Muharram crescent not sighted: Grand Mufti

Srinagar, July 6: Grand Mufti of Jammu and Kashmir, Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam Farooqi Saturday said that the crescent for Muharram, the first month of the Islamic year, had not been sighted anywhere in Jammu and Kashmir.

A local news gathering agency GNS quoted Mufti Nasir as saying that no testimony was made till late evening from anywhere in J&K to his office.

“After a consensus with the scholars, it is being announced that the Muharram for the Islamic year 1446 will start from Monday, July 8, 2024,” he said.

“The Ashura, Muharram 10, will be observed on July 17,” the Grand Mufti said.

Mufti Nasir also extended felicitations to the entire Muslim Ummah on the occasion and prayed for sustainable peace and prosperity across the world.