Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Feb 22: A committee, headed by Mirwaiz Kashmir Moulvi Umar Farooq, has been constituted to decide on the credibility of the witnesses received regarding sighting of upcoming Holy Ramadan and Eid-ul-Fitr crescent in Jammu and Kashmir.
Besides Mirwaiz Kashmir Moulvi Umar Farooq, the other top scholars part of the committee include; Maulvi Rehmatullah Mir Qasmi of Dar Ul Uloom Raheemiya; Maulvi Ghulam Rasool Haami of Karwaan-e-Islam International; Hujjat-ul-Islam Agha Hassan Al-mousvi Al-safavi; Fayaz Ahmad Rizvi Vice President Sout-ul-Auliya; Syed Shabir Geelani President Saadat International; Syed Aslam Andrabi Vice President Muslim Personal Law Board; Masroor Abbas Ansari President Itehad-ul-Muslimeen; Nazir Ahmad Qadri from Jammu and Maulana Abdul Hameed Nayeemi.
The Committee has been constituted to avoid any confusion among the denizens of Jammu and Kashmir, more so in the backdrop of ‘differing’ views on sighting of the Ramadan moon in the Himalayan region last year.
A statement said that the scholars of the Committee will discuss the reliability of witnesses before making the final announcement.
The communiqué has provided a long list of the members, who have been asked to remain in constant touch with each other.
“Once any witness, Ruet, is received, the members are supposed to testify the reliability and if deemed proper are to accordingly share and convey it to the Grand Mufti J&K (Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam Farooqi) or to any member of the constituted committee.”
The communiqué has listed names of Muslim Personal Law Board members from different parts of Jammu and Kashmir, who would remain in touch with Grand Mufti J&K, Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam Farooqi, on March 10, 2024 (Sunday) to report any possible sighting of the crescent.
The committee has members from all the districts of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
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