Eid to be celebrated across J&K tomorrow: Kashmir’s Grand Mufti

SRINAGAR — Kashmir’s Grand Mufti Nasir Ul Islam today said that Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated across J&K tomorrow as moon “has been sighted.”

Islam said that moon has been sighted and Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated across J&K tomorrow.

“I felicitate the people of J&K on the auspicious occasion of Eid. I pray to Almighty Allah that may this Eid be the harbinger of peace and prosperity for the entire J&K and may Allah take away the COVID pandemic on the eve of this auspicious occasion,” he said.

This will be for the first time that people of J&K will be celebrating Eid amid COVID-19 pandemic that has claimed 21 lives and affected over 1500 people so far.