Posted by NEWS on 16/1/2005, 18:17:50 JEDDAH, 15 January 2005 — The Standing on Arafat which marks the climax of Haj will this year fall on Wednesday, Jan. 19 (Dul Hijjah 9), and not on Thursday, Jan. 20 as announced earlier. Accordingly, Eid Al-Adha (the feast of sacrifice) will be celebrated on Thursday, Jan. 20. A statement by the Supreme Judiciary Council carried by the Saudi Press Agency yesterday said two men have come forward declaring they have sighted the new moon after sunset on Monday, Jan. 10, and notified the judge who recommended them to the council as trustworthy.
Standing on Arafat Now on Jan. 19
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