9 countries celebrate Eid al-Adha on Monday

2024-06-17 2024-06-17T10:19:42Z

Weather of Arabia - Nine countries celebrate Eid al-Adha on Monday, June 17, 2024, including two Arab countries, in contrast to most Arab and Islamic countries that set the Arafat pause and Eid al-Adha on the previous day, and this difference is due to the methods of seeing the crescent of the month of Dhul-Hijjah. Some countries rely on Sharia vision, while other countries rely on astronomical calculations. Therefore, most countries in the Arab and Islamic world, including Jordan and Saudi Arabia, celebrated Eid al-Adha on Sunday, June 16, 2024. As for the countries that celebrated Eid al-Adha today, Monday They are:

Countries that celebrated Eid al-Adha on Monday:

The Arab world: Morocco, Oman
Asia: Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Iran
Africa: Ghana

The reason for the difference in the date of Eid al-Adha

The difference in the date of Eid al-Adha is due to the sighting of the crescent of the Hijri month on the 29th of each month, and in some places it may not be seen, so the Hijri month becomes 30 days.

The official bodies in the Sultanate of Oman and Morocco announced that it was not possible to see the crescent of the blessed month of Dhu al-Hijjah on Thursday, June 6, 2024, and thus the beginning of the blessed month was on Saturday, June 8, 2024, thus different from most Arab and Islamic countries.

Arafat Pause

On Saturday, June 15, pilgrims stood at the Arafat level to perform the greatest pillar of Hajj.

Hajj 2024 in numbers

Saudi Arabia announced that the total number of pilgrims this year 1445 AH reached 1,833,164 pilgrims, of whom 1,611,310 pilgrims came from outside the Kingdom through various ports, while the number of domestic pilgrims reached 221,854 pilgrims, both citizens and residents.

The number of male pilgrims reached 958,137 pilgrims, while the number of female pilgrims reached 875,027.

According to the Saudi authorities, the percentage of pilgrims coming from Arab countries reached 22.3%, while the percentage of pilgrims from Asian countries other than Arab countries reached 63.3%, the percentage of pilgrims from African countries other than Arab countries reached 11.3%, and the percentage of pilgrims from European countries, America, Australia and other unclassified countries was 3.2%.

As for the methods of arrival of pilgrims from outside the Kingdom, 1,546,345 pilgrims arrived via air ports, while 60,251 pilgrims arrived via land ports, and 4,714 pilgrims arrived via sea ports.