Eid Al-Adha to be celebrated on July 21

Eid Al-Adha to be celebrated on July 21

July 10, 2021   10:15 pm

The Colombo Grand Mosque reported that the new moon of Dhul Hijjah, the 12th month of the Islamic calendar, had not been sighted this evening (10).

Accordingly, Eid Al-Adha (Haj festival) will be celebrated on July 21.

Dul Hijjah is the month during which the Hajj pilgrimage takes place and is the last month of the Islamic calendar.

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