, [a] Ramadan migrates throughout the seasons.
Ramadan [b] (Arabic: رَمَضَان, romanized: Ramaḍān [ra.ma.dˤaːn]; [c] also spelled Ramazan, Ramzan, Ramadhan, or Ramathan) is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, [10] observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting (), prayer (), reflection, and community. [11]
On 14 August 1947 (27th of Ramadan in 1366 of the Islamic Calendar) Pakistan gained independence. India gained independence the following day. Two of the provinces of British India, Punjab and Bengal, were divided along religious lines by the Radcliffe Commission.
Both Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha follow a period of 10 holy days or nights: the last 10 nights of Ramadan for Eid al-Fitr, and the first 10 days of Dhu al-Hijjah for Eid al-Adha. The Night of Power (Arabic: لیلة القدر, romanized: Laylat al-Qadr), one of the last 10 nights of Ramadan, is the holiest night of the year.