Eid-Ul-Adha To Be Celebrated In India On May 28, Say Muslim Clerics

Last Updated:May 18, 2026, 00:00 IST

Muslim clerics including Mufti Mukarram Ahmed and Syed Shaban Bukhari say Eid-ul-Adha, or Bakrid, will be celebrated across India on May 28 after no Zil Hijja moon was sighted

Eid-ul-Adha will be celebrated in India on May 28 after the crescent moon marking the beginning of the Islamic month of Zil Hijja was not sighted in most parts of the country on Sunday evening, Muslim clerics said.

Unlike Eid-ul-Fitr, which is observed immediately after the sighting of the moon, Eid-ul-Adha is celebrated on the 10th day of Zil Hijja.

Shahi Imam of Delhi’s Fatehpuri Mosque, Mufti Mukarram Ahmed, said religious authorities reached out to various parts of the country to confirm the sighting of the Zil Hijja moon, but no verified reports were received.

“In view of this, it has been decided that Eid-ul-Adha will be celebrated on May 28," he told PTI.

Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid, Syed Shaban Bukhari, also announced in a video statement that Eid-ul-Adha would be observed on May 28, saying there were no reports of the moon being sighted anywhere in the country.

Eid-ul-Adha, also known as Bakrid, is observed two months and nine days after Eid-ul-Fitr.

Muslim organisation Imarat-e-Sharia Hind also said in a statement that no authenticated report of moon sighting was received from any part of the country and therefore Eid-ul-Adha would be celebrated on May 28.

According to Islamic belief, the festival commemorates Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son Ismail on Allah’s command, before the latter was granted life and a sacrificial animal was offered in his place.

During the three-day festival, members of the Muslim community offer sacrifice of animals permitted under Indian laws, according to their means.

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