Muslims in Singapore to celebrate Hari Raya Haji on June 7: Mufti

SINGAPORE – Muslims in Singapore will celebrate Hari Raya Haji on June 7, the country’s top Islamic leader announced on May 27.

Dr Nazirudin Mohd Nasir, the Mufti of Singapore, said in a media statement that the month of Zulhijjah, the 12th month of the Islamic calendar, will begin on May 29.

Astronomical calculations had shown the crescent moon was not visible after sunset on May 27, and this meant that May 28 would be the final day of the current month, Zulkaedah.

Hari Raya Haji, also known as Eid al-Adha or the Great Day of Sacrifice, is celebrated on the 10th day of Zulhijjah and marks the end of the haj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia.

Therefore, Hari Raya Haji will fall on June 7 in Singapore.

Wishing all Muslims in Singapore a blessed month and Hari Raya Haji ahead, Dr Nazirudin also said: “Let us take this opportunity during the sacred days of this holy month to increase our worship and prayers for the safety of the haj pilgrims and for all those who are oppressed, especially in Gaza, Palestine.”

Some 900 Singaporean pilgrims

will be travelling to Mecca to perform the haj in 2025, which takes place in the summer, similar to in 2024. Singapore has been allocated 900 slots for haj pilgrims annually since 2018, although no pilgrims travelled in 2020 and 2021 owing to the Covid-19 pandemic.