The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has officially announced a public holiday across the province on the 1st of Muharram-ul-Haram 1448 AH, subject to the sighting of the Muharram moon by the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee. According to a notification issued by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Administration Department, all public offices and government institutions across the province will remain […]
Islamic New Year 1447 Begins with Ceremonial Replacement of Kaaba’s Kiswa
The Islamic calendar year 1447 AH began with one of the most revered religious rituals in the Muslim world: the annual replacement of the Kiswa, the black cloth that envelops the Holy Kaaba in Makkah. The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque led the ceremonial replacement, an event […]